[psychology-visionlist] UoN Conference annoucement: 'Circling the square: Research, politics, media and impact'

[Andrew Gibson]

Apologies for cross-posting,

We have an exciting conference coming up in Nottingham:

'Circling the square: Research, politics, media and impact'
20-22 May 2014, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham
Organised by the Science, Technology and Society Priority Group

The conference will explore the role of knowledge in policy making, bringing together international scholars in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, practitioners at the science-policy interface, the public and the media.

Panel speakers include:
David Colquhoun (UCL), Dame Athene Donald (Cambridge), Dominic Dyer (The Badger Trust), Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard), Sylvia McLain (Oxford), Beth Taylor (Institute of Physics), the science writer Jon Turney, Chris Tyler (Director, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) and many more.

Conference rates start at £50 (£20 for students). Please book soon as only a limited number of places are available.
For more details and to book your place please see our conference website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/sts-conference

Please do pass on to any interested friends or colleagues!

Best wishes and hope to see you there

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Cornelia Lawson
Research Fellow
Science, Technology and Society Priority Group<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sciencetechnologyandsociety/index.aspx>
University of Nottingham
Email: cornelia.lawson at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:cornelia.lawson at nottingham.ac.uk>
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