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King's College London, Centre for Science and Security Studies

London, United Kingdom

Grants

2020 (2 years 6 months)
$300,000

The Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London is a multi-disciplinary research and teaching group that brings together scientific experts with specialists in politics, international relations, and history. This award renews funding to address how developments related to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, or the ban treaty, could impact the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). It supports cooperative relationships and dialogue between countries to improve outcomes from the NPT review process and reduce risks posed by nuclear weapons and emerging technology.

2019 ( 2 months)
$12,000

The Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London (KCL) is a multi-disciplinary research and teaching group that brings together scientific experts and specialists in politics, international relations, and history. This award will support KCL membership and access to the Roper Center, the world’s leading archive of public opinion survey data. It aims to support original research into public opinion to understand polarization in global nuclear politics and identify ways to build bridges between countries that possess nuclear weapons and those that do not.

2018 (2 years 5 months)
$357,000

The Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London is a multi-disciplinary research and teaching group that brings together scientific experts with specialists in politics, international relations, and history. This award provides funding to address implications of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which has highlighted the growing distrust and polarization within the global nuclear regime. It is intended to build bridges between policymakers involved in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review process, and improve diplomatic conditions to strengthen global nuclear governance.