Concerns have been raised over the independence of the University of Queensland's new Coal Seam Gas research centre because of funding the centre receives from industry based mining companies.
The Research Integrity Coalition is concerned that the University of Queensland's Coal Seam Gas Centre cannot conduct independent research into the fast growing industry because three quarters of the funding for the Centre is being financed by mining companies QGC, Santos and Arrow Energy.
Convenor of the Research Integrity Coalition Abraham O'Neill says the coalition is worried that there is a high representation of Coal Seam Gas representatives on the governing board of the centre, which could ultimately influence what research is conducted.
"We're talking $15 million dollars from CSG companies over five years, UQ has put in $5 million dollars over the same amount of time," he says.
612 ABC Brisbane
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