An early start today finds me waiting for a flight to Belfast where I am speaking at the 9th Scientific Conference of the Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke (NICHS) charity. Just time enough to pen a quick blog then. Lucky me. Poor you. Last night I was looking at my papers for a meeting … Continue reading Avoiding Laurel and Hardy when it comes to science can be difficult for the public
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Take part in a live trial now as part of NIHR’s visit to the British Science Festival #NIHRCOMETtrial
I hope you'll forgive the fact that what follows is the news release but I am part of the team presenting with Jonathan Sheffield at next week's British Science Festival and I really couldn't put it better than this. The 'live trial' is very exciting indeed and the first dip in the water for a … Continue reading Take part in a live trial now as part of NIHR’s visit to the British Science Festival #NIHRCOMETtrial
Cable and Willetts take public dialogue on science out of cold storage
It was only this time last week that, as I mulled over ideas for this blog, I considered a post listing some interesting 'facts' about public engagement including the number of days since the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) had said anything about future policy initiatives in the area of science and society. I should not … Continue reading Cable and Willetts take public dialogue on science out of cold storage
Simon Denegri's Lay Review 