Over the spring semester, UAEM’s chapter at University of Florida worked closing with Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) in conceiving and carrying out a tremendous campaign that has truly pushed the school closer to adopting a licensing policy that would improve access to medicines in the developing world. The chapter received training, financial support […]

The Independent, a UK newspaper, recently published a letter from UAEM UK members on the role of universities and access to medicines. The full text is below and can be accessed online here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/letters-the-true-value-of-gradschool-794747.html
The original article, “Against the grain:’I didn’t become a scientist to help companies profit,’” is available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/against-the-grain-i-didnt-become-a-scientist-to-help-companies-profit-788328.html

Contact: Sinead Cook
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February 19, 2008
Edindurgh University Students’ Association votes to support the fight for global access to medicines
Today, February 19th, Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) voted to support Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) in their fight to ensure Edinburgh University makes lifesaving medicines developed in their laboratories accessible to the developing world. […]

UAEMers at the University of British Columbia, working with their administration, recently helped to bring about the adoption at UBC of global access licensing principles. According to UBC’s press release, UAEM members acted as “catalysts” for the development of the principles.
The release also quoted UBC-UAEM member Patricia Kretz:
“We have been very impressed with UBC’s […]