Sense about Science is an independent campaigning charity that challenges the misrepresentation of science and evidence in public life. We advocate openness and honesty about research findings, and work to ensure the public interest in sound science and evidence is recognised in public discussion and policymaking.
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Equipped to Decide
Findings from a roundtable discussion asking: ‘Are we looking at what people need to know?’
Transparency of evidence: spot check
Transparency of evidence: a spot check of government policy proposals July 2016 to July 2017. How ...
Public engagement: a practical guide
Involve the public. And involve them early. A practical guide for researchers on involving the public ...
Evidence Matters EU
On 21st June 2017 over a hundred citizens from across Europe went to the European parliament. 16 of them ...
Evidence Week 25-28 June
The first ever Evidence Week brings together people from all walks of life with parliamentarians and research services to talk about why evidence matters. An initiative of Sense about Science, the House of Commons Library, POST, and House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, held in partnership with SAGE Publishing.
See the programmeThe John Maddox Prize
Nominations are open for the 2018 John Maddox Prize. The prize recognises the work of individuals who promote sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest, facing difficulty or hostillity in doing so.
2018 prize winnersEvidence Matters
Nice words
Sense about Science calmly asks for evidence for extraordinary claims
Gemma Arrowsmith
Sense about Science has never lost a campaign it's taken on.
Ben Goldacre
Sense about Science challenges bogus claims, urban myths and misleading twaddle.
Prue Leith
Curiosity is at the heart of what makes us great.
Derren Brown
Sense about Science has done more on a charity shoestring than any official campaign to improve understanding of science.
Nick Ross
Ask for Evidence animations
Watch our #AskforEvidence animationsVoice of Young Science
VoYS is a unique and dynamic network of early career researchers committed to playing an active role in public discussions about science. By responding to public misconceptions about science and evidence and engaging with the media, this active community of 3,000+ researchers is changing the way the public and the media view science and scientists.
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Patterns in data
In recent years, phrases like ‘big data’, ‘machine learning’, ‘algorithms’ and ‘pattern ...
Public engagement partnerships
Our public engagement team draws from extensive networks and over a decade of working on some of ...
Public engagement: a practical guide
Involve the public. And involve them early. A practical guide for researchers on involving the public ...
Ask for evidence
Ask for Evidence is our public campaign to help people request for themselves the evidence behind news stories, marketing claims and policies.
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