Six University of British Columbia students have been selected by the Liu Institute for Global Issues in the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs for the 2022 Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security. The award is funded by an endowment provided by The Simons Foundation.
The student recipients are undertaking research on topics broadly related to nuclear disarmament, nuclear energy, and global security. The selected students span a range of backgrounds and areas of interest. Their names, degrees, and research proposals are found below:
Nela Radecki
Undergraduate student majoring in International Relations with a minor in Economics
Studying how dominant concepts and schools of thought in economics affect global security.
Anna Manuel
Undergraduate student majoring in International Relations
Understanding the proliferation risks of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) deployment and fuel cycle requirements.
Maëlle Lefeuvre
Undergraduate student in the Dual BA Program between SciencesPo & UBC, majoring in International Relations
Rise in nuclearism and impact on International Relations: Case-Study of Türkiye.
Sabah Haque
Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student
The role of arts and culture in post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding for Rohingya communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Taylor Tang
Undergraduate UBC Sciences Po Dual Degree student in Political Humanities and International Relations
Nuclear Rhetoric: A Feminist Analysis of Academic Discourses on Nuclear Weaponry and Warfare.
Panthea Pourmalek
Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student
The militarization of women-led peacebuilding post-international armed conflict.
