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Dear Colleagues,
We still have a number of places left for the Public Understanding of
Science Lunch Club meeting to be held at SPSG's offices in Westminster on
Friday July 16, the programme for which can be found below.
If anyone would like to attend please contact Tim Rogers by e-mail or
telephone, or register via the SPSG website at www.spsg.org/pus.
Details for the July 26th lunch club can also be found below.
Tim Rogers
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Science Policy Support Group Lunch Club Series 1999
The Public Understanding of Science
JULY 16 1999
12:00 - 12:15 Welcome
12:15 - 13.00 Hot and Cold Buffet Lunch
13.00 - 13.45 Presentations from the Fellows
Laurie Cohen. Managing Producer User Relations in Research Science
Institutes. How have recent changes in the organisation of public sector
research institutes altered their relationships with users?
Jeanette Edwards. Expertise in Understanding of new Reproductive and Genetic
Technologies. What kind of understanding do lay people bring to bear on
burgeoning and increasingly prominent technologies of assisted conception?
Ian Robinson. Public Understanding of Science in Medicine: An
Anthropological Perspective How do medical scientist, particularly those
involved in medical trials, understand and evaluate their work?
13.45 - 14.00 Questions and discussion
14.00 Close
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The Science Policy Support Group (SPSG) is pleased to announce a special
three part series of lunchtime events detailing the work of the Fellows in
the ESRC New Opportunities Programme on the Public Understanding of Science.
These will be held on June 18th, July 16th and July 26th 1999 at SPSG's
offices at 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London.
Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss some of the issues currently
heading the public understanding of science debate and to question the
Fellows on the implications of their work for policy, practice and future
research.
The cost of each lunch club is 18.00 including lunch and refreshments.
Places are limited so early booking is advised.
For further details on topics and speakers please visit the SPSG website:
www.spsg.org/pus
An electronic booking service and further details of the programme can be
found here.
If internet access is limited please contact Tim Rogers at the address
listed at the bottom of this page, or by sending an e-mail to
[log in to unmask], and a programme and booking form will be sent by post
or by fax.
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JULY 16 1999
12:00 - 12:15 Welcome
12:15 - 13.00 Hot and Cold Buffet Lunch
13.00 - 13.45 Presentations from the Fellows
Laurie Cohen. Managing Producer User Relations in Research Science
Institutes. How have recent changes in the organisation of public sector
research institutes altered their relationships with users?
Jeanette Edwards. Expertise in Understanding of new Reproductive and Genetic
Technologies. What kind of understanding do lay people bring to bear on
burgeoning and increasingly prominent technologies of assisted conception?
Ian Robinson. Public Understanding of Science in Medicine: An
Anthropological Perspective How do medical scientist, particularly those
involved in medical trials, understand and evaluate their work?
13.45 - 14.00 Questions and discussion
14.00 Close
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JULY 26 1999
12:00 - 12:15 Welcome
12:15 - 13.00 Hot and Cold Buffet Lunch
13.00 - 13.45 Presentations from the Fellows
Rebecca Boden PUS: A Governance perspective. An evaluation of the
contribution made by contemporary UK accounting based governance practices
to the public understanding of science.
Steve Yearley. Public Understanding Models and Simulations. How useful are
technical models and simulations in demonstrating scientific ideas and
concepts to the public?
Josephine Anne Stein. The Changing Mores of Science: Public Understanding
and Public Accountability. How can public participation in civic affairs
concerning scientific and technical issues be improved?
13.45 - 14.00 Questions and discussion
14.00 Close
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Tim Rogers
Science Policy Support Group
1 Birdcage Walk
Westminster
London SW1
T. +44 171 799 3335
F. +44 171 799 3336
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