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Scientists for Global Responsibility
- promotes ethical science, design and technology,
based on the principles of openness, accountability, peace,
social justice, and environmental sustainability.
- is an independent UK-based membership organisation
of about 950 natural and social scientists, engineers, IT professionals
and architects
- carries out research, education, and lobbying
centred around the military, environmental and political aspects
of science, design and technology
- provides a support network for ethically-concerned
professionals in these fields
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SGR is affiliated inter
alia to the International Network of Engineers and Scientists
for Global Responsibility (INES) |
 A report
by UK scientists reveals the secrecy surrounding the growing influence
of the military on the research agenda in British universities
- press release to announce the new SGR Briefing Behind
Closed Doors (June 2008)
New SGR Newletter available: Military
R&D 85 times larger than renewable energy R&D; Could
one Trident submarine cause 'nuclear winter'?; The employment
benefits of not replacing Trident; Peak oil: why it will not help the
climate change problem; The CO2 and H2O costs of bathing; Undermining
democracy in the planning process; Measures of success: two steps closer
to ending the arms trade; US 'missile defence' in Europe: who needs
it?; The grim reality of robots at war; Can large-scale biofuels be
sustainable?; The universal ethical code for scientists - how good is
it? More details here (February 2008)
Chris
Langley was commissioned to write a paper for the Economics
of Peace and Security Journal on the role of the universities in
the production of the means of destruction. The article has now been
published as part of a symposium in the journal on British Arms. A resume
of the paper can be found at the journal as access is subscription only
and a full paper can be obtained from the author at <ChrisL@sgr.org.uk>:
The full details are: 'Universities, the military and the means of destruction
in the United Kingdom' in: The Economics of Peace and Security Journal
Volume 3; Number 1 (2008). Pages 49-55 in the Symposium: British Arms
Nuclear power - Information Resources from Scientists
for Global Responsibility - Press release (January 2008)
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Introductory booklet and in-depth briefings available
Briefing on the chemical industry
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| Following UK media attention
given to those sceptical that humans are causing climate change,
we refer visitors to a SGR workshop 'Debunking
the myths of the climate sceptics'. More detailed information
on the specifics of the current case can be found on the websites
of Real Climate
and Media Lens |
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