Manchester Students Union against investment in armsManchester Students Union against investment in armsHuge numbers of students attended a General Meeting of Manchester Student Union, where a motion was passed opposing Manchester’s investments in the arms trade. Read more here.21/2/2006
Goldsmiths students' clean investment successGoldsmiths students' clean investment successStudents achieved an exciting investment success at Goldsmiths. After a decision to picket the warden, the college agreed to drop its shares in companies involved in the arms trade. Read the report by Grace Lally, from Goldsmiths Respect, in the Socialist Worker11/2/2006
Bangor University Lib Dem Society divestment successBangor University Lib Dem Society divestment successAfter opening a dialogue with their finance director in December, following CAAT’s publication of shareholding figures, Bangor Uni Liberal Democrat Society (BULDS), Bangor Amnesty Student Group and United Nations Youth and Students Association secured divestment and the adoption of an ethical investment policy by their university. BULDS released the following statement on receiving such a […]10/2/2006
Bristol students secure ethical investment motionBristol students secure ethical investment motionStudents from Bristol University Amnesty International and People & Planet societies have proposed and defended a motion at their Students’ Union AGM in favour of ethical investment. The Union’s Vice-President will now lobby the University to commission an independent ethical audit of current investments, divest from arms companies and to adopt an ethical investment policy […]4/2/2006
Lancaster University Student Union ethical investment motion passedLancaster University Student Union ethical investment motion passedAlongside the high profile campaign surrounding the George Fox 6, Lancaster students have been highlighting possible links between Lancaster University’s actions with regards to students protesting at a ‘Corporate Venturing’ conference, the commercialisation of research and the holding of shares in companies including BAE Systems – who attended the conference. Lancaster University SU has this […]6/1/2006
York University Student Union votes against arms sharesYork University Student Union votes against arms sharesOn the 6th December an overwhelming majority passed a motion to mandate York University Students Union to engage in a sustained campaign on ethical investment. The inadequacy of the University’s current policy is highlighted in the motion – York Uni holds 115000 direct shares in BAE Systems, as revealed by CAAT’s University Clean Investment Campaign.4/1/2006
'Die-in' at Manchester to pressure University'Die-in' at Manchester to pressure UniversityStudents in Manchester organised a ‘die-in’ in order to put pressure on their University to stop investing in the arms trade. Read more here.6/12/2005
School of Oriental and African Studies sells arms investmentsSchool of Oriental and African Studies sells arms investmentsSOAS sells off arms shares London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced that it is to sell all of its investments in arms companies as a direct result of public disclosures by CAAT, and pressure from staff and lecturers. The story was published by London Student and subsequently taken up by members […]1/11/2005