Dr. Simon Whitby

Biography

Sample Lectures -  Methodology / Theory in IR and Security. Steady Mass production of ...4....Methodology and Theory - https://youtu.be/O1Hk9a4j7JU Critical Security Studies. Steady mass production of ...s 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rIW6ASmXW4 Lamont Methodology in IR as Team Based Learning TBL - https://youtu.be/6f91bJfCvwY The Ottomans and Religion ans Non-Material Culture, Social Constructivism and Free Inquiry. Steady mass-production of ... 2 - https://youtu.be/TE0wcmemqO4 Social Constructivism and Free Inquiry. Steady mass-production of ...1  - https://youtu.be/pSOQ-eCanTo 50th Anniversary Peace Studies 2024 June ps24 - https://youtu.be/T4-ie4knZ7E Climate Class - https://youtu.be/jmqv5tMihrY Dual Use Ethical, Legal and Social Responsibility in Life Science - https://youtu.be/VJeNSaiYyDY Out-takes Team Based Learning EU Brain Project: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Crispr/Cas - https://youtu.be/UGvTLG1_l64

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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

Modules

• Contemporary Security Challenges - PES7037-B
• Dissertation (BA) - PES6016-D
• Security: Concepts, Constructions and Analyses - PES5036-B

Professional activities

Publications