On the 12th February 2022, Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK will host its next online Annual Conference on the theme of ‘Technology & Peace’.
This event is open to all, including members of British Pugwash and the public. It will be held on Zoom.
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SYP UK’s Annual Conference is held in partnership with University of Leicester’s Third Nuclear Age project (here). It will cover challenges to and opportunities for peace in the realms of nuclear weapons, digital/cyber warfare, UK foreign policy, and Higher Education.
Speakers include:
- Dr Alexi Drew, Senior Analyst at RAND Europe (here) and co-author of ‘Escalation by Tweet’
- Dr Tim Street, Board of Nuclear Information Service and author of ‘The Politics of Nuclear Disarmament’ (here)
- Peter Jenkins CMG, the former UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency and now Chairman of British Pugwash (here)
The conference is an opportunity for students and younger people to share their ideas and research from a mix of disciplinary backgrounds and meet senior individuals from the worlds of academia, diplomacy and science.To attend the conference, visit here. For more information, contact syp@britishpugwash.org
The programme is here
For multimedia from past conferences, visit the website