Events
We regularly speak and chair panels in conferences and festivals across the world. Our workshops on science and the media and on peer review have attracted hundreds of early career researchers in different countries to get involved in our Voice of Young Science networks.
For details of Voice of Young Science workshops in the UK please visit this page.
AAAS Annual Meeting 2012 in Vancouver
At the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Vancouver on 16th – 20th February we will be running sessions on: the misreporting of Fukushima; standing up for science; and challenges to peer review.
Global challenges to peer review of scientific publications
VCC West Building, Room 110
Saturday 18th February
10.00 – 11.30
What does peer review do for science and what does the scientific community want it to do for them? Does it illuminate good ideas or shut them down? Does the system need to change? What are scientists' roles and responsibilities in the quality management of research? And can it help the public understand the status of scientific claims?
Moderator: Leonor Sierra, Sense About Science
Speakers:
Dr Emilie Marcus, Cell Press
Prof Linda Miller, New York University Langone Medical Centre
Chris Biemesderfer, American Astronomical Society
Standing up for science: A media workshop
VCC West Building, Room 111-112
Saturday 18th February
2.00 – 3.00
Do you think it is important for good science and evidence to be communicated to a wider audience? What can you do to address scientific misconceptions and misinformation? What happens when research announcements go wrong; statistics are manipulated; risk factors are distorted; or discussions become polarised?
Moderator: Leonor Sierra, Sense About Science
Speakers:
Prof Paddy Regan, University of Surrey
Karen Weintraub, Freelance Journalist
Ben Wiehe, Science Festivals Alliance
Misreporting Fukushima: A failure of science journalism with global repercussions
VCC West Building, Room 118
Monday 20th February
09.45 – 12.45
Why did global reporting shift from one of the biggest earthquakes in history into a story of nuclear risk? Why does the invisible menace of nuclear power catch the imagination of the media unlike other conspicuous tragedies such as earthquakes, population displacement, or destruction of other major infrastructures? What steps could be taken to communicate the risks of damage to major infrastructure and avoid a communication meltdown during major disasters?
Moderator: Tracey Brown, Sense About Science
Speakers:
Prof Paddy Regan, University of Surrey
Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Council of Canadian Academies
Michael Hanlon, The Daily Mail
Albert Yuan, San Lian Life Weekly
Dr Pieter Doornenbal, RIKEN
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