[SGRupdate] Upcoming SGR Seminars (Military Science/ Climate/ Ethical Careers)]

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

Dear SGRupdate Subscriber

Below are details of ten SGR seminars/lectures over the next two months  -
on issues such as militarisation of science, climate change and ethical
careers. We hope you will be able to make it to one (or more) of them!

With best wishes


Kate Maloney
Office Manager.

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Soldiers in the laboratory - the militarisation of science and
technology

Dr Chris Langley
Prinicipal Researcher, Scientists for Global Responsibility

Wednesday 28th January, 1pm
Caedmon Hall 124, Headingley Campus, Leeds Metropolitan University

If you would like to attend this seminar please contact Pip Trevorrow at:
P.Trevorrow at leedsmet.ac.uk

Organised by the Praxis Centre
http://praxis.leedsmet.ac.uk/praxis/

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Workshop

Climate change and what we can do about it

Dr Stuart Parkinson
Executive Director, Scientists for Global Responsibility

Saturday 31st January, 7pm
Arnside Educational Institute, Arnside, Cumbria

Organised by LESS
http://www.lessuk.org/

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Video Lecture

Climate change and biodiversity:
the scale of the threat and what we can do about it

Dr Stuart Parkinson
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Thursday 5th February, 7pm
Edward Burke Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin

Organised by Trinity College Dublin Environment Society - for more
details, see
http://duenv.csc.tcdlife.ie/events/events.php

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Workshop

Climate change and what we can do about it

Dr Stuart Parkinson
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Wednesday 11th February, 7pm
Dallam Community Education Centre, Milnthorpe, Cumbria

Organised by LESS
http://www.lessuk.org/

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Seminar

Ethical careers in science, design and technology

Dr Stuart Parkinson
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Tuesday 17th February, 1pm
Nottingham University

[Venue tba]

Organised by University of Nottingham Student's Union
http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/

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Workshop

Climate change and what we can do about it

Dr Stuart Parkinson
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Thursday 19th February, 7pm
St John's Church, Yealand, Lancashire

Organised by LESS
http://www.lessuk.org/

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Seminar

Soldiers in the laboratory - the militarisation of the university

Dr Chris Langley
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Thursday 5th March, 7.30pm
Graduate Union Lounge, Cambridge University

Organised by Cambridge University Student Pugwash
http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/pugwash/

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Seminar

The Increasing Militarisation of Universities in the UK and Elsewhere

Dr Stuart Parkinson
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Thursday 5th March, 10.30am
Von-Melle Park 9, Hamburg University

Organised by the Physics and Disarmament Working Group, as part of  the
annual conference of the German Institute of Physics - for more  details,
see:
http://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/2009/hamburg/aga_en.html

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Seminar

Military influence within UK universities

Dr Chris Langley
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Saturday 7th March
Sheffield University

[Time/ venue tba]

Part of Student CND annual conference
http://www.studentcnd.org.uk/

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Lecture

Climate change and military conflict

Dr Stuart Parkinson
Scientists for Global Responsibility

Wednesday 25th March, 7.30pm
C-SCAIPE, Kingston University

Part of 'Think in Kingston' event - for more details, see:
http://www.kingston.gov.uk/think-in-kingston



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