Atomic Reporters & SYP UK Partnership: Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK is pleased to support the work of Atomic Reporters (here), who will be sending a team of citizen journalists to Vienna to cover three back-to-back disarmament conferences this month. From mid-June, the team from Atomic Reporters will be at: The first meeting of member states […]
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SYP UK appoint new leadership team
Published on 7th June 2022 in Current projects – feed, Student Young Pugwash Events
Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK has appointed a new Executive Board. The Board will provide strategic leadership and coordinate the activities of SYP UK members and affiliated groups across the country. Members of the Executive Board are: Emily Faux Emily is a PhD candidate at Newcastle University, researching the intersection between nuclear weapons and popular culture. […]
VIDEO: Technology & Peace Conference – SYP UK
Published on 10th January 2022 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events
On the 12th February 2022, Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK hosted its online Annual Conference on the theme of ‘Technology & Peace’. The co-hosts were University of Leicester’s Third Nuclear Age project. Full programme is here Video Workshop 1 – Emerging / digital technologies in warfare Workshop 2 – The politics and future of UK nuclear […]
Event: Science & Diplomacy, with Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith, 1st March 2022
Published on 10th December 2021 in Current projects – feed, Events, Ethics of Science, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events
On Tuesday 1st March, Oxford Student/Young Pugwash hosted Prof. Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith for a talk and discussion about the relationship between science and diplomacy. Sir Christopher is a theoretical physicist and was knighted ‘for services to particle physics’ in 2001. He is currently leading a Royal Society study of large-scale electricity storage and is […]
SYP UK sit down with Fabian Hamilton MP (3rd Feb 2022)
Published on 17th November 2021 in Nuclear Weapons, Events, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
On 3rd February at 6pm, Leeds Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK hosted a discussion with Fabian Hamilton MP on the UK’s role in nuclear non-proliferation and arms control. Fabian is the Shadow Minister for Peace & Disarmament and the MP for Leeds North East. Fabian provided a short overview of his work and responsibilities, before accepting […]
Call for Presentations: Technology & Peace Conference (SYP UK)
Published on 10th November 2021 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
SYP UK Annual Conference // 12th February 2022 // University of Leicester Call for Presentations (pdf) – here Student / Young Pugwash (SYP) is a network of students, researchers and younger people interested in a wide range of peace and security issues. We are the youth wing of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Pugwash Conferences […]