Thursday, June 2, 2011

Health News from Medical News Today: Oxford University Students Condemn Their University's Practice Of Investing In Companies That Manufacture Arms

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Oxford University Students Condemn Their University's Practice Of Investing In Companies That Manufacture Arms
3 Jun 2011, 12:00 am

In a Comment published in this week's edition of The Lancet, a group of students, graduates, and lecturers at Oxford University condemns its practice of investing in companies that manufacture arms. The authors, members of the group Oxford Anti-War Action, say that between 2008 and 2010 £4�5 million of Oxford University's assets were invested (through third-party funds) in BAE Systems, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and other UK and US arms manufacturers. They say: "Take Oxford's holding in Lockheed Martin...


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