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SGR produces various PDF (Portable Document Format) documents which can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Version 5 or later. [If you are currently using a version earlier than 5, you will need to get the up-to-date version.] These documents are broadly grouped into the following sections:
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Behind Closed Doors: Military influence, commercial pressures and the compromised university. Report exploring in depth the effects of military and other, more commercial, influences on the life of a sample of UK universities. This new study, of 16 UK universities, helps to build a more accurate picture of the commercialised university and how openness and public accountability are compromised.
More Soldiers In The Laboratory: the militarisation of science and technology - an update. Briefing which updates SGR's earlier research into the way that the UK military sector – including government departments and major corporations – has disproportionate influence over science and technology. It also highlights the continuing difficulties in obtaining information on military involvement in R&D, despite the existence of the Freedom of Information Act.
Soldiers in the Laboratory: military involvement in science and technology and some alternatives - This report documents the power and influence of the military in science, engineering and technology (SET) in the UK over the past 15 years, and investigates whether some reallocation of the resources that the military currently devotes to weapons-related SET would contribute better to the goals of peace, social justice and environmental sustainability.(19th January 2005)
Soldiers in the Laboratory: military involvement in science and technology and some alternatives - Executive Summary - 4 page Summary of the above Report. (19th January 2005).
Thinking around Missile Defense - Powerpoint presentation (463KB) given by SGR Chair, Dr Philip Webber, to the “Missile Defence - Threats, Responses and Projections” Conference held at the University of Bradford. The conference was co-hosted by British American Security Information Council (BASIC) and Bradford Department of Peace Studies.(18th March 2004)
Why the War on Iraq is a Warning for the Planet - SGR presents an analysis of the underlying policies and strategies which have led to the Iraq war and discusses its possible impacts (12th April 2003)
Why Missile Defence (MD) doesn't make sense and is a bad idea - SGR statement submitted as evidence to the House of Commons' Select Committee on Defence (8th January 2003)
NO To Missile Defence - Missile Defence Working Group's leaflet
Briefing Paper on Energy by Architects and Engineers for Social Responsibility - PDF file, 851KB (September 2003)
Briefing Paper on Personal Transport by Architects and Engineers for Social Responsibility - PDF file, 1.74MB (April 2003)
SGR Response to Government's Energy Policy Review: (September 2002) Key Issues for Consultation
An Ethical Career in Science and Technology - Introductory booklet
Career choice and climate change - in depth briefing
Career
choice and the chemical industry - in depth briefing
Career choice, ethics and animal experimentation - in depth briefing
Cleaner technologies: a positive choice - in depth briefing
Corporations and career choice in science and technology - in depth briefing
Critical Paths: 12 inspiring cases of ethical careers in science and technology - 12 case studies
Scientists or soldiers? Career choice, ethics and the military - in depth briefing
Unscrambling a space career from military forces - in depth briefing
Your Career and Sustainable Development - in depth briefing
SGR Response to the GM Science Review – First Report
Annexe to SGR Response to the GM Science Review – First Report
Chardon Report I: Non-suitability of Genetically Engineered Feed for Animals
Chardon Report II: Hazards Arising from the Use of the CaMV 35S Promoter in Genetic Engineering
Chardon Report III: A Model for Pollen Transport by Wind
Chardon Report IV: The Wheel of Health
Chardon Report V: Concluding Comments
Written representation to the Chardon LL Hearing (April 2000)
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