Threats and opportunities often go hand in hand, with innovation, technology, and collaboration offering solutions to advance security and stability, so suggests the Civilian Research and Development Foundation Global (CRDF Global).

Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Security and Women Leadership is a focus for CRDF Global, with its Robin Copeland Memorial Fellowship (RCMF) program designed to build technical capacity and leadership among early- to mid-career professionals through tailored trainings, regional networks, and sustained mentorship.

Having been wowed by the 2024/2025 RCMF fellows, met on the sidelines of the Women in Nuclear Global annual conference in London 2025, it is apt to showcase representatives, including:

🎓 Nurul Ilyani from Malaysia, whose ambition is connecting science, education and policy: she highlights the need to strengthen nuclear science in building a safer and more secure world to develop the next generation of security expertise.

🎓Anindya Drysca, from Indonesia who stresses the need to showcase nuclear as safe, transparent, and trustable: she highlights the benefits of civilian nuclear in decarbonizing a power hungry nation.

🤝 Dr. Kelle Barfeld, showcasing how her work with CRDF is supporting SMR advancement and the social science of nuclear, i.e., ensuring the language used in nuclear addresses risk perceptions with the three S’s: Safety, Security, Safeguards.

🤝 Lucy Matthews, showcasing the breadth of partners and funders from government to commercial, including Carnegie Corporation of New York’s grant to RCMF which supports its ambitions, alongside other CDRF Global programs which seeks to expand conversations amongst nations.

There is much to learn from the experiences and ambitions of these women: feel inspired by the conversation! Plus, shoutout to World Institute for Nuclear Security for its contribution to the Three S’s!

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References:

[CRDF Global] https://www.crdfglobal.org/

[RCMF] https://crdfglobal.org/what-we-do/robin-copeland-memorial-fellowship-program/

[Atom Malaysia] https://www.atom.gov.my/en/online-system/

[BRIN] https://www.brin.go.id/en

[WINS] https://www.wins.org/

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