Study war no more
Military Involvement in UK Universities
26 Universities ranked by number of military projects*
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*The data we discovered whilst researching Study War No More does not cover all military projects at all UK universities, but rather, due to constraints of time and resources, includes those universities most likely to have conducted the greatest number of projects. It is highly likely that many other UK universities, not included in the table, will have conducted military projects between 2001 and 2006.
Principal findings
- Our research found that between 2001 and 2006, more than 1,900 military projects were conducted in the 26 UK universities covered by the report.
- In terms of income to these universities, we have estimated the total value of these projects to be a minimum of £725 million.
- Out of the 26 UK universities, those conducting the largest number of military projects were, in descending rank order: Cambridge, Loughborough, Oxford, Southampton and University College, London.
- Three powerful multinational companies were involved as the sponsors/ partners of over two-thirds of identified military projects: Rolls Royce, BAE Systems and QinetiQ.
- The UK government’s military research establishment – including Ministry of Defence (MoD), Defence Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Defence Evaluation Research Agency (DERA) and Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) - was involved in a quarter of all military projects at the 26 UK universities.
- Over half of all military projects are conducted in university engineering departments, with the rest spread over other science and technology departments.
