Several governments worldwide have blocked Huawei from working on their telecoms systems.

Now the Chinese firm has been rebuffed by a different kind of organization: the University of Oxford.

Oxford has placed an indefinite ban on accepting donations and research grants from Huawei, the university confirmed after reports emerged Thursday.

Reports emerged after the South China Morning Post gained access to an email – sent to Oxford doctoral students in the computer sciences – that said the university’s Committee to Review Donations had “decided to suspend Huawei as an approved gift donor/research sponsor.”

In a statement, a university spokesperson said Oxford had made its decision on Jan. 8 in “light of public concerns raised in recent months surrounding UK partnerships with Huawei. We hope these matters can be resolved shortly and note Huawei's own willingness to reassure governments about its role and activities.”

Existing grants from Huawei will still continue, the statement said.

Huawei has been spurned by governments and corporations citing security concerns over the company’s ties to the Chinese government.

Huawei has also been in headlines lately ever since its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada on suspicion of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran.

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