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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How-to: Getting your research into the European Parliament
Sense about Science and Taylor & Francis have created a free guide to getting research into the European ...
10½ things you may not know about side effects
Did you know that your herbal remedy can damage the effectiveness of your prescribed drugs or that grapefruit ...
Equipped to Decide
Findings from a roundtable discussion asking: ‘Are we looking at what people need to know?’
Become an Ask for Evidence ambassador
Sense about Science is recruiting 20 new volunteer ambassadors around the UK to lead the Ask for E ...
Public engagement: a practical guide
Involve the public. And involve them early. A practical guide for researchers on involving the public ...
Evidence Week 24th June
Evidence Week is returning on the 24th June and will bring together MPs, peers, parliamentary services and people from all walks of life across the UK to talk about why evidence matters. You can find out more about last year’s event below.
See the programmeThe 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
Curiosity is at the heart of what makes us great.
Derren Brown
Having witnessed so much commitment, energy and impact, I am proud to be involved with Sense about Science.
Simon Singh
Sense about Science challenges bogus claims, urban myths and misleading twaddle.
Prue Leith
Sense about Science has hugely influenced, helped and improved the relationship between scientists, science and the public.
Professor Dame Bridget Ogilvie
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.
Get involvedLatest Resources
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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