Oxford to receive biggest single donation 'since the Renaissance'
by Richard Adams Education editor from Science | The Guardian on (#4HF5Q)
US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman is donating 150m to fund humanities research
The University of Oxford has said it is to receive its biggest single direct donation "since the Renaissance", after it unveiled a 150m gift from the US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman to fund humanities research and tackle looming social issues linked to artificial intelligence.
The money will be used to create the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, bringing together disciplines including English, philosophy, music and history in a single hub with performing spaces and a library, alongside a new Institute for Ethics in AI to collaborate.
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