[SGRupdate] News from SGR – October 2019

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

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News from Scientists for Global Responsibility – October 2019

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* New SGR report: Irresponsible Science?

Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, looks at how the fossil fuel and arms industries
finance professional engineering and science organisations - and the many
ethical problems this causes - in a summary of a new SGR report.

Read the blog:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/irresponsible-science

Read the Sunday Times article: (paywall)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/royal-society-urged-to-ditch-16m-fossil-fuel-investment-drw89t35f

Download the full report + data:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/publications/irresponsible-science


* Climate change and conflict

Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, will be speaking at the international conference,
'21st Century Security: challenges and solutions' in central London on Sunday
20th October.

For more details and tickets, see:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/events/climate-change-and-conflict


* Responsible Science conference 2019 - a reminder

Scientists behaving responsibly:
Should science walk the talk on climate breakdown?

16 November; London

Speakers include:
Prof Kevin Anderson; Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh; Prof Rebecca Willis; Prof Bill
McGuire; Farhana Yamin

For more details, see:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/events/scientists-behaving-responsibly-should-science-walk-talk-climate-breakdown


* Science4Society Week 2020 - competition launch

The S4S Week 2020 competition for students is now online and the theme this
year is pollution and waste in its many forms - TRASH 'Take Responsibility and
Show How'. Lesson plans, activities and ideas for the competition are
available on the website.

Download the competition details:
https://www.s4s.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/s4sweek2020Competition.pdf

Download the TRASH resources pack:
https://www.s4s.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/TRASHResources.pdf

Please share with your networks - teachers and anyone working with young people.
The closing date is 28th February 2020 - plenty of time to plan!



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