Students applying to some study science-based courses often ask the question: what is an ATAS certificate? First, ATAS stands for 'Academic Technology Approval Scheme'. An ATAS certificate is required before you can be accepted to study certain courses in the UK.
ATAS has been implemented by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to ensure that students applying to study certain sensitive courses in the UK have no connection to programmes that may lead to the creation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
In response to the popular question: what is an ATAS certificate, and when it is needed, it is typically required to study programmes and research areas where knowledge could be applied towards developing advanced conventional military technology (ACMT), weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and their delivery systems.
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