How to organise a banner drop

Banner drops are a great low-risk action to draw attention to your campaign and make a statement on campus! Here's our guide to making the most out of this simple but effective action.

How to organise a chalk action

Chalk actions are a great visual way to draw attention to your campaign. Here's our how-to guide on how to have the most impact with this simple but creative tactic.

How to take action at your careers fair

Fossil fuel companies often use careers fairs as a key way to recruit students into the industry. Here's our how to guide on how to disrupt their attendance and send a clear message to the university and those companies!

How to organise a speaker disruption

Speaker disruptions are a great way to take action ourselves and show fossil fuel recruiters that they have no place on our campuses. Here's our how-to guide on how to do this with succesfully and with impact!

Legal Briefing for Fossil Free Careers

A set of FAQs written by the law firm Bindmans LLP on the impact of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act on the Fossil Free Careers campaign:

"Does the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 change the ability of universities and Student Unions to exclude companies in certain industries from their recruitment activities and publications?

Generally speaking, the answer is likely to be ‘no’."

What is AGCAS and should I be worried about them?

AGCAS (The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services) is the sector-body for university careers services. Universities sometimes say that they cannot commit to Fossil Free Careers because they are AGCAS members. But this is not true. Here's all you need to know about it!

Briefing: Why engaging with the fossil fuel industry will never get results

Fossil Free Careers demands that fossil fuel companies, in their entirety, are excluded from universities’ careers and recruitment activities. That means no engagement with the industry in this area whatsoever. This guide explains why we make this demand.

How to negotiate with university management

Our guide on how to negotiate with university management to win your Fossil Free Careers campaign demands!

How to navigate university bureacracy

This guide introduces the key departments and institutions on your campus that you need to know about and how to navigate them to win your Fossil Free Careers Campaign!

Fossil Free Careers students' union motion

Download our template motion to submit to your student union! Passing a motion like this can generate a huge amount of support and visibility for your campaign.

Fossil Free Careers trade union branch motion

This is our template motion that could be passed in support of the Fossil Free Careers campaign by trade union branches based on your campus. Getting the backing of staff unions, especially in the context of building a just transition, is a great way of showing the breadth of support for your demands.

Template email to careers service

Not sure how to approach your careers fair? Here's our template email to get you started. It introduces the Fossil Free Careers campaign and asks for a meeting to discuss the campaign demands.

Careers fair disruption press release

Got plans to disrupt a careers event or talk? Make sure you make the most of the moment, and have your press release ready to send out to local and student press. Here's our template to get you started!

Fossil Free Careers Collegiate Motion

At Universities made up of colleges, like Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and York, you can use this collegiate motion to build wide support across the student community. Take it to the undergraduate and postgraduate common room meetings and start getting the endorsements flowing in.