At least seven 
universities have signed or renewed agreements with 
universities that could leave the establishments at “very high risk” of inadvertently aiding military research.
In total, 23 universities signed an agreement with at least one institution assessed as posing a significant risk of assisting military research, after a previous warning from MI5.
Queen Mary University of London signed two agreements with Northwestern Polytechnical University — which has close ties to China’s defense and military — including a joint engineering school run between the two institutions.
Robert Gordon University signed an agreement between its National Subsea Centre, which specializes in undersea engineering technology, and NWPU.
In Apr 2021 a Chinese businessman pleaded guilty to charges in the US that he smuggled marine technology out of the country to benefit NWPU.
Aberdeen University renewed an agreement to run a joint engineering degree with Harbin Engineering University, another institution with close ties to China’s defense and military.
University of Strathclyde signed a teaching collaboration agreement with Nanjing University of Science & Technology, which has previously been ranked as China’s top university for armaments science.
City St George’s University of London signed a teaching agreement with Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics to co-run a degree programme.
Imperial College London continued to work on materials science research with Shougang, a steel company that supplied the Chinese military. This agreement is not due to end until May. The university also continued a collaboration with Huawei on video generation technology. That work is not due to end until Sep next year.
Sheffield University received a grant from a subsidiary of CRRC, a state-owned enterprise named in the US as a Chinese military company in 2022, after the MI5 warning.
Leeds University received funds from the US-sanctioned China National Offshore Oil Corporation linked to a geological research project, after the MI5 warning.
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universities have signed or renewed agreements with universities that could leave the establishments at “very high risk” of inadvertently aiding military research.
In total, 23 universities signed an agreement with at least one institution assessed as posing a significant risk of assisting military research, after a previous warning from MI5.
Queen Mary University of London signed two agreements with Northwestern Polytechnical University — which has close ties to China’s defense and military — including a joint engineering school run between the two institutions.
Robert Gordon University signed an agreement between its National Subsea Centre, which specializes in undersea engineering technology, and NWPU.
In Apr 2021 a Chinese businessman pleaded guilty to charges in the US that he smuggled marine technology out of the country to benefit NWPU.
Aberdeen University renewed an agreement to run a joint engineering degree with Harbin Engineering University, another institution with close ties to China’s defense and military.
University of Strathclyde signed a teaching collaboration agreement with Nanjing University of Science & Technology, which has previously been ranked as China’s top university for armaments science.
City St George’s University of London signed a teaching agreement with Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics to co-run a degree programme.
Imperial College London continued to work on materials science research with Shougang, a steel company that supplied the Chinese military. This agreement is not due to end until May. The university also continued a collaboration with Huawei on video generation technology. That work is not due to end until Sep next year.
Sheffield University received a grant from a subsidiary of CRRC, a state-owned enterprise named in the US as a Chinese military company in 2022, after the MI5 warning.
Leeds University received funds from the US-sanctioned China National Offshore Oil Corporation linked to a geological research project, after the MI5 warning.
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