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The arms trade and our universities

The arms trade has a devastating impact on human rights and security, and damages economic development.

Did you know?

• UK universities invest millions in the arms trade
• Careers services promote arms companies that profit from war and repression to students
• UK universities take money from arms companies to do their research

The arms trade fuels:

War
#WarStartsHere

Racism and Borders
#UndoingBorders

Sexism
#SistersAgainstArmsTrade

LGBTQ+phobia
#NoPrideInWar

Climate Change
#Arms2Renewables

Campaign Against Arms Trade Universities Network

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) Universities Network is an informal collective of student groups and individuals at universities across the UK – students and staff in higher education who are campaigning to break ties between our institutions and arms companies. By linking campaigns across the country we can be inspired by each other, share successes and plan more effectively by pooling resources.

Our Universities Network coordinator is here to support you with resources and workshops, email Jess at universities(at)caat*org*uk

Don’t let your education fall into the wrong hands.

Join the movement.

Study War No More. 

Campaign Against Arms Trade

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) in the UK works to end the international arms trade.

The arms business has a devastating impact on human rights and security, and damages economic development. Large scale military procurement and arms exports only reinforce a militaristic approach to international problems.

In seeking to end the arms trade, CAAT’s priorities are:

• to stop the procurement or export of arms where they might:
  • exacerbate conflict, support aggression, or increase tension
  • support an oppressive regime or undermine democracy
  • threaten social welfare through the level of military spending
• to end all government political and financial support for arms exports
• and to promote progressive demilitarisation within arms-producing countries.

CAAT considers that security needs to be seen in much broader terms that are not dominated by military and arms company interests. A wider security policy would have the opportunity to reallocate resources according to actual threats and benefits, including addressing major causes of insecurity such as inequality and climate change.

CAAT values the diversity of opinion amongst its supporters and is committed to nonviolence in all its work.

CAAT’s Universities Network is a member of the Peace Education Network