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 […]
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British Pugwash Newsletter October 2018
Topics covered in the British Pugwash Late 2018 Newsletter include: The state of the Iran nuclear deal Nuclear power – future prospects Researchers oppose EU military research programme Killer robots (guest piece by Article 36) Upcoming events Download here
News from SYP UK – social media paper published, Nicolas in Russia
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 […]
Rotblat Lecture – Managing Confrontation: Lessons from the Cold War
This year’s Rotblat Lecture at the Hay Festival was given by Sir Rodric Braithwaite. The title of the lecture is “Managing Confrontation: Lessons from the Cold War”. More info on the Hay Festival website here.
“Emerging technologies and strategic anti-submarine warfare”
British Pugwash discussion meeting Thursday 26 April, 18.00-19.30 “Emerging technologies and strategic anti-submarine warfare”. Sebastian Brixey-Williams presents findings from a joint British Pugwash/BASIC project.
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Iran Nuclear Deal and the US (Warwick Pugwash, 16th January)
Our University of Warwick Pugwash group kicked off Term 2 with a talk on the Iran nuclear deal and what consequences President Trump’s opposition to it may have. Our speakers are: – Jacapo Scita (MSc in Middle Eastern Politics) The nature of the deal and the consensus it has generated in the wider international community […]