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Press Release:Fourth UK university bans fossil fuel recruitment on campus

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Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) has become the fourth university in the UK to exclude oil, gas, and mining companies from recruiting on campus. The Lincoln-based university  joins the University of Bedfordshire, the University of the Arts London, and Wrexham Glyndwr University, who all ended recruitment ties with the fossil fuel industry in December 2022.

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Brighton UNISON Branch Backs Fossil Free Careers

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The University of Brighton UNISON branch has voted to back the Fossil Free Careers campaign, calling on the University to end its recruitment relationships with the fossil fuel industry. The campaign, coordinated by student-led campaigning charity People & Planet, demands UK universities adopt an Ethical Careers Policy which excludes oil, gas and mining industries from careers recruitment.

 

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Goldsmiths Students’ Union Boycotts Fossil Fuel Recruiters

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Goldsmiths Students’ Union has voted to boycott fossil fuel recruiters as part of the student-led Fossil Free Careers campaign.The campaign, coordinated by student-led campaigning charity People & Planet, demands UK universities end oil, gas and mining industry recruitment on campus.

 

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