Who We Are
Sense about Science is an independent charity that challenges misrepresentation of science and evidence in public life. We advocate openness and honesty about research, and ensure the public interest in sound science and evidence is recognised in public debates and policymaking.
Our history
Sense about Science is an independent campaigning charity that challenges the misrepresentation of science and evidence in public life.
Ask for Evidence
Anyone trying to get good evidence into public discussion, particularly on areas ...
Don't Destroy Research
When plant scientists from the publicly funded Rothamsted Research appealed ...
EU Clinical Trials Regulation
The new EU Clinical Trials Regulation, which came into effect in June 2014, ...
Health Charity of the Year
Sense about Science won Health Charity of the Year at the Medical Journalists ...
Homeopathy and the WHO
Voice of Young Science (VoYS) our programme for early career researchers, sent ...
I don't know what to believe
This booklet explains how scientists present and judge research using the peer ...
Investors support AllTrials
Investors representing more than €3.5 trillion in assets are asking the pharmaceutical ...
NHS abandons alternative medicine
Sense about Science coordinated a letter to the NHS and wrote to every primary ...
Objection to EU Directive
In 2004, Sense about Science led a group of scientists and researchers in highlighting ...
Principles for the treatment of independent advice
The UK Government's independent advisory bodies, composed of scientists and ...
Our Team
Sense about Science is a small team working with volunteers and thousands of supporters, from world leading researchers to community groups.
Tracey Brown
Director
Julia Wilson
Director of operations
Dr Síle Lane
Director of campaigns and policy
Sofie Vanthournout
Director, Sense about Science EU
Emily Jesper
Head of partnerships and governance
Amy Douthett
Communications director
Max Goldman
Development and comms manager
Dr Chris Peters
Scientific affairs manager
Dr Stephanie Mathisen
Campaigns and policy officer
Joanne Thomas
Projects and events coordinator
Anastasia Skamarauskas
Communications officer
Dr Till Bruckner
Trial Monitoring AdvisorAnnual review
Read more about our recent work in our 2015-16 annual review.
Download our annual review 2015-16 pdfSense about Science EU
Launched in July 2016, Sense about Science EU monitors the use and abuse of scientific evidence in EU policy. We are calling for EU citizens, researchers and the European Parliament to scrutinise and share evidence behind European policymaking. Our office in Brussels is led by Sofie Vanthournout.
Visit the EU websiteSense about Science USA
Our sister organisation in the USA, led by Trevor Butterworth, launched in late 2014, in Brooklyn, New York as a nonpartisan, non-profit 501c3.
They are on a mission “to create and curate a national conversation about the value of scientific progress and the importance of evidence and transparency.”
Funding
Sense about Science is an independent registered charity and our accounts are available on the Charity Commission website. Our work is made possible thanks to the generosity of a range of funders, including scientists, members of the public, trusts and foundations, professional and learned societies, universities, and scholarly publishers. We recognise that there is a public interest in the funding of charitable organisations and are committed to openness and transparency about the sources of our funding.
See our full list of fundersContact
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