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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Public Engagement</title>
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		<title>Plankton, Amphibians, Elephants or Bees: which would you choose?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/23/plankton-amphibians-elephants-or-bees-which-would-you-choose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/23/plankton-amphibians-elephants-or-bees-which-would-you-choose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/23/plankton-amphibians-elephants-or-bees-which-would-you-choose/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Better communciation of science to the public is critical to tackling major environmental challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/30/better-communciation-of-science-to-the-public-is-critical-to-tackling-major-environmental-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/30/better-communciation-of-science-to-the-public-is-critical-to-tackling-major-environmental-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/30/better-communciation-of-science-to-the-public-is-critical-to-tackling-major-environmental-challenges/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government and Research Councils Set Out Open Access Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government has today published its official response to the &#8216;Finch Report&#8217;, 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&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Get on your soapbox with the UK&#039;s top women scientists</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/get-on-your-soapbox-with-the-uks-top-women-scientists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/get-on-your-soapbox-with-the-uks-top-women-scientists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Zoological Society of London is inviting all members of the public to hear the UK&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/get-on-your-soapbox-with-the-uks-top-women-scientists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nominations open for the John Maddox Prize for &#039;standing up for science&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/03/nominations-open-for-the-john-maddox-prize-for-standing-up-for-science/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/03/nominations-open-for-the-john-maddox-prize-for-standing-up-for-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Engagement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/03/nominations-open-for-the-john-maddox-prize-for-standing-up-for-science/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Peatlands &#8211; Demonstrating Success</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bangor University]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whose Impact is it Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That was the question that the latest in the &#8216;Talk Science&#8216; series of events at the British Library tried to address on Tuesday evening. The event, a panel discussion chaired by William Cullerne Bown of Research Fortnight and sponsored by &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Standing up for Science: Media Training Workshop for Life Scientists</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/04/standing-up-for-science-media-training-workshop-for-life-scientists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/04/standing-up-for-science-media-training-workshop-for-life-scientists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sense About Science will be holding a Standing up for Science media workshop at Charles Darwin House (headquarters of the British Ecological Society) in London on Friday 15th June. This full day event is free and for early career researchers &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/04/standing-up-for-science-media-training-workshop-for-life-scientists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sense about Science urge people to &#8216;Ask for Evidence&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/09/19/sense-about-science-urge-people-to-ask-for-evidence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/09/19/sense-about-science-urge-people-to-ask-for-evidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/09/19/sense-about-science-urge-people-to-ask-for-evidence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ThinkBIG – New Report on Landscape Scale Conservation</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/30/thinkbig-new-report-on-landscape-scale-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/30/thinkbig-new-report-on-landscape-scale-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/30/thinkbig-new-report-on-landscape-scale-conservation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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