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Review of the 9th Annual SYP Conference: ‘How can we control and eliminate weapons of mass destruction over the next decade?’

The venue for our conference, held on 20 March 2026, was London Metropolitan University. The conference theme was ‘How can we control and eliminate weapons of mass destruction over the next decade?’ The aim of the event was to encourage critical discussion of the legal, political and technical questions associated with nuclear weapons and other WMD, with […]

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Call for presentations: 2026 SYP Conference

9th Annual SYP Conference ‘How can we control and eliminate weapons of mass destruction over the next decade?’ Location: Biological Security Research Centre, London Metropolitan University and online Date: Friday 20th March 2026 (TBC) Get involved!  SYP wants to give students and young professionals the opportunity to present their ideas on international peace, security and […]

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New publication: ‘Fresh Thinking on Peace and Nuclear Disarmament: Articles from the SYP Conference 2025’

Each year, Student / Young Pugwash (SYP-UK) organises a conference on international security. The subject of the 8th annual conference, held in 2025 at King’s College London, was ‘Stepping Back from the Brink: Fresh Thinking on Peace and Disarmament’. Our aim was to encourage new thinking on the legal, political and technical questions associated with […]

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Second webinar on the US Golden Dome missile defence system, 2 October

Webinar II | Technical Feasibility of the Golden Dome 2 October, 18.00-19:30 (UK) To attend the webinar register here. The US Government recently announced its decision to pursue a space-based missiledefence system. Although this is not a new idea, the geopolitical, economic and technological context in which this initiative is developing has raised new questions […]

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Webinar: ‘Golden Dome: understanding the US’s new missile defence system’ 25 September

You are invited to the International Student and Young Pugwash (ISYP) / British Student and Young Pugwash (SYP-UK) webinar ‘Golden Dome: understanding the US’s new missile defence system.’ Jessica West of Project Ploughshares and Sam Wilson of The Aerospace Corporation will explore the current status of the initiative. The webinar is on 25 September at 18:00-19:30 (UK) and will include a […]

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Review of the 8th Annual SYP Conference: ‘Stepping back from the brink of nuclear war: fresh thinking on peace and disarmament’

The conference took place at King’s College London on March 15th. The theme of the conference was ‘Stepping back from the brink of nuclear war: fresh thinking on peace and disarmament’ The aim of the event was to encourage discussion on the legal, political and technical questions associated with this topic, with a focus on […]