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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 […]

Bloodhound SSC is an engineering project that aims to break the 1000mph World Land Speed Record with a rocket-propelled car. Since starting in 2008, the project has been widely praised for its ambition and technology. However, an interview given by the project’s Senior Design Engineer  in April this year suggests that the project was only […]

The Student Council of King’s College London Students Union has passed a motion calling for a stronger ethical investment policy that excludes investments in arms. The KCL SU is now mandated to lobby the university to produce a comprehensive ethical investment policy which explicitly rules out investments in sectors such as the arms trade and fossil fuels. The […]

The scary season is upon us. Dark nights and pumpkins can only mean one thing… arms dealers! (well maybe not the pumpkins). That’s right folks, arms companies will soon be handing out sweets to unsuspecting students at a careers fair near you. But are these treats really a trick? Yes. Behind the free give away is […]

Last Thursday, 9th of October, CEO of major arms company QinetiQ, was in Bristol speaking to students as part of UWE’s “Distinguished Address Series”. QinetiQ, 6th largest UK arms company, work mainly on military applications — weapons, guidance systems, military aircraft technology etc, branching out into surveillance & security technologies (including technologies considered for ID cards), and […]

The motion to oppose and Ban BAE Systems as an Arms Company with Poor Human Rights Records from University of Bristol Students’ Union Events, and the University in general has been passed by the University of Bristol Students Union. The proposal set out that: 1. BAE Systems is clearly unethical and has no place on campus, […]