The protests was in reaction to the University of Sheffield working with and accepting payment for various activities from companies including Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, and Boeing who are involved in the arms manufacturing industry.

[1] The group held up banners in support of removing companies involved in the arms industry from campus.

[7] On 24 November 2022 Sheffield Action Group occupied the Hicks Building in solidarity with the University and College Union, and to continue to demand arms companies be removed from campus.

[9] On 28 September 2023 around 7 pm 20 students occupied Arts Tower, both in protest against arms companies on campus and in solidarity with the ongoing UCU strikes.

[13][14] Classes due to take place in this building are being relocated or ran online, and the university HR department has been disrupted as a result of the occupation.