UCU: Trusted research, human rights and military research and divestment

Motion

Motion title: Trusted research, human rights and military research and divestment

Motion text: HESC deplores continuing support for military research by universities
and funding bodies.
HESC believes that
1. National security should be replaced by global security.
2. Research shows the best way to achieve peace and international security is
research on solving global problems such as climate change and water
shortage.
3. Legislation on trusted research make it more difficult to do research
4. It is hypocritical for government to support the developing military
technologies for use in some countries, but not others.
HESC agrees to
a. Oppose trusted research.
b. Provide a briefing paper on the threat to research posed by “trusted
research”, organising and carrying out research that supports and respects
all countries and cultures and supporting colleagues who experience
difficulties due to it.”
c. To call on universities to show real concern for human rights by ending all
military research and divesting in firms involved in arms sales to Israel.