Responsible Science

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.

Science4Society Week 2016 – a brief review

Dr Jan Maskell, SGR, gives an overview of another successful week of inspirational science education activities.

ResponsibleSci blog, 24 March 2016

Statistically assessing of the risks of commercial nuclear energy

As we approach the 5th anniversary of the Fukushima emergency and 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Spencer Wheatley, Prof Benjamin Sovacool and Prof Didier Sornette argue that the risks of another major nuclear accident are much greater than the industry believes.

Article from SGR Newsletter no.44; online publication: 7 March 2016

A new phase for ‘offensive insecurity’?

Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, gives an overview of the UKâ€™s new military and security strategies, and highlights the increasing focus on militarism.

Article from SGR Newsletter no.44; online publication: 7 March 2016

Announcing Science4Society Week 2016

Science4Society Week runs for its second year, providing an expanded range of inspiring education activities for young people, including our new 'Design an Eco-Community' competition. It was set up to provide an alternative to science education activities funded by the arms and fossil fuel industries, such as 'The Big Bang Fair'. Science4Society Week 2016 runs from 14th to 20th March.

Media release, 29 February 2016