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University of Melbourne academics have voted against a university-backed plan to use $35million from the controversial Liberal-linked Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation for student scholarships, leaving the money in limbo.

The scholarships, which would fund 30 students a year to study humanities subjects, come at a time when the cost of many arts degrees has surged to more than $50,000.

But the conservative Ramsay Centre’s promotion of “Western culture” has raised hackles among university staff.

The university is…

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