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New report on the links between UK universities and the Atomic Weapons Establishment
Medact and the Nuclear Information Service have undertaken a two-year study to investigate research links between British universities and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), which is responsible for designing and manufacturing […]
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Typhoon Haiyan Appeal
Humanitarian aid won’t stop climate change. Thousands killed. 1.9 million displaced. Super typhoon Haiyan – which hit the Philippines in November – is only one manifestation of an extreme […]
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Tony Waterston: Opening the Black Box on weapons of mass destruction?
Probably, chemical weapons aren’t at the top of most doctors’ minds in the UK. In the Middle East, where they have been used extensively in recent years and most tragically […]
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Medact News Winter 2013: Relaunch Conference
Medact News is our bi-annual newsletter. This edition covers our Relaunch Conference and organisational restructure. It is also available as a PDF download.
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Drones – 2013 update
This update to the original 2012 report recommends greater parliamentary and public scrutiny of the use of drones, their inclusion in arms limitation treaties, and a stop to further automation in […]
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Blog: Economics – the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the world?
Last December, Richard Horton, Chief Editor of the Lancet, sent out a set of ten tweets asserting that “economics may be the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the world”. It […]
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Open Letter: to President Obama on hunger strikers in Guantanamo
Frank Arnold, Vincent Iacopino , Scott Allen , Hernán Reyes, Iain Chalmers, on behalf of 148 other signatories.[1] We write to you as doctors and other health professionals to request […]
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Concern about drones grows, Medact releases new report
Medact has built on the success of the 2012 report in raising awareness on the physical and psychological harm of drone warfare by publishing a 2013 update. The update focuses […]
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COP19 So Far – Typhoon Haiyan, corporate capture, and disruptive moves by Japan and Australia
The tone for the19th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP19 of the UNFCCC) was set by the Philippines’ lead negotiator, as he spoke […]
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Medicine, Conflict and Survival – Student Representative
The Medact-affiliated academic journal Medicine, Conflict and Survival is currently seeking a student representative for its Editorial Board. The Student Representative will have full status as a member of the […]
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Over 250 people attend Medact relaunch conference
On Saturday 9th November, more than 250 people attended a Medact conference on the interfaces between health, politics, ecology, economics, and violence. There were about 30 speakers including well known […]