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Academia and Research News Non-medical Letters of Support
“Dr Becky Alexis-Martin, Lecturer in Human Geography at Manchester Metropolitan University, undertook a social and cultural study of nuclear test veterans’
lives, entitled “Nuclear Families”.
Becky is happy to provide free expert non-medical
letters of support for members of the nuclear
community, to help explain challenges faced by
veterans and descendants to GPs, social services and other sources of support.
If you would like to take advantage of this support, you can get in touch with her at B.Alexis-Martin@mmu.ac.uk
Book Award
We are also delighted to announce that on June 15, Dr Becky Alexis-Martin won the British International Studies Association (BISA) L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize for “Disarming Doomsday”, published by Pluto Press.
Dr Alexis-Martin has also been shortlisted for the Bread & Roses Award for “Disarming Doomsday”. We would like to thank Becky for her contribution to the Nuclear Community, and for her continued research with the British Nuclear Community.
Participants Needed for PhD Research
“The British Nuclear Test Veteran: Nuclear Weapons, National Service, and the Soldier’s Body” is a PhD research project conducted by Fiona Bowler at the University of Southampton.
The project investigates the experiences of British nuclear test veterans involved in atmospheric nuclear tests, perceptions of radiation risk, and the impact of these experiences upon servicemen. It also examines the evolution of a community of British nuclear test veterans. As part of this project, Fiona Bowler is looking to conduct oral history interviews with British nuclear test veterans and their family members. The data will feature within her doctoral thesis, which will be made available to participants upon completion.
You are invited to participate in these interviews - if interested, please contact Fiona Bowler via email f.bowler@soton.ac.uk or telephone 07824 777005.
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