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Dr. Simon Whitby,
Associate Professor

Information about Dr. Simon Whitby at the University of Bradford.

School of Social Sciences
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences)
Email:
s.whitby@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 234187
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Biography

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Since 2009, Whitby has worked at the interface between the life science and national security communities to address the threat of deliberate disease in the context of rapidly advancing science and dual-use technology.Whitby’s work has focused on contributing to the discourse on dual-use biosecurity and bioethics and thus on raising awareness at government, civil society, life science and industry levels about the ethical, legal and social implications of life science research.He has been actively engaged in building a world-wide capability in dual-use bioethics to engage the scientific community in awareness-raising programmes about the importance of responsible conduct of life science research. Significantly he has developed a novel and innovative online distance learning Masters level train-the-trainer programme and short courses in Applied Dual-Use Biosecurity / Bioethics.

Recent work by Whitby will see the launch in 2023 of a single-authored book on the history of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford.

Research

<https://www.opbw.org>. Throughout the period 2015 to the present day (2023), Dr Simon Whitby has continued his academic, applied academic, and policy work at the interface between the life-science, international security, ethics and law discourses, and has expanded his research and teaching profile with work he (with others) have pioneered on transformative research and teaching on dual-use bioethics and biological security. Dr Whitby has been part of the Catalyst Project to roll out Team-Based Learning Teaching across the University of Bradford (with Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge, and Nottingham Trent). Whitby's research has resulted in the drafting of 2 Journal articles: one on a constructivist analysis of the biological weapons control regime; and another, on the design of a novel team-based-learning combined threshold concepts methodology for the delivery of teaching, learning and professional training in the ethical, legal, and social implications of life science research. Another quite distinct aspect of Whitby's research will see the publication of a single-authored book on the History of Peace Studies at the University Bradford, its launch coinciding with the 50 Anniversary Celebrations of the founding of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford which accepted its first intake of MA students in 1973. The department which merged with international development, now (2023) has some 600 students undertaking 8 Masters (Level. 7) programmes.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Simon Whitby as follows:

Teaching modules

Information about programme modules taught by Dr. Simon Whitby.
Title Subject Module code Year
Security: Concepts, Constructions and Analyses
Dissertation (BA)
Contemporary Security Challenges

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Simon Whitby is as follows:

Education

  • University of Bradford - BA (Hons)
  • University of Bradford - MPhil
  • University of Bradford - PhD

Publications

There are 43 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Simon Whitby. They are listed as:

  • audiovisual material (23)
  • book (2)
  • book chapter (5)
  • editorial (1)
  • other journal (3)
  • peer reviewed journal (6)
  • published report (2)
  • reviews (1)

Audiovisual material

Dr. Simon Whitby has 23 publication(s) listed under audiovisual material.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Summary of the main points of BTWC Evaluation Paper 22: "The US Rejection of the Composite Protocol: A Huge Mistake Based on Illogical Assessment" 2001 Pearson, Graham S.; Whitby, Simon M.
Nuclear, chemical and biological arms control in the 21st century 2000 Rogers, Paul F.; Whitby, Simon M.
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Protocol Negotiations 2000 Pearson, Graham S.; Whitby, Simon M.
The Chemical Weapons Convention and the General Purpose Criterion 2000 Robinson, Julian P.P.; Whitby, Simon M.
The implementation of the General Purpose Criterion in the Chemical Weapons Convention 2000 Robinson, Julian P.P.; Whitby, Simon M.
National and International Authorities and the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention 2000 Robinson, Julian P.P.; Whitby, Simon M.
Implementation of the General Purpose Criterion in the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Protocol 2000 Robinson, Julian P.P.; Whitby, Simon M.
National and International Authorities in the Implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Protocol 2008 Robinson, Julian P.P.; Whitby, Simon M.
Developments relating to the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, implications for the BTWC 2000 Feakes, D.; Whitby, Simon M.
Declarations and inspections in the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the relevance of this form of verification to the BTWC 2000 Guthrie, Richard; Whitby, Simon M.
Composite Text - Address by the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Group Ambassador Tibor Toth 2000 Toth, Tibor; Whitby, Simon M.
Failure to agree a Procedural Report at the 24th session of the Ad Hoc Group 2001 Rissanen, Jenni; Whitby, Simon M.
The BTWC: An Evolving Regime 2001 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.
Negotiation of the BTWC 1968-1969 2001 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.
The Future of the BTWC: The Consequences of Suspension of the Fifth Review Conference 2001 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.
BWPP Launch Speech 2002 Dhanapala, J.; Whitby, Simon M.
The wider consequences of the failure to agree a Procedural Report at the 24th session of the Ad Hoc Group 2008 Atwood, D.; Whitby, Simon M.
2001 Review Conference: The Future - What can be done? 2001 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.
2001 Review Conference: The Future of the Ad Hoc Group 2001 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.
2001 Review Conference: Concensus Broken 2001 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.
The BTWC 2001 Review Conference 2001 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.
Biotechnology and the Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Future? 2002 Meselson, M.; Whitby, Simon M.
BWC Fifth Review Conference Resumed Session: Evaluation of Proposals 2002 Sims, N.A.; Whitby, Simon M.

