July 1, 2015, by Andrew Gibson

Public debate: Who decides the future: science, politics or the people? (video)

Following our conference, Circling the Square 2, a public event was held in the Council House in Nottingham city centre. The event was a debate and discussion about the relationship between science and politics, titled ‘Who decides the future: science, politics or the people?’

Speakers included Professor Mike Bonsall, a member of DEFRA’s Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, Professor Clare Burrage, a Royal Society Research Fellow in Particle Theory, Sir Roland Jackson, Executive Chair of Sciencewise, and Duncan Davis, Physics student and President of the Young Greens at University of Nottingham.

Click image for video of opening statements

Click image for video of Q&A

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