SYP UK held its first webinar, on the topic how COVID-19 is affecting the fields of arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament (16th June 2020) The guest speaker was Sebastian Brixey-Williams, Co-Director of the arms control think tank British American Security Information Council (BASIC). Discussion topics included: The pandemic’s effect on arms control and non-proliferation initiatives […]
Topics covered in the British Pugwash June 2020 Newsletter include: Video – British Pugwash Lecture at Hay Literary Festival – Jim Al-Khalili on ‘The World According to Physics’ (online 2020) SYP UK Webinar: The pandemic and non-proliferation, 16th June The newsletter can be found online here
Student / Young Pugwash UK held its fifth Annual Conference in March 2020, titled ‘Warwick Technology & Peace Conference‘, in association with the Warwick Pugwash Student Society. It was a multidisciplinary conference about the risks posted by emerging technologies, as well as political and technical solutions to control them. The conference brought together over 50 […]
On afternoon of May 2, Student Young Pugwash (SYP) UK will be hosting an Annual Meeting and Strategy Day on Zoom. We will be discussing our work for the coming year, including: A conference on ethical science Media training events for SYP UK members Next year’s SYP UK Annual Conference Partnerships with other NGOs, campaigns […]
On 9th March 2020, University of Oxford Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) will be hosting Prof. John Finney (UCL) to discuss ‘The Russell-Einstein Manifesto: Its Origins and Legacy’ Date/Time: 9th March, 7.45pm Location: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Physics Dept., Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU Facebook event here In March 1954, the US exploded the World’s first […]
Warwick Technology and Peace Conference (SYP UK Annual Conference 2020) A multidisciplinary conference about the risks posed by emerging technologies, as well as political and technical solutions to control them. Date / Start time: Sat 7th March, 10am Location: MB0.07 (Mathematical Sciences Building), Central Campus, University of Warwick Draft agenda // Register onlineCampus map // […]
