📢 New Knowledge Exchange Unit at UK Parliament training with House of Lords. Join our webinar with Baroness Bull to learn how research evidence is used in the Commons and Lords and how you can work with Parliament as a researcher. 📅 26 November, 1 to 2pm Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7bf72779….

In partnership with the UK Reproducibility Network @ukrepro.bsky.social and the University of the Arts London, and with funding from Arts and Humanities Research Council, Dr Anna Ploszajski - find me on Instagram has been looking at what happens when science meets story. Listen here... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

The Committee will hold a public evidence session with the Secretary of State for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, at 14:15 on Tuesday, 5 November. You'll be able to watch live here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/77…

Yesterday, #HouseOfLords members voted on changes to the #CrownEstateBill. Members asked government to think again, voting to require estate commissioners to consider the environmental impact and animal welfare of salmon farms on Crown Estate land. ⬇️ ️votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/di…

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🎉Octopus.ac has integrated with the UK government's Areas of Research Interest (ARI) database, enhancing collaboration between researchers and policymakers. Find out more about the new feature ji.sc/octopus-ari-in… #OpenResearch UK Research and Innovation Jisc UK Reproducibility Network @ukrepro.bsky.social

Tomorrow, we're questioning the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary of State, Peter Kyle, about his priorities for the new Parliament. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/event/22567/fo…

The HoL committees hear evidence from experts all round the world on important topics and I think it’s vital that we can all hear this evidence too. Delighted that this first move towards that is now here! Thank you to all those made it possible.

Fixing our broken food system - hear the evidence given to the House of Lords enquiry by Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 and many others, wherever you get your podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/0RnpXj…

The acknowlegdement that ultra-processed diets is the problem could be the first important step towards change in the UK and elsewhere. Listen to these podcasts on the evidence, gathered for the House of Lords inquiry. Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 parliament.uk/business/lords…

All of statistics and much of science depends on probability — an astonishing achievement, considering no one’s really sure what it is. David Spiegelhalter nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

When research met policy – a perfect match online researchinformation.info/analysis-opini… Alex Freeman, founder of Octopus.ac, explains the platform’s new feature integrating government ‘areas of research interest’ Jisc UK Research and Innovation

In our first podcast episode on 'Fixing Our Broken Food System', hear how the UK and other countries are facing a public health emergency. 🎧 Listen now, search ‘Unpacking the Evidence’ on your podcast store or listen on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=RdO_Ug…

‘Time is not on our side with this problem’ Anna Taylor The Food Foundation executive director. The second episode on ‘Fixing Our Broken Food System’ features experts who spoke to House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee on policies needed to tackle this public health emergency. 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=zNmg6H…

This episode explores the need for a new, comprehensive food strategy with strong leadership at the highest level of government. Other areas include industry regulation, advertising, food labelling and taxes. 🎧 To listen, search ‘Unpacking the Evidence’ on your podcast store.

Join us for an interactive workshop on how to work with government areas of research interest (ARIs) on Octopus.ac 📅 Date: 20 February 2025 🕒 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 UTC 📍 Location: Online🌐 ji.sc/octopus-ari-wo…

Now Alexandra Freeman is speaking and discussing the public debate around engineering biology, and the legacy of the GMO debate, "an example to avoid" in science communication. Underlying everything is the issue of trust and trustworthiness, she says.

Alexandra Freeman Is there enough emphasis on how concerns around these technologies can be addressed, or is there too much emphasis in the Government's rhetoric on the possible benefits that the technology can produce?

Alexandra Freeman Who is going to apply a public benefit test to potential applications, says Baroness Freeman? A lot of the sentiment against technologies can often be more to do with the implication that they are driven by the financial interests of multinational businesses.

Alexandra Freeman The public are often concerned around: - effects on human health - their ability to make informed choices - the wider environmental impacts of technologies - ethical and moral boundaries What is the Government doing to clarify who answers these questions?