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SECURITY FOR ALL IN A CHANGING WORLD
Research Councils UK (RCUK) programme 'Global Uncertainties: Security for all in a Changing World' is one of the six RCUK priority themes. These programmes provide a focus for coordinating and funding multidisciplinary research and novel approaches to help the UK address major strategic challenges that will help shape the programme's priorities and direction.
The Global Uncertainties programme is intended to run from 2008 to 2018 and is being led by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). RCUK’s support of Debating Matters is driven by a commitment to public engagement. The establishment of the Global Uncertainties Schools network is a continuation of that commitment, engaging with young people and the public on issues of global security challenges.
PROGRAMME RESEARCH PRIORITIES
RCUK have identified key research areas for the Global Uncertainties Programme, which will address the complex and interdependent threats to security in the world today. Three of the areas will be explored during the Global Uncertainties six school events: Ideologies and beliefs, Terrorism and Cyber-security.
Other key Global Uncertainties Programme areas include: Threats to infrastructures, Trans-national organised crime, Proliferation of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive weapons and technologies. Through research in these areas the programme aims to help governments, businesses and societies to understand how security threats can be better predicted, detected, prevented and mitigated.
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