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Cardiff Metropolitan University becomes first UK higher education institution to pledge no investments in border violence

HEPI

According to this research, an estimated £327 million of university investment portfolios was invested in the arms, detention, surveillance, and other related industries involved in human rights abuses against migrants at borders in the UK and Europe.

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Landscapes of learning for unknown futures: presenter responses to audience questions

SRHE

However, I would caution against an assumption that because universities managed to stay operational while fully remote, it is something to pursue post-pandemic. Brett’s work prioritises Activity Theory conceptions of human practice, and interventionist methodologies.