{"id":"41f8d833-e802-4cd2-9a90-b2974040eaf3","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/24/indian-oil-gas-heir-professor-sustainability-newcastle-university-anant-ambani","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Indian oil and gas heir made professor of sustainability at Newcastle University","plainHeadline":"Anant Ambani named professor of practice in sustainability at Newcastle University","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Newcastle University faced backlash over Anant Ambani's professorship appointment.","Ambani is heir to Indian oil and gas fortune and leads renewable energy at Reliance.","He also runs Vantara, a 1,400-hectare private zoo linked to controversial wildlife concerns.","Conservationists questioned sourcing of animals and university due diligence in appointment.","Experts worry corporate funding could influence academia while investigations linger."],"topics":["Environment","Politics","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T10:26:44.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T10:49:49.912Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/2cfb579a-cded-4ecb-b545-44fb44cf056f","storyId":"2cfb579a-cded-4ecb-b545-44fb44cf056f","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0526a3df6627d56653fc028803c5e2f4f27571e9/120_0_2166_1733/master/2166.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=accf34be8c5b9c88cc0bc710cab25f70","author":"Rachel Hall and Patrick Greenfield","dek":"Incredulity over role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zoo"}