On 6th December, Pugwashite Professor John Finney (Physics, UCL) spoke to Physics students at University of Nottingham about some of the complex ethical and legal questions raised by emerging technologies, particularly remotely-controlled and autonomous vehicles (including weapons systems). John recently contributed to a UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology study, focusing […]
On 21st November, British Pugwash was delighted to co-organise with the Polish Embassy UK the Sir Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture. This year’s topic was: ‘Joseph Rotblat and the Cold War Nuclear Confrontation: Lessons for Today’ Our guest speaker was Sir Rodric Braithwaite GCMG. Sir Rodric’s distinguished career included stints as the UK Ambassador in Moscow […]
Student/Young Pugwash UK is collaborating with British Pugwash to host a major, one-day conference exploring the prospects for arms control and disarmament over the coming years. The conference will be on 23rd February 2019 at SOAS, London. Register here. Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference will consider cutting-edge issues in nuclear weapons policy and emerging technologies, […]
8th October, 6pm – 7pm, OC0.01 (The Oculus, University of Warwick) Roundtable discussion: Outer space and society Organised by: Warwick SYP 23rd October, 6:00-7:30. MS.04 (Maths & Stats, University of Warwick) How to win a Nobel Peace Prize? Guest speakers: Dr Rebecca Johnson (ICAN) and Professor John Finney Organised by: Warwick SYP 31st October, 5pm-6:30pm, SOAS London ‘The […]
This year’s Rotblat Lecture at the Hay Festival was given by Sir Rodric Braithwaite. The title of the lecture is “Managing Confrontation: Lessons from the Cold War”. More info on the Hay Festival website here.
Student / Young Pugwash UK held its third Annual Conference in March 2018, titled ‘Warwick Peace Conference‘. The conference brought in over 70 participants, including young researchers, practitioners and students from across the world. Working Groups explored trends from the worlds of politics and technology and how these may influence war and peace. The agenda […]
