{"id":80308,"date":"2017-09-05T17:33:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T15:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=80308"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:50","slug":"sp-demonstreert-tegen-innige-banden-tussen-rsm-en-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/09\/05\/sp-demonstreert-tegen-innige-banden-tussen-rsm-en-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"SP organises demo against \u2018very close ties\u2019 between RSM and Shell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Headed by the Member of the Dutch House of Representatives Sandra Beckerman, last Monday morning a small group of young SP protestors assembled in C Hall. Proceeding to the first floor, they hung up a banner with the slogan \u201cGet the (S)hell out of science!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish to inform students and academics about the detrimental effect that close ties with the private sector have on the scientific integrity of research,\u201d explained Beckerman. The direct reason for this protest was a recent study performed by the sustainability think tank Changerism. This study revealed the close ties between RSM and companies in the fossil fuels industry like Shell. This relationship allows Shell to influence research and education activities within RSM. According to Beckerman, these ties threaten the independent nature of the research.<\/p>\n

The SP demo didn\u2019t last very long. Security was able to remove the banner in less than a minute. And the guards were also quick to respond when the group moved outside to distribute flyers among the students. The \u2018reds\u2019 were bundled off the grounds in no time. After all, you\u2019re not allowed to hand out flyers on campus.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ll be coming back\u2019<\/h3>

\u201cI think this is such a pity,\u201d said a vexed Beckerman. \u201cAll this negative publicity about EUR could have been prevented with a civilised debate about science at an earlier stage. Yet today, they\u2019ve once again avoided debate by sending us away. Nevertheless, this remains an important issue for us. So we\u2019ll be coming back \u2013 regardless of how often they send us away.\u201d<\/p>\n

This Thursday, the Dutch House of Representatives will be discussing the ties between universities and the fossil fuels industry in response to the Changerism study.<\/p>\n\n\t

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