INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY AND RESILIENCE STUDIES

That this House is appalled at University College London (UCL) opening the Institute for Security and Resilience Studies on its premises; notes that this is in partnership with weapons manufacturers, Ultra Electronics and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company both of which supplied weapons used for the bombing of Iraq; further notes that this Institute is dominated by arms manufacturers and politicians who promoted the war against Iraq, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair; and calls on UCL to reconsider its positionin hostingthis institution and instead protect its own academic independence.