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British Pugwash Group Annual Report 2019

Published on 21st April 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Publications, Annual reports, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Topics covered include: International developments vis-a-vis arms control Student/Young Pugwash UK Pugwash mission to Moscow Hypersonic missiles research EuroPugwash conference British Pugwash development / changes Download or read the report

Multimedia from Technology & Peace Conference (SYP UK), 7 March 2020

Published on 17th March 2020 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Events, Disarmament, Publications, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student / Young Pugwash UK held its fifth Annual Conference in March 2020, titled ‘Warwick Technology & Peace Conference‘, in association with the Warwick Pugwash Student Society.  It was a multidisciplinary conference about the risks posted by emerging technologies, as well as political and technical solutions to control them. The conference brought together over 50 […]

Front of UN HQ in New York

POSTPONED – Non-Proliferation Treaty RevCon 2020 – British Pugwash discussion meeting

Published on 2nd March 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Uncategorised, Disarmament, NPT, Events, Forthcoming events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events

In light of government advice on COVID-19 and the fact that the NPT RevCon 2020 has been postponed, we have decided to postpone this event (possibly to next year). We have also postponed the AGM of British Pugwash, which was supposed to precede this meeting. Date / Time: Tues 21st April, 6pm to 7.30pm Venue: […]

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Oxford event – The Russell-Einstein Manifesto (9th March)

Published on 28th February 2020 in Uncategorised, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Events, Ethics of Science, History, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events

On 9th March 2020, University of Oxford Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) will be hosting Prof. John Finney (UCL) to discuss ‘The Russell-Einstein Manifesto: Its Origins and Legacy’ Date/Time: 9th March, 7.45pm Location: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Physics Dept., Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU Facebook event here In March 1954, the US exploded the World’s first […]

British Pugwash Newsletter – January 2020

Published on 14th January 2020 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, Publications, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, Recently published

Topics covered in the British Pugwash January 2020 Newsletter include: New Research: Hypersonic weapon systems – Implications for strategic stability and arms controlResearcher job: British Pugwash project on climate change and nuclear weaponsRoyal Society video of Rees/Cox on Rotblat – Now on YouTube!Crowdfund appeal – Help SYP UK get to Doha 2020 The newsletter can […]

New on YouTube: People of Science – Sir Joseph Rotblat (Co-founder of Pugwash)

Published on 7th January 2020 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Uncategorised, History, Recently published

Royal Society / Pugwash Collaboration:People of Science – Sir Jo Rotblat (featuring Prof Brian Cox & Lord Martin Rees)   We are delighted to announce that the Royal Society video on Pugwash and its founder (Sir Joseph Rotblat) is now available on YouTube (here). The film is part of a series hosted by Prof Brian Cox, in which […]