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.

Scientists call for axe to fall on nuclear weapons research

Press release, 13 October 2010
 

Letter to David Cameron, regarding public science funding cuts and nuclear weapons research

Open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, co-ordinated by SGR and signed by 36 UK professors, sent 13 October 2010
 

SGR backs Renewable Heat Incentive

Harry Tsoumpas represented SGR at a parliamentary lobby in support of the Renewable Heat Incentive, 12 October 2010
 

UK science funding: SGR letters

Summary of SGR letters to the Science Minister, David Willets, and the Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, regarding possible cuts to UK science spending (early September).
 

UK Strategic Defence and Security Review: SGR Response

Full text of SGR response to the UK Strategic Defence and Security Review, 3 September 2010.

A very similar submission was made to the House of Comons Defence Committee inquiry into this Review.
 

Scientists condemn government over cuts to environmental watchdogs

Press release, 23 July 2010
 

UK Energy and Climate Policy: SGR letter

Letter to Chris Huhne, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 10 June 2010
 

The detrimental effects of corporate influence on science and technology (Mar 10)

Presentation by Stuart Parkinson, SGR, at Cambridge Science Festival on 19 March 2010.
 

Arms conversion for a low carbon economy (Feb 2010)

David Webb, Leeds Metropolitan University, argues that a major industrial shift away from military technology should be a key component in building the low carbon economy.

Article from SGR Newsletter no. 38, winter 2010
 

The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan: does it go far enough? (Feb 2010)

Tim Foxon, Leeds University, argues that, although the government’s latest plans for a low carbon economy are an important step forward, they are hampered by an ideological belief in market solutions.

Article from SGR Newsletter No 38; winter 2010