Making Science Public
Knowledge, language and society
April 16, 2012
Twenty years ago, at the beginning of my academic career, I became interested in pragmatics, the linguistic study of the use of language in society. Twenty years on I have become involved in the study of science in society (or Science and Technology Studies, STS for short), where the topics of knowledge and society have …
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About this blog
After a series of scientific scandals and a perceived loss of public trust in science, many opportunities are being discussed for science to be more openly practiced. These opportunities are counterbalanced by a number of challenges, such as increasing privatisation of public research, the politicisation of science, the mediatisation of science and a certain engagement fatigue.
This blog will report on these and other issues related to the Leverhulme funded research programme: Making Science Public: Challenges and Opportunities
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- Ed Davey: Climate change deniers are 'crackpots' June 19, 2013
- Seeing Like a Geek: the problem with #opendata June 19, 2013
- G8 commitment puts open data on the global agenda for growth - Press releases - Inside Government - GOV.UK June 19, 2013
- Annual Lecture 2013: The Public Value of the Social Sciences - Eventbrite June 17, 2013
- Open government and climate change: Help us identify case studies | Involve June 17, 2013
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