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SUMMARY:Do science and politics mix?
DESCRIPTION:Politicians in the United Kingdom, and elsewhere often claim th
 at their policies are ‘evidence based’.  I will draw on my experience as an
  academic scientist who has worked within the UK government to illustrate t
 he complexity of the relationship between scientific evidence and policy.  
 My examples will include policy in relation to food, animal diseases and cl
 imate change. I will discuss how science is just one voice among many that 
 influence policy, how disagreement amongst scientists can make it difficult
  for the voice of science to gets its message across, and how uncertainty, 
 while familiar to scientists, can be lead to misrepresentation of evidence.
  Lord John Krebs MLProfessor Lord Krebs Kt, FMedSci, FRS studied zoology at
  the University of Oxford, where he also completed his Doctor of Philosophy
 .  He was subsequently an Assistant Professor of Ecology at the University 
 of British Columbia, Lecturer in Zoology and the University of Wales, befor
 e returning to Oxford first as Lecturer Zoology and later as Royal Society 
 Research Professor.  He has served as the Chief Executive of the UK Natural
  Environment Research Council, Chairman of the UK Food Standards Agency, an
 d the Chairman of the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committe
 e. He is the Principal of Jesus College, Oxford University and Professor of
  Zoology. He is the co-author of a best selling text book “An Introduction 
 to Behavioural Ecology”.ML: Member of Leopoldina ©Image: Keith Barnes\n\nFu
 rther Information\n\nNo registration is required for this event.
LOCATION:Halle (Saale)
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