Overview

• King's College Cambridge announced plans to divest from arms companies and firms complicit in the occupations of Ukraine and Palestinian territories by the end of 2025.
• The new policy excludes investments in companies producing military or nuclear weapons or components, as well as those violating international norms through occupation.
• This decision follows over a year of student protests, including encampments and demonstrations led by groups like King's Cambridge 4 Palestine.
• As of March 2023, the college had £2.2 million invested in arms companies, including Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace, and BAE Systems.
• King's College is the first among Oxford and Cambridge institutions to implement such divestment measures, setting a precedent within the collegiate system.