By Dr Christopher Watson, BPG Exec Committee Hugh Beach, who died on 4 September 2019, was born on 23 May 1923 to Constance and William H Beach (who was latterly a Major-General & engineer-in-chief of the Indian Army). Hugh was educated at Winchester and Peterhouse, Cambridge (getting Firsts in both parts of the Mechanical Science […]
Multimedia available – Ethical Science? – Nottingham University – 23rd October 2019
British Pugwash co-hosted with University of Nottingham Physics Department a mini-conference about ethical issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The conference was open to all ages and disciplines. The agenda is below. The conference was reviewed by Nottingham’s Professor Philip Moriarty (here) in a blog post titled ‘Some down-to-earth, blue sky thinking’. Ethical […]
The End of Nuclear Weapons? (28th Nov, KCL)
Unfortunately, due to high demand, tickets are no longer available for this event. ——- British Pugwash will screen the new, hour-long documentary – The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons – about the ideas and campaigners behind the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons. Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3_bKtdtqRM&t=1s Following this, Dr Salma Shaheen (War […]
Ethics of Biotech – 17th Oct – Warwick Pugwash event
Warwick Pugwash Student Society (WPSS) welcomes Dr. Simon Jenkins for a discussion about recent discoveries in the field of biotechnology and gene editing, and the ethical concerns that arise around them. After the event, attendees will go to Terrace Bar to continue the conversation. There will be free pizza during the talk. All welcome!
British Pugwash Newsletter – August 2019
Topics covered in the British Pugwash Autumn 2019 Newsletter include: Ethical Science Mini-Conference: Nottingham, All welcome! Tehran meeting on JCPOA: Pugwash delegation to Iran Training day – DIY Media – Create compelling video! Hypersonic missiles and strategic stability: Geneva workshop ‘Drones, swarming and the future of warfare’: Pugwash at APPG Salisbury poisonings one year on: […]
Doha announced as host of 63rd Pugwash Conference, March 2020 – POSTPONED
THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. —– Pugwash is pleased to announce that the 63rd Pugwash International Conference will take place from 1 – 5 March 2020, kindly hosted by the Government of the State of Qatar in Doha. In preparation, Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta Ramusino and Senior Program Coordinator […]