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 […]
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 […]
Over the next twelve months, Student/Young Pugwash UK will be publishing ideas and research from our members about the risks and opportunities of emerging technologies. Our first paper is a think piece by Dávid Almási, an undergraduate at University of Warwick, who considers whether changes in mass communication technologies will affect how governments justify but […]
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
British Pugwash was the host of a major, public awareness campaign for over 10 years – WMD Awareness – which educated the public and politicians about the reality of nuclear (and other) weapons. One of the leading lights of the initiative – Luke Wilson – has made a fantastic podcast about the history and insights […]
