Sense about Science
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An independent charity promoting the public interest in sound science and evidence. #EvidenceWeek #MaddoxPrize #AskForEvidence #VoYS #AllTrials
London, UK
Joined June 2009
@antoniabance took the witness stand at the #EvidenceWeek reverse committee hearing this week, on behalf of @CommonsBTC. People from across the UK came to Westminster to put their questions to MPs, asking about the evidence behind the issues that matter to them. Thank you again!
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Meet Risk know-how practitioner, Professor Chioma Blaise Chikere. Her award-winning project harnesses the hydrocarbon-clearing ability of bacteria to reclaim oil-polluted farmland in the Niger Delta. Read her insights on risk communication: https://t.co/9QHDP9Yoms
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Research integrity toolkit launched for early career researchers https://t.co/05P6fVCcsa Guide authored by the Sense about Science charity and Taylor & Francis, with input from UK Research Integrity Office @senseaboutsci @tandfonline @UKRIO
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Guide was authored by the Sense about Science charity and Taylor & Francis, with input from the UK Research Integrity Office
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We’ve just published a comprehensive research integrity toolkit with @senseaboutsci. Created with and for early career researchers, the guide addresses common questions and provides practical advice to help today’s researchers avoid integrity pitfalls. https://t.co/59NsR8CSo6
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"A university that wants to produce graduates capable of withstanding scrutiny must explicitly teach – and display – how to disagree well."
Opinion: “Graduates who learn to treat dissent as socially risky rather than intellectually necessary will carry those reflexes into newsrooms, policy units and professional institutions.” 🖊️ Yashraj Garg https://t.co/ILUDUW99bj
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Good to work with @senseaboutsci on this short vid: Key questions on public spending - Ask your evidence
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Meet Olivier Bernard- science communicator, author, pharmacist and 2019 winner of the early career researcher Maddox Prize. Read his insights into understanding other's perceptions of risk here: https://t.co/vO5Ont401V and about his prize win here: https://t.co/BjpHCd7dGD
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It's great to see that Bambang Hero Saharjo, one of our #MaddoxPrize winners, continue to firmly stand up for science, despite the challenges he faces https://t.co/5tzgERUfpP
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Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than two decades, professors Bambang Hero Saharjo and...
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Public-good curators like @DalmeetS protect our access to contextualised information by amplifying important views we need to hear. Our new guide with @sage_publishing champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration Find the guide here➡️ https://t.co/N3hW3HDKMO
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🗨️ How should science advice adapt in an age of populism? Join our director Tracey Brown and other speakers for an in-person seminar on communicating science amid disinformation and conspiracy theories. 📅 1 Dec, 17:00 🔗 Book your place https://t.co/ShSDUOFz5H
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How should science advice adapt to an age of populism? A UCL-STEaPP Seminar in partnership with RoRI and hosted by Wellcome
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Our Responsible Handover Framework is a flexible, practical approach to AI governance that protects patients before problems spiral. Find it here 👉 https://t.co/2PGo2uv2uI
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AI tools are already entering healthcare without the guidance clinicians need – leaving doctors hesitant and patients at risk. That’s why our Responsible Handover Framework matters now https://t.co/MZLUjNMIT5
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Join Dr Sameh ElBadry & Dr Caitlin Bentley on 4 Dec for a key discussion on closing the AI governance gap. @responsibleaiuk webinar will introduce our Responsible Handover Framework and how it supports best practices 📅 4 Dec, 13:00 GMT Register: https://t.co/b4oOD0maun
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🍂The Autumn Budget lands on Wednesday. Because local spending decisions shape our daily lives just as much, and deserve the same scrutiny, our new Key Questions on Public Spending guide helps you ask the right questions about local proposals:
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Councillors, policymakers and communities regularly face decisions around spending proposals that impact us all. Here are some key questions to judge budget decisions
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'Sharenting' risks children's safety, leading to unwanted attention, cyberbullying, and ID theft. Earlier this month, Professors Pamela Ugwudike and Stuart Middleton urged MPs for Government action during Evidence Week. Learn more about their research 👉 https://t.co/tGgbA9eAfI
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Scientists from PML and the University of Exeter met with #MPs to share their latest evidence on #MarineCarbonDioxideRemoval - and to explore the UK’s opportunity to lead innovative, responsible approaches as part of the fight against #ClimateChange: 🔗 https://t.co/WmrM2VxWRm
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Welcome recommendation from the @StatsRegulation, that ministerial departments publish their public commitment to intelligent transparency. We would like to see this as part of a wider Ministerial commitment to Transparency of Evidence in Government
With misinformation on the rise, it’s crucial that official, high-quality data and analysis are easy to find and clear, helping people make informed decisions and hold governments accountable. See more here 👇 https://t.co/sY4eozOhg9
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#Citizenscience Resources Curators of information matter. A new guide from @senseaboutsci shows why librarians, editors & journalists are key to trustworthy research. https://t.co/m2Rz9eHJQG
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Our director Tracey Brown spoke at @EIF4eu's lunch debate on 'Fake science & the threat of scientific misinformation'. During her opening remarks, MEP Lina Gálvez firmly put the fake science discussion in the domain of the business model of technology.
⚠️ #FakeScience threatens Democracy Today, I opened the debate on scientific misinformation Science is a fundamental pillar of Democracy and the 🇪🇺 project We must protect research integrity, challenge blind spots, and ensure public funding tackles the "unpleasant" questions
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'The People’s Case for Curators' has recently been showcased at #EvidenceWeek in the UK Parliament and in the Charleston Conference in the US. Together with @Sage_Publishing, we continue to make the case for #PublicGoodCuration
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Since its launch, The People’s Case for Curators guide has been showcased at the Charleston Conference and to UK policymakers during Evidence Week.
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Researchers at UEL MPs and peers at Westminster for #EvidenceWeek with @senseaboutsci to discuss how to keep children safe in virtual reality. “By engaging directly with policymakers, we can help protect children’s safety and digital rights.” – Professor Julia Davidson OBE
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