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Revealed: Big Oil’s teaching deal shelved

The chemical engineering department has paused its quid pro quo arrangement with oil companies such as Shell, BP and ExxonMobil

21 April 2023

Revealed: Big Oil’s teaching deal shelved
Responsible investment policy introduced by Fitzwilliam College

Fitzwilliam College has published a responsible investment policy “to ensure sustainability is embedded in everything the College does”

6 November 2021

Responsible investment policy introduced by Fitzwilliam College

Professor Dame Athene Donald
Divestment is a distraction from our real efforts on climate change

15 February 2019

Divestment is a distraction from our real efforts on climate change
Zero Carbon blockade BP Institute in protest of divestment working group donation links

15 February 2019

Zero Carbon blockade BP Institute in protest of divestment working group donation links
Selwyn sells all fossil fuel direct investments

13 February 2019

Selwyn sells all fossil fuel direct investments
Students march through Cambridge in protest of divestment ‘stitch-up’

8 February 2019

Students march through Cambridge in protest of divestment ‘stitch-up’

Belle George
Women’s colleges must lead the way with divestment

25 January 2019

Women’s colleges must lead the way with divestment
Student efforts bring first ever Green Week to Cambridge

25 January 2019

Student efforts bring first ever Green Week to Cambridge
Cambridge’s environmental justice movement so far

25 January 2019

Cambridge’s environmental justice movement so far
Noam Chomsky joins calls for ‘urgent’ divestment from fossil fuel sector

11 December 2018

Noam Chomsky joins calls for ‘urgent’ divestment from fossil fuel sector

Big Oil and deep sea drilling: The corporations underpinning Cambridge colleges’ investments

9 November 2018

Big Oil and deep sea drilling: The corporations underpinning Cambridge colleges’ investments
Colleges hold over £6.5m in arms companies

9 November 2018

Colleges hold over £6.5m in arms companies
Zero Carbon drops banners across eleven colleges

10 November 2018

Zero Carbon drops banners across eleven colleges
Beth Bhargava
The unethical investments of some Cambridge colleges must go

9 November 2018

The unethical investments of some Cambridge colleges must go

Zero Carbon takes campaigning ‘closer to home’ through individual college movements

9 November 2018

Zero Carbon takes campaigning ‘closer to home’ through individual college movements
A year in Zero Carbon

28 October 2018

A year in Zero Carbon
Zero Carbon disrupts Shell recruitment event

19 October 2018

Zero Carbon disrupts Shell recruitment event
Ed McNally
Rethinking the politics of solidarity

28 September 2018

Rethinking the politics of solidarity

Analysis
What does the pensions strike outcome mean for Cambridge?

28 September 2018

What does the pensions strike outcome mean for Cambridge?
Nearly half of Cambridge investment office staff resign

14 September 2018

Nearly half of Cambridge investment office staff resign
Zero Carbon calls for formal University review of divestment decision

26 July 2018

Zero Carbon calls for formal University review of divestment decision
Analysis
Can Council’s divestment decision evade scrutiny in the face of formal challenges?

27 July 2018

Can Council’s divestment decision evade scrutiny in the face of formal challenges?

Queens’ withdraws endowment from fossil fuels sector

11 July 2018

Queens’ withdraws endowment from fossil fuels sector
Vivienne Hopley-Jones
Divestment, drinking societies and democracy: a Cambridge year in review

20 June 2018

Divestment, drinking societies and democracy: a Cambridge year in review
Mathias Gjesdal-Hammer
Cambridge has turned its back on democracy and morality over divestment

20 June 2018

Cambridge has turned its back on democracy and morality over divestment
Delayed Council decision confirms Cambridge will not divest

15 June 2018

Delayed Council decision confirms Cambridge will not divest

Interview
Four days in, hunger strikers speak out

20 May 2018

Four days in, hunger strikers speak out
Sam Warren-Miell
Why I am hunger striking for Cambridge to divest

19 May 2018

Why I am hunger striking for Cambridge to divest
Students occupy central administrative building ahead of divestment decision

19 May 2018

Students occupy central administrative building ahead of divestment decision
Zero Carbon criticise University Councillor for not publicly declaring pro-divestment stance

20 May 2018

Zero Carbon criticise University Councillor for not publicly declaring pro-divestment stance

