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Our Patrons

Our Patrons are:
• Lord Martin Rees OM FRS
• Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS
• Sir Timothy Gowers FRS
• Sir Brian Heap FRS
• Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS
• Prof Margaret MacMillan CH OM
• General Sir Nick Parker KCB CBE
• Sir Hew Strachan DL FRSE FRHistS
• Prof Angela Vincent FMedSci FRS

Our Activities

Our activities include studies of science and policy issues, regular public discussion and education meetings, and engagement with politicians and government officials.

You can watch videos of our recent webinars and events on our YouTube channel. Follow British Pugwash and Student / Young Pugwash on X (Twitter) and Facebook.

Our publications include in-depth scientific and policy research, as well as newsletters, our Annual Reports and reports from conferences and events.

Our youth wing, SYP UK, is also extremely active and publishes updates on news and events here

Our Projects

Current projects include research on the ethics of armed robotic systems, the potential impact of emerging technologies on nuclear weapon systems, the climate-nuclear nexus and continued work on future energy options for the UK.

Recent projects include the WMD Awareness public education campaign and efforts to establish a British Disarmament Institute.

Membership

British Pugwash is a membership organisation that brings together scientists and others concerned with international affairs and disarmament.

We are led by our Executive Committee and receive the support of nine Patrons.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee comprises:

• Peter Jenkins CMG (Chairman)
• Dr Ian Crossland (Treasurer)
• Dr Tim Street (Secretary)
• James Brady
• Dr Peter Collecott
• Dr David Ellwood
• Andrew Gibson
• Dr Richard Guthrie
• Sally Milne

Latest publications, events and news
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The Case for Parliament to Scrutinise the UK’s Nuclear Weapons Programme

Published on 30th April 2025 in Nuclear Weapons, Trident, Uncategorised, Disarmament, NPT, Recently published

This article, by Steve Barwick and Dr Tim Street, first appeared in the Rethinking Security blog edited by Richard Reeve. … Over the last few months military spending has catapulted up the political agenda. The UK Government’s plans to increase the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) budget to 2.5% of GDP and divert funds from the overseas aid […]

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Review of the 8th Annual SYP Conference: ‘Stepping back from the brink of nuclear war: fresh thinking on peace and disarmament’

Published on 30th April 2025 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Ethics of Science, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events

The conference took place at King’s College London on March 15th. The theme of the conference was ‘Stepping back from the brink of nuclear war: fresh thinking on peace and disarmament’ The aim of the event was to encourage discussion on the legal, political and technical questions associated with this topic, with a focus on […]

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Video: Dr Hans Blix, ‘A Farewell to Wars,’ April 2nd

Published on 19th March 2025 in Uncategorised, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Forthcoming events, International Peace & Security

You can watch the video of our recent webinar with Dr Hans Blix (on April 2nd) below: Dr Blix explained the central thoughts and findings in his book ‘A Farewell to Wars. The Growing Restraints on the Interstate Use of Force’. Biography Dr Blix studied at the universities of Uppsala, Columbia and Cambridge, and was appointed to an associate […]

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Europeanising France’s Nuclear Deterrent? by Prof Tom Sauer

Published on 14th March 2025 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, NPT, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recently published

Europeanising France’s Nuclear Deterrent? by Prof Tom Sauer   Recent developments in relations between the United States and Europe have prompted the President of France to offer to make France’s nuclear forces available for the defence of Europe. What follows is a critique of that offer by a Belgian member of Pugwash, Tom Sauer, who […]

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Agenda: 8th Annual SYP Peace and Disarmament Conference, 15/03/25, King’s College London

Published on 3rd March 2025 in Uncategorised, Forthcoming events, Student Young Pugwash Events, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events

You are invited to the 8th Annual Student / Young Pugwash Conference on 15 March 2025   The venue is King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building (Room 1.10). Registration will take place from 9.30am and the first session will start at 10am. The event will end at around 5pm followed by a social at a nearby pub. […]