Graduate recruitment

Oxford Anti-War Action organised a protest against the presence of BAE at an Oxford University Careers Fair, in particular emphasising links with Israel. Read original article

A year on from the occupations and student activism against the arms trade has not abated. With a day of action followed by a gathering in York students are making themselves heard. On 24 February students across the UK took action against their university’s links with the arms trade. Actions included a vigil in memory […]

Careers fairs provide the perfect opportunity to disrupt the arms’ industry’s sordid trade, and students in Sheffield have tried a number of different methods in our attempts to scupper their recruitment process. From banner drops to die-ins, all manner of approaches have been employed, but for me the most effective strategy is simply to dismantle […]

As an Engineer I was invited to go to a presentation by BAE Systems. Not only was I annoyed that the recruitment and careers services were doing BAE’s marketing for them, but I was familiar with what BAE got up to and so I decided that it was time someone exposed them on campus. Having […]

We had a great day – we did the normal leafleting and petitioning of all the people entering and leaving the careers fair, we sold peace poppies and sent postcards off to MPs. We had some people dressed up as eye-catching zombies and others dressed up as corporate types promoting BAE Systems and handing out […]

Students from Bristol University and the University of West England linked with People & Planet, Amnesty International and Bristol Campaign Against Arms Trade to stage a die-in in October outside the Science, Engineering and IT Careers Fair at Bristol University’s Wills Memorial Building. Read the full story here.