Book

Dr. Simon Whitby has 2 publication(s) listed under book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Biological Warfare Against Crops 2001 Whitby, Simon M.
Preventing Biological Threats: What You Can Do. 2015 Whitby, Simon M.; Novossiolova, Tatyana; Walther, Gerald; Dando, Malcolm R.

Book Chapter

Dr. Simon Whitby has 5 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Anti-crop Biological Weapons Program 2006 Whitby, Simon M.
Ethics, Neuroscience and Public Policy: Can Team-Based Learning be a Means to Raise Awareness of the Problem of Dual-Use Among Practicing Neuroscientists? 2018 The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy First Simon Whitby Malcolm Dando Annabelle Lever, Andrei Poama Routledge 9781138201279
Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention after COVID-19. 2022 The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Future: Virology, Epidemiology, Translational Toxicology and Therapeutics The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Future: Virology, Epidemiology, Translational Toxicology and Therapeutics 1 Shang, L., Whitby, S., and Dando, M.R. ISBN 978-1-83916-306-7 Royal Society of Chemistry
After COVID-19: Time to Agree A Biosecurity Code of Conduct Under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. 2020 COVID-19 analysing the threat COVID-19 analysing the threat Simon Whitby, Cheng Tang, Lijun Shang and Malcolm Dando ISBN 978-93-90095-07-0 Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
The Future of Chemical Weapons: Advances in the Development of Anti-plant Agents 2019 Preventing Chemical Weapons: Arms Control and Disarmament as the Sciences Converge Preventing Chemical Weapons: Arms Control and Disarmament as the Sciences Converge Simon Whitby ISBN: 978-1-78262-649-7 Royal Society of Chemistry https://doi.org/10.1039/9781788010092

Editorial

Dr. Simon Whitby has 1 publication(s) listed under editorial.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
The biomedical community and the biological and toxin weapons convention 2001 BMC News and Views 2 Whitby S.;Dando M. 1471-8219

Other Journal

Dr. Simon Whitby has 3 publication(s) listed under other journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Dual-use research needs international oversight. 2022 895 Simon Whitby, Malcolm Dando & Lijun Shang Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03011-0
80 questions for UK biological security. 2021 16 Kemp L, Aldridge DC, Booy O, Bower H, Browne D, Burgmann M, et al (including Simon Whitby). PLoS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0241190
The vital importance of a web of prevention for effective biosafety and biosecurity in the twenty-first century. 2021 One Health Outlook One Health Outlook 3 Novossiolova, T.A., Whitby, S., Dando, M. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00049-4

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Simon Whitby has 6 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Biomedical Community and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention 2001 Dando, Malcolm R.; Whitby, Simon M.
The Potential of Plant Pathogens Against Crops 2001 Whitby, Simon M.
The Potential for Abuse of Genetics in Militarily Significant Biological Weapons 2002 Whitby, Simon M.; Dando, Malcolm R.; Millett, P.
Biological warfare against crops. 1999 Scientific American 280 70 - 75 Rogers P.;Whitby S.;Dando M. 0036-8733 10.1038/scientificamerican0699-70
Meeting the Challenges of Chemical and Biological Weapons: Strengthening the Chemical and Biological Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Regimes, 2022 Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology Brett Edwards, Tatyana Novossiolova, Michael Crowley, Simon Whitby, Malcolm Reginald Dando, Lijun Shang https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2022.805426
Strengthening biological security after COVID-19: Using cartoons for engaging life science stakeholders with the biological and toxin weapons (BTWC) 2022 Tatyana Novossiolova, Simon Whitby, Malcolm Dando, Lijun Shang

Published Report

Dr. Simon Whitby has 2 publication(s) listed under published report.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Biocontrol Agents and Plant Inoculants: Implications for Strengthening the BTWC 2005 Whitby, Simon M.
Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: The Vital Importance of a Web of Prevention for Effective Biosafety and Biosecurity in the 21st Century 2019 1 Tatyana A. Novossiolova, Simon Whitby, Malcolm Dando, and Graham S. Pearson Biological Weapons Convention

Reviews

Dr. Simon Whitby has 1 publication(s) listed under reviews.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
The potential use of plant pathogens against crops 2001 Microbes and Infection 3 73 - 80 Whitby S. 1286-4579 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)01348-4