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University of Central Lancashire becomes 97th UK university to divest from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 31 August 2022 University of Central Lancashire becomes 97th UK university to divest from fossil fuels2022-09-01T13:50:49+01:00 News 2 Comments
Another big moment for the fossil fuel divestment movement. The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has announced it is fully divesting from the fossil fuel industry, becoming the 97th UK…
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UCU backs student led campaign demanding universities stop promoting careers in fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 9 August 2022 UCU backs student led campaign demanding universities stop promoting careers in fossil fuels2022-08-09T15:16:14+01:00 Labour Movement 1 Comment
The UK’s largest university staff union, University and College Union (UCU) has voted to back the student-led campaign for Fossil Free Careers at its annual congress. Delegates at the congress,…
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95th UK university divests from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 28 July 2022 95th UK university divests from fossil fuels2022-07-28T16:45:27+01:00 News No Comment
The University of Northampton has become the 95th UK university to announce it is cutting its financial ties with the fossil fuel industry. The university will be divesting from fossil…
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Campaigners celebrate as University of Leicester becomes 94th UK university to divest from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 31 May 2022 Campaigners celebrate as University of Leicester becomes 94th UK university to divest from fossil fuels2022-05-31T13:32:59+01:00 News No Comment
The global movement for fossil fuel divestment took another step forward today. The University of Leicester has become the 94th university in the UK to commit to excluding fossil fuel…
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Sussex Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, and mining recruitment

Chris Jarvis 5 April 2022 Sussex Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, and mining recruitment2022-04-05T18:34:57+01:00 News No Comment
The University of Sussex Students’ Union has voted to boycott all oil, gas, and mining industry recruitment. In doing so, the union has joined the national Fossil Free Careers campaign…
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Lancaster becomes 92nd UK university to divest from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 8 November 2021 Lancaster becomes 92nd UK university to divest from fossil fuels2021-11-08T18:24:21+00:00 News No Comment
Lancaster University has announced that it will divest all of its investment portfolios from fossil fuel companies. The announcement - a major victory for the student divestment movement - will…
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Lessons and legacies from the University of Manchester divestment victory

Kate Benson and Neriya Ben-Dor 1 June 2020 Lessons and legacies from the University of Manchester divestment victory2020-06-01T16:58:22+01:00 Comment No Comment
On 22 May 2020, the University of Manchester became the 82nd UK university to announce its divestment from fossil fuel companies, after more than eight years of campaigning by the…
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Barclays is funding the climate crisis. Now students are fighting back.

Hannah Syed and Anna Windsor 28 January 2020 Barclays is funding the climate crisis. Now students are fighting back.2020-01-28T18:15:11+00:00 Comment No Comment
Another day, another climate crisis headline. We’ve just had the hottest decade ever. Australia is burning, just as the Amazon and the Arctic did before. The human impacts are here,…
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Green New Deal on tour – UK Green news round up week 43

Chris Jarvis 27 October 2019 Green New Deal on tour – UK Green news round up week 432019-10-27T20:27:35+00:00 Green Parties No Comment
Alex Phillips launches Green New Deal report The Green New Deal is all the rage right now. One of its most prominent proponents in the Green Party of England and…
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Scottish Green Party conference special – UK Green news round up week 41

Chris Jarvis 14 October 2019 Scottish Green Party conference special – UK Green news round up week 412019-10-14T15:01:32+01:00 Green Parties No Comment
Scottish Greens seek to win 16 Holyrood seats Image credit: Scottish Green Party The Scottish Green Party met for its Autumn Conference this weekend in Inverness. And top of the…
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