Oxford BDS Coalition
The University of Oxford and its Colleges jointly hold endowments over £8 billion and attract millions of pounds each year in research grants and donations. The BDS Coalition, in cooperation with the wider Oxford University community have sent over 150 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. This included FOI requests on indirect investments to all 36 financially independent colleges of Oxford.
The full extent of the indirect investments in such companies is much higher as most of the billions held by colleges managed by third-party companies, such as the Oxford University Endowment Management (OUEM), were not disclosed.
Call for action - use this data!
Archive of Freedom of Information Requests: Oxford college investments in arms companies.
In November, 2024 - the ICJP lodged a formal complaint with the Charity Commission against one of Oxford’s Colleges for holding over £1 million in investments in illegal Israeli settlements. If you discover that a particular college at Oxford University has investments which may violate their ethical obligations, feel free to send in a complaint to the Charity Commission.
Call for action - file a complaint with the Charity Commission.
Call for action - File further FOI requests.
Don’t know if your college has egregious investments? Reach out to the BDS Research Coalition (bds.coalition.oxford@proton.me) to collaborate on further FOI requests to find out.