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Sense About Science has been criticised by [[Malcolm Hooper]] for being pro-industry and refers to it as the "sister" to the [[Science Media Centre]].<ref>[http://www.meactionuk.org.uk/The-SMC-and-its-campaign-against-MECFS.pdf The Role of the Science Media Centre and the Insurance Industry in ME/CFS: the facts behind the fiction]</ref> | Sense About Science has been criticised by [[Malcolm Hooper]] for being pro-industry and refers to it as the "sister" to the [[Science Media Centre]].<ref>[http://www.meactionuk.org.uk/The-SMC-and-its-campaign-against-MECFS.pdf The Role of the Science Media Centre and the Insurance Industry in ME/CFS: the facts behind the fiction]</ref> | ||
Professor [[Simon Wessely]] | Professor [[Simon Wessely]] previously served on the Sense About Science advisory council.<ref>[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/advisory-council.html Advisory council]</ref> | ||
==Notable coverage== | ==Notable coverage== |
Revision as of 00:27, December 5, 2017
Sense About Science is a charity formed in 2002 with the aim of promoting public understanding.
Criticism
Sense About Science has been criticised by Malcolm Hooper for being pro-industry and refers to it as the "sister" to the Science Media Centre.[1]
Professor Simon Wessely previously served on the Sense About Science advisory council.[2]
Notable coverage
- 2015, Response to headlines suggesting ME 'is all in the mind'
- 2015, Epistemically Challenged: Julie Rehmeyer
John Maddox Prize
Sense About Science awards the John Maddox Prize annually to scientists who "promote sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest, facing difficulty or hostility in doing so".[3]. The 2012 award recipient was Professor Simon Wessely.[4]
Key people
- Tracey Brown (director)