Forces Watch has joined a growing coalition taking a shared stance against the Defence Universities Alliance (DUA), a new and concerning Ministry of Defence initiative.
We have endorsed the official statement by Demilitarise Education: demilitariseeducation.com/what-we-do/b...
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When commentators' defence industry links go undisclosed, it becomes harder for the public to assess whose interests are being represented in discussions about war, security & military spending.
Read more at @declassifieduk.org
You can also add you name to @foxglovelegal.bsky.social’s open letter to the new Health Secretary James Murray, telling him to use the break clause as soon as possible to get Palantir out of the NHS. (4//4)
Head to the @goodlawproject.org to find out more information about what we can do to stop Palantir in the NHS. (3/4)
The report calls Palantir's role in public services an “unacceptable point of weakness” and warning it could leave the system vulnerable to foreign influence.
You can read the report here: committees.parliament.uk/publications... (2/4)
New research shows former top British military officers are weighing in on wars and defence spending without public awareness of their commercial interests
The DUA seeks to formally integrate UK universities into the defence sector by recruiting institutions into a strategic network aligned with military objectives, including expanding defence research, promoting defence careers, and embedding industry partnerships across higher education. (2/3)
We reject this deliberate expansion of military influence into higher education and the attempt to reshape universities around defence priorities.
Universities should remain a space of independent inquiry and public good, and must not be shaped by military priorities or political coercion. (3/3)
