Making science policy public: Exploring the pitfalls of public protest

I have recently published two blogs, one on impact and one on hype. Protests against EPSRC funding policies provide an opportunity to reflect on both these and other issues related to making science public. Science for the Future – the protest On 15 May, 2012 members of a campaign group “Science for the Future” delivered …

Science in Government

This is a GUEST BLOG  by Dr Sujatha Raman, Deputy Director of the Leverhulme Programme: Making Science Public. Why should we care about the role of science in government? A common answer is that policymakers need the best available information for coping with complex, collective problems through technology and/or rules and regulations. We want such …