Morning all
Some of you may be interested in this event taking place on Friday lunchtime at UCL. You can register at
www.surveymonkey.com/s/sci-culture-UCL.
Similar events are taking place in universities throughout the UK in coming weeks, see
http://nuffieldbioethics.org/research-culture/research-culture-research-culture-discussion-events for more info.
Best wishes,
Sarah Walker-Robson
Communications Manager
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Phone:
+44 (0)20 7681 9619
Lunchtime discussion
Calling all scientists whats it like being you?
Friday 20 June 2014
12.00-12.30 Sandwich lunch (Darwin Building, Rooms B05 and B15, UCL)
12.30-2.00 Discussion event (Medical Sciences and Anatomy Building, Room 131 A V Hill LT, UCL)
Access to both venues via Malet Place, off Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE
What motivates scientists and what pressures are they under?
What effects are funding and publishing systems having on the production of high quality, ethical scientific research?
Are current methods for assessing the quality of science working?
Is competition in science a good thing?
Express your views on these and other questions at a discussion event organised by University College London in collaboration
with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
The event is part of a nationwide-project to gather views and encourage debate about how the different features of the
UK research environment are affecting, both positively and negatively, the work and behaviour of scientists at all stages of their career. The findings of the project will be published and presented to policy makers towards the end of 2014. This is your chance
to contribute.
Chair:
Jonathan Montgomery
Professor of Health Care Law, UCL; Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics; and Chair of the Health Research Authority
Panel:
Geraint Rees
Professor of Cognitive Neurology, Institute of Neurology, UCL
Philip Campbell
Editor, Nature
Giovanna Tinetti
Professor of Astrophysics, UCL
The event is open to anyone and is free to attend but please register in advance.
Register for the event:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/sci-culture-UCL
Find out more about the project:
nuffieldbioethics.org/research-culture