Achieving public dialogue

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Location

Online(Course Link)

Dates

On Demand

Course Categories

Humanities and ARTS

Certficate

Yes(Statement of Participation)

Language

English

Course Fees

Free

No. of Attendant

Unlimited

Acquired Skills/Covered Subjects

  • demonstrate a greater awareness of science-based issues of public importance,demonstrate a greater insight into the phrase ‘the public understanding of science’,demonstrate a raised awareness of the ways in which the public can be consulted in relation to science policy issues
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There are a wide range of interactions between 'science' and 'the public'. Examples range from visiting a museum, or indulging in a science-related hobby, to reading a newspaper article about a breakthrough in the techniques of therapeutic cloning. Many of these interactions could be said to be 'passive'. This free course, Achieving public dialogue, explores the practicalities of the public becoming more 'active' in the direction of science practice by 'two-way' interactions, with dialogue taking place between science and some part of 'the public'.

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