Why would a university have a deal with Lockheed Martin?

<p>Over the past few months, there’s been a lot of focus on universities’ relationships with weapons manufacturers.</p><p>Students set up encampments and occupied buildings, arguing that their unis are complicit in the assault on Gaza and demanding more transparency from their universities’ administrators.</p><p>But, as writer and contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Anna Krien started investigating the defence money flowing into education, she was shocked to find weapons companies are also tied to schools, shaping key parts of the curriculum.</p><p>So where did this link between defence and education begin? And is this a price we’re willing to pay for a skilled defence industry?</p><p>Today, Anna Krien on how the student protests revealed deep divisions and even deeper ties in our education sector.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Writer and contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Anna Krien</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>