Conferences and workshops

BSRC workshop report: The Impact of Emerging and Converging Technologies on Biosecurity and its Education

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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

BSRC hosts hybrid workshop on emerging technologies and its impact on biosecurity and biosecurity education

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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

Professor Lijun Shang presents the IBSEN at LMU side event at the 6th Working Group Meeting of the BTCW (Geneva, Switzerland)

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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

LMU’s Biological Security Research Centre (BSRC) Statement published during the 6th Working Group meeting of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

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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

Presentation at a side event of the BTWC organised by NTI and UNODA.

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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

Presentation of IBSEN at the London Metropolitan University Student Staff Research Conference

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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

Book launch Essentials of Biological Security: A Global Perspective

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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

Presentation at the ABEO OPCW

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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

Policy Workshop ‘Toward a collaborative, collective and integrative international CBRN security education: Coordination of International Policy Initiatives on Biosecurity Education Policy Workshop’ – 16 March 2024

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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