The seventh Quarterly Newsletter by the International Biosecurity Education Network (IBSEN) examines implementation of education initiatives from the broader CBRN education field to identify and inform best practices in pedagogical methodologies for effective biosecurity education with a particular focus on “active learning”. This issue also reports on the successful activities undertaken by LMU Biological Security Research Centre … Read more
We are delighted to announce our forthcoming side event on 9 December 2025 at the Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland called: Implementing Biosecurity Education: The development of a pilot IBSEN up to the 2027 Review Conference. Featuring international speakers from Brazil and Japan, as … Read more
In October 2025, a policy workshop titled ‘The Impact of Emerging and Converging Technologies on Biosecurity and its Education: a scoping workshop’ held by the London Metropolitan University Biological Security Research Centre (LMU BSRC) brought together international experts from academic institutions, civil society, coalitions and industry as well as members of the BSRC Staff. The … Read more
The sixth Quarterly Newsletter by the International Biosecurity Education Network (IBSEN) continues our exploration of the implementation of biosecurity education initiatives, focusing on how active, participatory, values-driven approaches can embed a culture of responsibility at the earliest stages of scientific careers. This issue’s Special Topic examines the multifaceted approach of the International Genetically Engineered Machine … Read more
On 3-4 October 2025 in London (UK), the LMU Biological Security Research Centre (BRSC) held a highly successful workshop titled “The Impact of Emerging and Converging Technologies on Biosecurity and its Education” as the first of two workshops aiming to understand how biosecurity education can best keep pace with potential risks from advances in the … Read more
This week, the IBSEN’s Professor Lijun Shang and Professor Malcolm Dando published a clear call to action to States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention to establish an International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN) in the highly esteemed journal Nature. The short correspondence article draws attention to the recent meeting of the Working … Read more
On 12 August 2025 at the Sixth Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention, Professor Lijun Shang presented at a side event organised by London Metropolitan University with in-kind support from UNIDIR on the need for an International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN). (L-R) Professor Lijun Shang (LMU BSRC), … Read more
On 11 August 2025, the Biological Security Research Centre (BSRC) published a formal statement to the Sixth Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention. The statement titled “From Concept to Action: Implementing an International Biosecurity Education Network (IBSEN)” highlighted the importance of the BWC Chair’s Non-paper rolling text in … Read more
This fifth Quarterly Newsletter addresses the rapid transition within the field of biosecurity education has from broad concepts into a dynamic field of practice, with the International Biosecurity Education Network (IBSEN) helping drive this evolution and shape new modes of biosecurity education—from traditional textbooks to more innovative, participatory approaches such as cartoons and interactive learning … Read more
This fourth Quarterly Newsletter addresses the activities of the International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN) following its first year and LMU BSRC’s future projects on strengthening global biosecurity education. The feature column within this Newsletter analyses the work of the International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA). This Special Topic examines the achievements and challenges of … Read more