IBSEN
The Seventh Quarterly Newsletter is live!
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
BSRC workshop report: The Impact of Emerging and Converging Technologies on Biosecurity and its Education
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
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
BSRC Director highlights the importance of biosecurity education and the IBSEN in new Nature correspondence
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
The Fifth Quarterly Newsletter is now live!
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
The Fourth Quarterly Newsletter is now live!
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
The Third Quarterly Newsletter is now live!
This Third Quarterly Newsletter will address the achievements of the International Biological Security Education Network (IBSEN) during its first year and LMU BSRC’s current activities on strengthening global biosecurity education. The feature column within this Newsletter analyses the aim and structure of the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences: Mitigating … Read more
The Second Quarterly Newsletter is now live!
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
The IBSEN 1st Quarterly Newsletter is live
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