This 2nd Quarterly Newsletter addresses the achievements of the International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN) during its first six months and LMU BSRC’s future projects on strengthening global biosecurity education. The feature column within this Newsletter analyses the development of the Advisory Board on Education and Outreach (ABEO), of the Organisation for the Prohibition of … Read more
As a Nuclear Threat Initiative | biosecurity (NTI|bio) Next Generation Delegate, Ms Iris Magne presented the work of the IBSEN during a side event of the BTWC Working Group. She introduced the recent achievements of the network, such as the publication of the book Essentials of Biological Security: A Global Perspective and of the First … Read more
Ms Olivia Ibbotson and Ms Iris Magne presented the work of IBSEN at the London Metropolitan University Student Staff Research Conference Past – Present – Future: Research at London Met which took place at the beginning of July. The International Biological Security Education Network: an imperative and timely tool for global biosecurity The risks of … Read more
On the 24th of June 2024, the Interdisciplinary Research Forum hosted the book launch of Essentials of Biological Security: A Global Perspective published by London Metropolitan University’s Biological Security Research Centre (LMU BSRC) and Wiley. This book aims to be a one-stop-shop resource to help people teach biological security in support of the Tianjin Guidelines that have been developed … Read more
This 1st Quarterly Newsletter introduces the work of the International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN) and the IBSEN’s team at the London Metropolitan University and around the world. It explores the current advances in biosecurity education, how IBSEN will raise awareness of these risks and develop adequate biosecurity education material. The main article analyses the … Read more
Professor Lijun Shang has been awarded a grant from the British Academy (BA) for his work to address biosecurity education in the agribusiness sector. Professor Shang highlights that “This grant will enable my centre to prepare a sustainable grant with European colleagues and extend our recent work on developing an international biological security education network. … Read more
During the 16th Session of the Advisory Board for Education and Outreach (ABEO) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), Professor Lijun Shang and Professor Malcolm Dando presented the achievements of the BSRC in biosecurity education and what could be learnt from the ABEO’s work in the chemical field. … Read more
Coordination of International Policy Initiatives on Biological Security Education – Professor Lijun Shang, Biological Security Research Centre, London Metropolitan University Biosecurity Education Resources: Present, Past, Futures? – Professor Malcolm Dando, Bradford University and London Metropolitan University Biological Security Education as Team-Based-Learning (TBL): Servicing the Urgent need for Biological Security Education globally – Dr Simon Whitby, … Read more
The International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN) was created in 2024 with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. The aim of the IBSEN is to raise awareness of the risks of scientific research with dual-use implications and the necessity of biosecurity education.