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The University of Edinburgh is under renewed pressure to completely disinvest from the arms industry after over 50 academics signed an open letter calling for the institution to divest from the arms trade and fossil fuels. The University of Edinburgh’s endowment fund is the third largest in the UK valued at £230 million. The calls build on the enormous […]

The University of Sheffield received nearly £30m from companies involved in the arms trade in the past five years, a Freedom of Information request by The Free University of Sheffield has found. Rolls-Royce, which produces military aircraft engines and earns 23 per cent of its turnover from arms, invested £4,730,924 in the University last year […]

Hot off the press, the new ‘Don’t dither – divest’ campaign guide for students is now available. Brilliantly produced and thoroughly researched by NUS Scotland this resource pulls together everything you could possibly want to know about university divestment campaigns, all in one easily accessible place. Can’t get enough of this kind of thing? There’s more here

  Lancaster University Against Arms Trade report on a recent action: To coincide with planned divestment day activities, students at Lancaster university redecorated a 10′ high sign outside the university campus, using wallpaper and wheat paste. The sign read ‘BAE Systems university: complicit in murder’, and was designed to draw attention to Lancaster universities ongoing partnerships and […]

After a year long campaign by Lancaster University’s Ethical Investment Group (LUEIG) the University has agreed to consider an Ethical Investment Policy put forward by the group. Currently, around 14% of the University’s investments are in fossil fuels and nearly 4% of investments are in the arms trade. Over 1000 students have already signed the “Divest Lancaster […]

AN MSP has joined campaigners in calling on a leading Scottish university to move its money away from two controversial arms trade companies.

 John Finnie MSP, a consistent campaigner on war and arms activities, told Com monSpace: “Students at Glasgow University were rightly praised for getting the University to divest in fossil fuel industries and it’s therefore […]

A group of students have taken action to challenge arms company sponsorship of the Big Bang Fair held at Essex University during the Christmas holidays. The fair, which aims to inspire young people to become scientists and engineers, makes no mention of the destructive impact of it’s sponsors. Prince Charles even dropped in for a visit. […]

The newly updated Guide to Disrupting Arms Company Recruitment is now available. Check it out:   Lots more resources to be found here

It’s been bad term for arms dealers trying to recruit on campus. Here’s a round up of some of the actions that took place: Where: Lancaster University What: Die-in at BAE stall “BAE has a horrific human rights record, having sold arms to Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Algeria and Qatar. The company produces […]