University of Melbourne’s commitment to additional research funding disclosures could signal end of protesters’ encampment
institution to agree to some demands of pro-Palestine protesters, who have been camping inside a department building for more than a week.that are calling for universities to disclose, divest and cut ties with weapons manufacturers linked to Israel, arguing it makes them complicit in the war in Gaza.It said this would include disclosing parties who fund research and the amounts.
The university said it had engaged with a broad range of staff members and student groups about the issue since last year, including some involved in recent protests.The Executive Council of Australian Jewry earlier this week backed the university’s directive for students to leave the building. On Wednesday, University of Melbourne for Palestine organiser, Dana Alshaer, said the university’s disclosure commitment was “a major win, but it’s also a first step”.Students at remaining encampments say they have achieved increased awareness about institutions’ ties to weapons manufacturers, despite some Jewish groups and politicians labelling them a disruption to learning.
A University of Sydney spokesperson said it was encouraging a meeting was planned with student leaders of the encampment.
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