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Festival of Ethical Science – Register today!

Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK is hosting its first festival. A series of events throughout November on ethical and political challenges in 21st Century science & technology. Register today! The line-up includes: Wed 4th – Ethics & Digital Technologies – w/ Julia Slupska (Digital Ethics Lab, here) and Dr Kanta Dihal (here) – 17:00 UK Sat […]

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VIDEO: China’s nuclear weapons – Policies, arms control and engagement

On 16th October 2020, a Student/Young Pugwash UK webinar hosted Dr Tong Zhao, a senior fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, based at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing. His research focuses on strategic security issues, including arms control, missile defence, hypersonic weapons, and regional nuclear […]

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Video: Post-Covid multilateral cooperation – a chance to achieve a nuclear-weapons-free world?

On 8th September 2020 and to mark the International Day Against Nuclear Testing, SOAS University and the UK Embassy of Kazakhstan hosted a webinar on titled, “Post-COVID Multilateral Cooperation – A Chance To Achieve A Nuclear-Weapons-Free World?” Video here Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Peter Jenkins CMG, Chairman, British Pugwash […]

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Call for presentations – Ethical Science festival, November 2020

In November, Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK is hosting a ‘Festival of Ethical Science‘. This will be a series of webinars and discussions on the ethical implications of science and technology – and we want your views! Could you give a presentation for 5 to 15 minutes? Anything on your mind? We are seeking proposals for […]

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Pugwash Training – Facing the media with confidence

Sat 26th September // Zoom // SYP UK & Media Trust Student/Young Pugwash UK has partnered with the Media Trust to organise an interactive training session for six people interested in peace, disarmament and arms control. Any levels of experience welcome! You’ll learn how to: Put across your messages effectively on TV and radio How […]