[SGRupdate] News from SGR - November 2016

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

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News from Scientists for Global Responsibility - November 2016

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* Scientists and War 1916-2016

Article by Prof David Webb, Leeds Beckett University/ SGR

http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/scientists-and-war-1916-2016


* Universities for sale?
The influence of the arms, fossil fuels and other industries

SGR conference and AGM

Saturday 19 November 2016

The Gallery, Farringdon, London, UK

- Last chance to register at:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/events/universities-sale

This conference will discuss the ways in which controversial industries are
involved at UK universities, how government policies encourage this, and the
range of detrimental effects - and then discuss proposals for change.

Speakers:
John Holmwood, Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham; Campaign for
the Public University
David Smythe, Emeritus Professor of Geophysics, University of Glasgow
Dr Stuart Parkinson, Scientists for Global Responsibility
Maeve McClenaghan, Greenpeace UK
Dr Aubrey Blumsohn, previously University of Sheffield
Dr Nicholas Maxwell, University College London

For more information and to register, see:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/events/universities-sale


* Finally, given the election of Donald Trump, a reminder of some of our other
recent analysis...

The Nuclear Weapons Threat - SGR's main outputs
http://www.sgr.org.uk/projects/nuclear-weapons-threat-main-outputs


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