Category Archives: Science Communication
Knowledge Exchange Course in London – Half Price for BES Members
Members of the BES can benefit from a 50 percent discount on a new knowledge exchange course, taking place at our headquarters, Charles Darwin House, London, on 20th May 2013. Run by two well respected researchers in the field of … Continue reading
CSaP: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy
Where the relationship between scientists and policy-makers works, it is due to the existence of strong networks, but this relationship fails more often than it succeeds. This was one of the conclusions of a 2008 report from the Council for … Continue reading
Do we need more scientists in policy? An initial resounding 'yes' becomes a more complex debate
With 96% of respondents to a Twitter poll voting ‘Yes’, it looked like last night’s debate ‘Do we need more scientists in Parliament?’ was going to be a foregone conclusion. However, the event, the first in the new PolicyLates series … Continue reading
Plankton, Amphibians, Elephants or Bees: which would you choose?
On Wednesday evening the BES Policy Team joined a packed audience to consider the cases made by academics and media commentators for the species they would choose to save. Organised by the Zoological Society of London and the Wellcome Trust, … Continue reading
LWEC Launches New Guidelines for Knowledge Exchange
New guidelines to enhance researchers’ knowledge exchange activities have been launched by Living with Environmental Change (LWEC), the cross-Research Council and Government partnership. Launched at the first LWEC annual conference, in Birmingham, the guidelines will be complemented by two training … Continue reading
Better communciation of science to the public is critical to tackling major environmental challenges
There is a pressing need for researchers to better communicate science and technology developments to the general public, says Alan Leshner, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in a publication last week. Currently, public … Continue reading
Government and Research Councils Set Out Open Access Policy
The UK Government has today published its official response to the ‘Finch Report’, the output of a working group led by Dame Janet Finch that considered how to expand access to the published findings of research. To complement the Government’s … Continue reading
Get on your soapbox with the UK's top women scientists
The Zoological Society of London is inviting all members of the public to hear the UK’s top female scientists talk about their research from a soapbox on the Southbank, London. Next Monday, 16th July, biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers will … Continue reading
Nominations open for the John Maddox Prize for 'standing up for science'
The John Maddox Prize will reward an individual who has promoted sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest. Its emphasis is on those who have faced difficulty or hostility in doing so. Nominations of people at an … Continue reading
Investing in Peatlands – Demonstrating Success
This week ecologists from across the UK, Europe and from as far away as Tibet descended upon Bangor University to consider the major challenges and opportunities facing the restoration and conservation of the globe’s peatlands. The meeting was organised jointly … Continue reading