The closing date for applications for Short course 2: Science, Faith and
Society has been extended to Wednesday 6 September. Details below.
The Faraday Institute offers informed and intellectually rigorous
courses on the relationship between science and religion delivered by
speakers eminent in their own disciplines and in this inter-disciplinary
field.
Post-doc and student fees are heavily discounted and bursaries are
available for delegates from low-income countries.
Short course 2: Science, Faith and Society
22-24 September, 2006, Westminster College, Cambridge
This course will survey the ways in which science and religion are
handled by the media, by government, and in education thereby shaping
public perceptions of science, ethics and religion.
Deadline for applications: 6 September 2006
Speakers and topics:
Michael Brooks (New Scientist, Science and Religion in Science Journalism)
Prof. Derek Burke CBE DL (Ethics in Public Policy)
Prof. David Cook (The Moral Maze, Bioethics in Media and Government)
Rt Hon. John Gummer MP (How Does Parliament Handle the Ethical
Controversies Raised by Scientific Advance?)
Prof. Sir John Houghton FRS (Global Warming and Society’s Response)
Dr Peter Moore (Ethical Issues in Science and the Public Mind)
Martin Redfern (BBC, Science and Religion in the Media)
For more details, including eligibility, application forms and details
about discounts and bursaries, visit www.faraday-institute.org.
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The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
St Edmund's College
Cambridge, CB3 0BN, UK
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