[SGRupdate] News from SGR - September 2016

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

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News from Scientists for Global Responsibility - September 2016

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Features...

* Open letter to Prime Minister on Hinkley Point C *

SGR letter calls on the government to end its support for the proposed Hinkley
Point C nuclear power plant.

http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/open-letter-prime-minister-hinkley-point-c


* The quest for ‘brain-like machines’ *

Dr Michael Reinsborough, King’s College London, discusses the leading
international neuroscience projects and the growing interest of the military.

http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/quest-brain-machines


* 25 years of science ethics at Cambridge *

Dr Richard Jennings, University of Cambridge, reflects on lessons learned from
the teaching of science ethics at one of the UK's leading universities.

http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/25-years-science-ethics-cambridge


Events...

* Islam and the West: a personal perspective *

A lecture by Sir Michael Atiyah OM FRS

Wednesday 14 September 2016
Conway Hall, London, UK

Organised by The Martin Ryle Trust

For more details, see:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/events/islam-and-west-personal-perspective


* UK nuclear weapons: an introduction to the risks *

Presentation by Dr Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director, SGR

Thursday 22 September 2016
Friends Meeting House, Lancaster, UK

Part of the public meeting 'Do we want nuclear weapons in our backyard?' -
focused on nuclear weapons convoys.

For more details, see:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/events/uk-nuclear-weapons


* Disarm! For a Climate of Peace *
International Peace Bureau - World Congress

30 September to 2 October
Technical University, Berlin

SGR will be taking part in a workshop on the militarisation of science on
Saturday 1 October

For more details, see:
https://www.ipb2016.berlin/event/ipb-world-congress-berlin/



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