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 […]
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British Pugwash Newsletter January 2018
Published on 19th July 2018 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, Student Young Pugwash Events
Topics covered in the British Pugwash Early 2018 Newsletter include: Joseph Rotblat memorial plaque The Biological Weapons Convention – A new work programme Reports from BPG Exec members PeaceJam UK Conference SYP Annual Conference Download here
Rotblat Lecture – Managing Confrontation: Lessons from the Cold War
Published on 14th June 2018 in Verification, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, History, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
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.
British Pugwash Annual Report 2016
Published on 9th August 2017 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, NPT, Annual reports, BRINDI, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene; Trident: emerging technologies; the NPT RevCon and the Disarmament Institute(BRINDI); science and ethics; energy policy and climate change
British Pugwash Annual Report 2012
Published on 1st May 2013 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Verification, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Annual reports, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Key topics: Verification of nuclear weapon dismantlement and energy strategies. Key discussion meetings included: the launch of Andrew Brown’s biography of Joseph Rotblat; ‘The Lessons of Fukushima’, and ‘Generating clean energy from sunlight and maintaining biodiversity’
Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience: Launching Andrew Brown’s biography of Joseph Rotblat
Published on 8th February 2012 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, Events 2010-2014, History
British Pugwash, in conjunction with Oxford University Press, launched Andrew Brown’s biography of Joseph Rotblat, Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience at a packed meeting at UCL.