Public Engagement with Science

Public Engagement with Science

I have been writing about public engagement with science since 2005 and I am particularly interested in the role of ethical debate in promoting better public engagement. My work in this area makes the case for advancing engagement by moral reasoning and focuses on the opportunities arising from digital communication technologies to extend these possibilities.

Essential Reading

Engaging Science /
Journal of Science Communication /
New Genetics and Society /
Public Understanding of Science /
Science as Culture /
Science, Technology and Human Values /
Social Studies of Science

Scientific Journals

British Journal of the Philosophy of Science /
J Philosophy, Science and Law /
Nature /
New Scientist /
Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences /
Pharmacy World and Science /
Philosophy, Science, and Law /
Public Understanding of Science /
Science /
Science as Culture /
Science, Technology and Human Values /
Scientific American /
Social
Studies of Science /
Studies in History, Philosophy, Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Resources (public engagement)

Resources (science)

AcclaimScientists /
American Association for the Advancement of Science /
British Association for the Advancement of Science /
Cafe Scientifique /
The Dana Centre /
European Action on Global Life Sciences (EAGLES) /
European Federation of Biotechnology /
European Science Foundation /
Nano2Life /
National Science Foundation /
Neuroscience and Society Network /
New York Academy of Sciences /
Nexxus
Bioscience Network /
Novartis Foundation, London /
Public Understanding of Science /
Royal Institution of Great Britain /
Science Scotland /
Science Wise /
Society for Social Studies of Science /

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  A couple of years ago, Slavoj Zizek was in Liverpool for a couple of days. I took a few shots of him at a lecture, which have been published in a few books about him and even remain his photograph in Wikipedia (I’m sure there...
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Andy Miah is the Renaissance man of the enhancement enlightenment”
Kristi Scott, H+ Magazine, 2009

“Andy Miah is no ordinary academic. Part futurologist, part philosopher, his work on the science of sport grew to encompass bioethics, medical law and now covers all aspects of the way technology impacts on human beings” The Scotsman, 2008
Biography

Professor Andy Miah, BA, MPhil, PhD, is Chair of Ethics and Emerging Technologies in the Faculty of Business & Creative Industries at the University of the West of Scotland, a Global Director for the Centre for Policy and Emerging Technologies, Fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, USA and Fellow at FACT, the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, UK.
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