Category Archives: Science Communication
Sense about Science urge people to ‘Ask for Evidence’
Consumers, voters and patients should demand evidence for scientific and medical claims to counter a tide of misinformation, say leading scientists and public figures. Derren Brown, Jonathan Ross and Dara Ó Briain have joined with representatives of Mumsnet, patient groups … Continue reading
ThinkBIG – New Report on Landscape Scale Conservation
The ThinkBIG report, which was released this week, is designed to provide information for local authorities, land managers, farmers and communities as to how they can contribute to the move towards landscape scale conservation outline in the Natural Environment White … Continue reading
BES at the National Assembly for Wales
The British Ecological Society’s Policy Team attended a meeting at the building of the National Assembly for Wales on Tuesday, for a day of presentations from academics working in applied research across the country. The event, ‘Science at the Assembly, … Continue reading
BES Member to Deliver Prize Lecture at British Science Festival
Dr Deborah Harvey has been invited to deliver the prestigious Charles Lyell Award Lecture at this year’s British Science Festival. Organised by the British Science Association, the British Science Festival is the largest event of its kind in Europe. This … Continue reading
Sense About Science Annual Lecture
The Royal Society of Medicine hosted the Sense About Science Annual Lecture yesterday evening. The lecture, entitled ‘Epidemics and refuseniks: the birth of state responsibility’ was led by Professor Richard Evans, a historian from the University of Cambridge and attended … Continue reading
BES – NERC Policy Training Workshop
After two days of exciting policy engagement training in London, the Policy Training Workshop organised by British Ecological Society (BES) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has come to a close. The event was attended by thirty NERC funded PhD … Continue reading
BES and NERC Policy Training Workshop
The BES and NERC knowledge exchange learning and development workshop on science policy interactions commences today. The workshop will involve participants from a variety of backgrounds including government, academia, and focus on improving science policy communication within ecological and environmental … Continue reading
How can we avoid preaching to the converted?
This was the question asked by Dr Adam Hart, University of Gloucestershire, in the Society of Biology’s annual Charter Lecture this morning. Through an enhtusiastic presentation, Dr Hart concluded that engaging those interested in science with science festivals and similar … Continue reading
PolicyNet: Science and the media
Today the Royal Academy of Engineering hosted this months PolicyNet event, bringing together those working in science-policy to discuss the subject of how the new media has affected science conversation. The talk was led by Andrew Cohen, Head of Science … Continue reading
The Guardian, Observer and Wellcome Trust launch new prize for budding science journalists
The Guardian, Observer and the Wellcome Trust have launched a new prize for budding science writers. In an article on the Guardian’s website, journalist Alok Jha launches the prize and gives a few tips on how to get started in … Continue reading