[SGRupdate] SGR Update - 22nd July 2013

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Dear subscribers,

Here are a number of items that may be of interest to you:

1. New article of SGR's website

2. SGR's Annual report

3. The long awaited 'Trident Alternatives Review' is now online

4. Job vacancy- SGR Office manager -- Application deadline 29^th July 2013

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1. With material for the next SGR Newsletter currently being edited, 
we're publishing the first article online in advance - see below.

Please do pass it on to any interested contacts

* The UK's role in nuclear proliferation: then and now

Dr David Lowry examines the historical role of Britain's civilian 
nuclear exports in the weapons programmes of countries like North Korea, 
and fears that the latest government initiatives will lead to history 
repeating itself.

http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/uk-s-role-nuclear-proliferation-then-and-now 


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2. SGR's 2012-2013 Annual Report is now available online at:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/pages/annual-reports

Please do pass the link on to interested colleagues and encourage them 
to join us!

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3. The long awaited 'Trident Alternatives Review' is now online:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trident-alternatives-review

This is the document, published by the Cabinet Office, but driven by Lib 
Dem ministers, on whether the UK could deploy 'lesser' nuclear weapons 
options following the retirement of the current Trident system.

With media attention now focused on this issue, this is an opportunity 
to highlight the catastrophic human and environmental effects should 
Trident ever be used - as discussed in this recent SGR briefing:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/climatic-impacts-and-humanitarian-problems-use-uks-nuclear-weapons 


Please do help to publicise the SGR briefing. If you are on Facebook or 
Twitter, please 'like' or 'retweet' our posts on this. Also, please 
include the link in comments you make on online articles.

Sadly, a lot of people still do not realise just how awful these weapons 
are...


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  4. Job vacancy

Office manager
Scientists for Global Responsibility

40% full-time equivalent (15 hours/week); £19,621 [SCP 22] pro rata
Permanent post (following a probationary period)

Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) is seeking a new Office 
Manager to join its Lancaster-based team.

SGR is a small but influential research and campaign organisation that 
promotes science, design and technology that contribute to peace, social 
justice, and environmental sustainability. It has a membership of about 
1000 natural and social scientists, engineers, IT professionals and 
architects.

We are seeking a self-motivated and conscientious individual to run our 
office and support the organisation's Executive Director, Stuart 
Parkinson. The main tasks will include financial administration, 
maintaining the membership database, assisting the Director to organise 
the annual conference, and general office oversight. The post will 
include recruitment and management of volunteers to assist with tasks 
such as postal mailings and administration. The work pattern would be 
negotiable, and there would be a six-month probationary period.

SGR will shortly be moving into Halton Mill, an eco-renovated office 
space near Lancaster (part of the award-winning Lancaster Cohousing 
project).

For more information on Scientists for Global Responsibility, see:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/

A full job description and person specification can be downloaded from:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/pages/vacancies

To apply, please email a current CV and cover letter to: 
<stuartp at sgr.org.uk> <mailto:stuartp at sgr.org.uk>
The cover letter should explain your interest in the post and outline 
your relevant skills and experience. The CV should be not more than 3 
pages long.

Closing date for applications:  29th July 2013
Interviews in early August

We welcome applications from any individual regardless of ethnic origin, 
gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. All 
applications will be considered on merit.


Regards


Serena Mansfield
Office Manager


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Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) is an independent UK-based organisation of scientists, architects, engineers, and technologists promoting ethical science, design and technology.

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