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Latest revision as of 22:15, 17 October 2014
Understanding of Synthetic Biology in the UK government |
Communicating science through the government In the UK, the current number of Member of Parliaments (MPs) with a scientific background is 1, out of 650 working MPs. This is quite an alarming fact and brings up the question where do Politicians get there scientific knowledge from in order to make big decisions? It has already been shown through our workshops investigating into communication and information flow how easy it is to miscommunicate information people do not understand. |
We wanted to look into how MPs obtain their scientific information before they address the public, and if they think there is a problem within the government around this issue. We have sent a questionnaire to our local MP and to MPs with a scientific interest. We have so far not collated any data but are still trying. The questions below are the questions we asked the MPs. 1) Do you believe that Synthetic Biology is important?
Synthetic Biology Road Map
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Engaging with Parliament on Scientific Issues |
Scientific policies and practices set out by the government affect the work of all scientists, including those working in synthetic biology. As part of our human practices we discussed the role members of parliament (MPs) have in the creation and passing of scientific policies, how scientists can engage with MPs to be involved with the creation and passing of scientific policies, and also at why many scientists do not do this.
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