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VIDEO: Codes for Coders – Killer robots, ethics and the law (17th Nov)

Published on 9th November 2020 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Current projects – feed, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

This SYP webinar looked at the role of tech workers and STEM students in efforts to challenge the rise of lethal autonomous weapons (‘killer robots’).

Our guest speaker was Taniel Yusef (WILPF UK), who is researching the views of and current regulatory frameworks for STEMists working on robot-relevant tech.…

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Video: Killer robots? (SYP Webinar)

Published on 3rd July 2020 in Events, Ethics of Science, Recent events, Remote Control Weaponry, Student Young Pugwash Events, Recently published

SYP UK held its second webinar, on the ethical, political and technical issues around lethal autonomous weapons (or ‘killer robots’), on 30th June 2020.

Speakers included:

  • Laura Nolan, a software engineer who recently resigned from Google in protest over its involvement with the US DoD’s ‘Project Maven’ – Starts at 0min20s – Slides here
  • Elizabeth Minor, an Advisor at Article 36, an NGO that works to develop new legal standards to prevent civilian harm from weapons – Starts at 20mins30s – Slides here
  • David Ellwood, a theoretical physicist, mathematician, and Exec Committee member of British Pugwash (former Research Director of the Clay Mathematics Institute) – Starts at 37mins – Slides here

The webinar was chaired by Orlanda Gill, a University of Warwick graduate.…

British Pugwash Group Annual Report 2019

Published on 21st April 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Annual reports, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Publications, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Topics covered include:

  • International developments vis-a-vis arms control
  • Student/Young Pugwash UK
  • Pugwash mission to Moscow
  • Hypersonic missiles research
  • EuroPugwash conference
  • British Pugwash development / changes

Download or read the report…

Multimedia from Technology & Peace Conference (SYP UK), 7 March 2020

Published on 17th March 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Events, Ethics of Science, Publications, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

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.…

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Multimedia available – Ethical Science? – Nottingham University – 23rd October 2019

Published on 6th November 2019 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Current projects – feed, Ethics of Science, British Pugwash projects, History, Remote Control Weaponry, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

British Pugwash co-hosted with University of Nottingham Physics Department a mini-conference about ethical issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The conference was open to all ages and disciplines. The agenda is below.…

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Ethical Science? – Nottingham University – 23rd October 2019

Published on 24th July 2019 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Events, Ethics of Science, Recent events, Remote Control Weaponry, Student Young Pugwash Events

British Pugwash co-hosted with University of Nottingham Physics Department a mini-conference about ethical issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The conference was open to all ages and disciplines. The agenda is below.…