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Talking waste disposal with David Lowry
Surrounded by overwhelmingly positive attitudes studying ‘the nuclear’ in West Cumbria, ethnographer Petra finds a counter-narrative.
Exploring priorities at London launch
The Beam held a launch event at the British Academy in London, inviting key influencers to contribute their ideas.
The fieldwork of attending a conference
Presenting at a conference can be part of doing anthropological fieldwork, even when ‘the field’ seems far away.
Chernobyl and the Noösphere
Vladimir Vernadsky may not be a household name in the west like Marie Curie or Albert Einstein, but the legacy of the Russian-Ukrainian geochemist in his home countries is great.
The Beam has begun
A unique new research network has been launched with ambitions to encompass an international membership and break new ground.
Ethnography and energy
Petra Tjitske Kalshoven has just begun fieldwork for an ethnographic project on nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield in West Cumbria.
How I learned to stop worrying about the bomb
Meet Damian O’Doherty, Professor of Management and Organisation and co-founder of The Beam.
Nuclear aspirations and uncertainties
Meet Penny Harvey, Professor of Social Anthropology at The University of Manchester and co-founder of The Beam.
My career and the Nuclear Industry: A short memoir
Our Nuclear Industry has defined my working life. For over thirty years it has been my constant companion.
Fukushima – Five years on
Adrian Bull, Director of External Relations for the UK National Nuclear Laboratory, visits Okuma – inside the exclusion zone of the March 2011 Fukushima accident.