The Campaign against Military Research on Campus (CAMROC) was launched in May 1986 to expose the increasing amount of military research work carried out by university academics and students: in 1986, 52% of all British government-funded research was funded by the Ministry of Defence. CAMROC was composed of peace and anti-nuclear groups, concerned individuals and student unions. As well as trying to uncover the amount of military research being carried out in academic institutions, the campaign was working for more openness about military-related contracts and for a transfer of resources from military to civil research. Much of the work involved collecting and collating publicly-available information on research contracts, in conjunction with the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science. As part of the campaign, CAMROC was able to highlight research contracts awarded to universities where the contract was related to chemical and biological warfare. In 1989 CAMROC merged with Student CND.
From the guide to the Archives of the Campaign against Military Research on Campus, 1985-1994, (University of Bradford)
