Science for Peace organizes its research through six standing working groups. Each group is convened by a chair, meets regularly (in person and online), reviews submissions in its area, and produces collective statements on emerging questions. Membership is open to scholars and graduate students working in the relevant field.
AI & Autonomous Weapons
Canadian university research and the ethics of algorithmic warfare. From Mila to MILA-affiliated startups, Canadian AI research is upstream of every major Western military AI program. The question is what norms researchers, universities and government should adopt.
Arctic & Circumpolar
A demilitarized, scientifically open, Indigenous-led circumpolar North. We work with Inuit and Dene monitoring networks and support a renewed Arctic Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.
Chemical Weapons
Supporting the OPCW mission to verifiably eliminate chemical weapons, with scientific advice to Canadian delegations and submissions on dual-use chemistry and export controls.
Climate Justice
Ecological breakdown as a peace issue. We treat climate change as a driver of conflict and displacement, examine the carbon footprint of military activity, and support just-transition policies.
Community Sustainability
Practical concepts for achieving peace and sustainability within human communities — food systems, urban resilience, community-scale energy.
Nuclear Weapons
Disarmament after Hiroshima — a Canadian scientific and civic responsibility. We advocate Canadian accession to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).