Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK’s Niamh Healy caught up with Prof. Lord Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, to discuss the ethical and social aspects of science and technology. Questions covered: • Why should scientists engage with the public? • How can scientists influence public policy on key issues like climate change? • What new ethical dilemmas […]
Archive | June, 2021
SYP UK – CSKR Media Training day – 5th July
Published on 18th June 2021 in Student Young Pugwash Events
Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK has collaborated with the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (CSKR) to organise an investigative journalism training session for students interested in their university’s involvement in ‘autonomous weapons’ research. The day-long training event will be lead by Iain Overton, an investigative journalist and the Executive Director of Action on Armed Violence. Having […]
Joseph Rotblat Memorial Trust – We Need You!
Published on 14th June 2021 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work
The Joseph Rotblat Memorial Trust is looking for a new trustee. Could this be you? What is the Trust? The Joseph Rotblat Memorial Trust (JRMT) is a charitable organisation, whose goals include the advancement of education about international peace, environmental sustainability, and the social responsibility of scientists. Sir Joseph Rotblat, the nuclear physicist and peace […]
Open Letter to Presidents Biden and Putin regarding the 16th June Summit
Published on 8th June 2021 in Current projects – feed, Recently published
Statement prepared by Pugwash Conferences and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Released on 7th June. An appeal to Presidents Biden and Putin on the occasion of their summit meeting, June 2021. We look forward with great optimism to your meeting in person as the leaders of the most powerful nuclear weapon […]