Manchester University Jewish Society defeated a motion at the students’ union last week, which called on the university to end its partnership plans with Israel’s Technion Institute.
The Students’ Union Assembly gathered 17 randomly selected students to vote on the motion, which protested against an agreement signed in August between the university and the Haifa-based institute.
The partnership was forged to promote the funding of joint projects to boost stem-cell and cancer research.
Manchester JSoc campaigned against the motion amid concern that it would bolster anti-Zionist support on campus.