Students confront Toope on divestment and democracy

15 May 2018

Students confront Toope on divestment and democracy
Zero Carbon activists spray paint Old Schools walls

14 May 2018

Zero Carbon activists spray paint Old Schools walls
Nigerian environmental justice group calls on University to divest

10 May 2018

Nigerian environmental justice group calls on University to divest
Rob Day
Democracy is vital to the divestment process

22 April 2018

Democracy is vital to the divestment process

University Council set to take divestment decision

17 April 2018

University Council set to take divestment decision
Oxbridge students protest fossil fuel investments with boat races banner drop

24 March 2018

Oxbridge students protest fossil fuel investments with boat races banner drop
Angus Satow
This is our university; we must resist corporate interests

19 March 2018

This is our university; we must resist corporate interests
Hundreds march for ‘Corporation Cambridge’ to divest

15 March 2018

Hundreds march for ‘Corporation Cambridge’ to divest

Peterhouse withdraws direct investments in fossil fuels

8 March 2018

Peterhouse withdraws direct investments in fossil fuels
Student quits working group over ‘sham’ divestment report

2 March 2018

Student quits working group over ‘sham’ divestment report
Alice Guillaume
The University’s abysmal stance on climate change has led me to resign

2 March 2018

The University’s abysmal stance on climate change has led me to resign
University governing body downplays connections to fossil fuels

23 February 2018

University governing body downplays connections to fossil fuels

Khem Rogaly
Cambridge needs to divest, sooner rather than later

16 November 2017

Cambridge needs to divest, sooner rather than later
Divestment movement marches on, with demonstrations and town hall meetings

9 November 2017

Divestment movement marches on, with demonstrations and town hall meetings
University and colleges avoided tax through offshore fossil fuel investment

9 November 2017

University and colleges avoided tax through offshore fossil fuel investment
University faith leaders unite in push for divestment

2 November 2017

University faith leaders unite in push for divestment

Town hall meeting debates divestment

26 October 2017

Town hall meeting debates divestment
Everything you need to know about the Cambridge divestment campaign

19 October 2017

Everything you need to know about the Cambridge divestment campaign
Interview
Stephen Toope: ‘We know Cambridge is a very tough academic environment’

19 October 2017

Stephen Toope: ‘We know Cambridge is a very tough academic environment’
Cambridge working group plans ‘town hall’ meetings on divestment

12 October 2017

Cambridge working group plans ‘town hall’ meetings on divestment

Academics and activists join calls for divestment

9 October 2017

Academics and activists join calls for divestment
Angus Satow
Reimagining Cambridge: who is our university for?

3 October 2017

Reimagining Cambridge: who is our university for?
University launches second working group to explore fossil fuel divestment

1 June 2017

University launches second working group to explore fossil fuel divestment
Cambridge debates divestment

17 May 2017

Cambridge debates divestment

Regent House to consider full divestment from fossil fuels

12 January 2017

Regent House to consider full divestment from fossil fuels
Regent House vote on fossil fuel divestment likely

14 December 2016

Regent House vote on fossil fuel divestment likely
Divestment Debate
Students and fellows clash over fossil fuel divestment

25 November 2016

Students and fellows clash over fossil fuel divestment
Divestment Debate
A short history of the University’s green investment campaigns

25 November 2016

A short history of the University’s green investment campaigns

Divestment Debate
How does Cambridge invest?

25 November 2016

How does Cambridge invest?
Interview: Divestment Debate
Jeremy Caddick: the man behind the Cambridge divestment movement

25 November 2016

Jeremy Caddick: the man behind the Cambridge divestment movement
Cambridge blacklists coal and tar sands investments

20 June 2016

Cambridge blacklists coal and tar sands investments
Rowan Williams
It’s time for Cambridge to divest from fossil fuels

27 April 2016

It’s time for Cambridge to divest from fossil fuels

Zero Carbon rally demands divestment from fossil fuels

30 April 2016

Zero Carbon rally demands divestment from fossil fuels
Climate change is ‘life-and-death’ question

22 April 2016

Climate change is ‘life-and-death’ question
CUSU votes to back Zero Carbon campaign

29 November 2015

CUSU votes to back Zero Carbon campaign
Angus Satow
The university must address climate change

6 November 2015

The university must address climate change

Zero Carbon stages bridges protest

6 November 2015

Zero Carbon stages bridges protest

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