Issues

We currently focus on four main issues: disarmament and security, climate change and energy, questions of who controls science and technology and issues surrounding new and emerging technologies. You will also see that we work on some other issues too. You can explore these with the menu on the left of this page and with the search function. Material in this section includes all SGR's main outputs since 2005, with a selection of the more important material from before then.

"Big Bang" Event is really Big BAE, not Science Education

Press Release (with Campaign Against Arms Trade), 25 February 2009
 

Finding an Ethical Career in Science, Design and Technology (Feb 2009)

Slides of a presentation given by Stuart Parkinson, SGR, at Nottingham University, 17 February, 2009

 

Climate change and military conflict

Presentation by Stuart Parkinson, SGR, at the AGM of the Movement for the Abolition of War.

9 November 2008
 

 

A Vision for Science and Society: SGR Response

SGR submission to the UK Government Consultation A Vision for Science and Society, October 2008
 

UK Renewable Energy Strategy: SGR Response

Submission to government consultation on UK Renewable Energy Strategy, September 2008
 

High-alert nuclear weapons: the forgotten danger

Steven Starr, Physicians for Social Responsibility, argues that the continued maintenance of US and Russian nuclear weapons on high alert means that the threat of accidental (or deliberate) global nuclear war has not gone away.

Article from SGR Newsletter, no. 36, autumn 2008
 

Behind closed doors – military influence at UK universities

Chris Langley summarises SGR’s latest research on military influence at UK universities, highlighting a range of serious concerns and making recommendations for reform.

Article from SGR Newsletter, No. 36, autumn 2008
 

UK climate strategy – are we making progress?

Stuart Parkinson examines the UK’s record on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that official figures hide a lack of progress and highlighting the key reforms that need to be made.

Article from SGR Newsletter no. 36, autumn 2008
 

The St Athan Defence Training Academy: the future of British education?

Stuart Tannock, Cardiff University, discusses the disturbing implications of the Ministry of Defence’s new multibillion pound training academy.

Article from SGR Newsletter, No. 36, autumn 2008
 

New campaign to achieve global nuclear disarmament

Alison Whyte introduces a new global campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, and discusses some hopeful signs of progress.

Article from SGR Newsletter no. 36, autumn 2008