Five outstanding students from the University of British Columbia have earned the 2023 Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security, a recognition presented by the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and funded by The Simons Foundation. Their research covers critical areas such as nuclear disarmament, nuclear energy, and global security. Meet these talented scholars and discover their names, degrees, and research proposals below:
Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student
The Forgotten Legacy: Indigenous Perspectives on Nuclear Contamination in Canada’s North
Undergraduate Student double majoring in Physics and History
Public Attitudes Toward Scientific Authority in Nuclear Science, 1961 – 1968
PHD student in Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Peoples perspective on nuclear energy in India
PHD student in Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program
The Blind Alley: Nuclear Policies, Inequality and the absence of anti-nuclear movement in Pakistan
Undergraduate Student majoring in International Relations
The Nuclear-Climate Nexus: Connecting Environmental and Security Concerns over Nuclear Energy and Weapons Proliferation
We invite you to explore the intriguing work of these scholars in the field of global security and nuclear disarmament.
