What we are up to
We are currently developing and supporting dialogue projects on rapidly emerging areas of science and technology, such as autonomous vehicles, the use of data and genomic medicine.
Find out more about these projects below.
Sharing insights from the Sciencewise programme and projects: lunch and learn webinar series
Over the years Sciencewise has supported over 70 public dialogues and currently supports about 5 major public dialogues a year. As part of sharing the [...]
Exploring new approaches to data stewardship for AI in healthcare
The NHS AI Lab, with the support of Sciencewise, has commissioned a public dialogue that will explore new approaches to data stewardship for artificial intelligence [...]
The view from a regulator in a public dialogue process
Sciencewise is grateful to Matthew Rice, Senior Policy Officer Innovation at the Information Commissioner’s Office, for this blog reflecting on his role on the Oversight Group [...]
Future flight technologies
Landmark public dialogue and new funding give the public a real stake in the future development and regulation of emerging aviation technology in the UK. [...]
Biomass & BECCS public dialogue
In March 2022 the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and its partners (Sciencewise and UKRI) commissioned a public dialogue to explore public [...]
New Sciencewise report – Tomorrow’s tech, today: public opinion on emerging technology and opportunities for future engagement
Emerging technologies promise to transform our world. People will encounter them as biological, physical, digital and virtual interventions in our lives, and the impacts will [...]
Sciencewise learning webinar
In April 2022 Sciencewise held a webinar: Public Dialogue and the Policy Cycle - a learning webinar from UKRI's Sciencewise Programme. Attendees were able to [...]
New public dialogue to explore views on genome editing in farmed animals
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC – part of UK Research and Innovation, UKRI) and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, with the support [...]
Evaluation: How it shaped the public dialogue on location data ethics
Author: Sophie Reid, Independent Evaluator - Independent public dialogue on location data ethics (This is a cross-post from the Geospatial Commission blog. We are grateful to [...]
Telling the story of a genomics dialogue
Author: Simon Wilde, Engagement Director at Genomics England Genomics England’s second foray into Sciencewise-funded public dialogue is now complete. The result is a fascinating and [...]
How to listen and act on diverse voices to shape key research and innovation priorities?
Author: Sciencewise's Programme Director, Simon Burall How to listen and act on diverse voices to shape key research and innovation priorities? Popular reviews of the [...]
Public want government to urgently correct the UK’s ‘upside-down food system’ to make it healthier for nature, people and the planet, says new UKRI Sciencewise dialogue
Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit and UN Climate Summit (COP26), the full findings of a UKRI Sciencewise public dialogue commissioned by Defra have [...]
New public dialogue on Modular Nuclear Technologies suggests public has more concerns than hopes about nuclear technology
The term Modular Nuclear Technologies (MNT) encompasses the next generation of nuclear technologies: Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs). In the 2020 [...]
New public dialogue finds public giving conditional support to the roll-out of carbon capture usage and storage
Participants in a new public dialogue generally supported the use of carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) as part of a pathway to meeting net [...]
New dialogue to improve housing in England and inform Good Homes Inquiry
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of people have spent more time at home than ever before and the impact of [...]
Major New Public Dialogue on Ethics of Location Data Launched
The Geospatial Commission was established in 2018 as an expert committee in the Cabinet Office responsible for setting the UK’s geospatial strategy. In March [...]
Whole genome sequencing for newborn screening: public dialogue reports key messages on what needs to be in place moving forwards
The public dialogue commissioned by Genomics England, the UK National Screening Committee and UK Research and Innovation’s Sciencewise programme finds that members of the [...]
We need to talk about how to deal with the impacts of climate change: opportunities for public engagement in climate adaptation research and policy
In March 2021, UK Research and Innovation’s Sciencewise programme convened climate experts to discuss key challenges in climate adaptation and debate the potential for [...]
UK citizens voice their views on greater public use of patient health and social care data: “public benefits must outweigh profit”
The National Data Guardian, with support from Sciencewise, has completed a dialogue with more than 100 members of the public exploring how to make sure [...]
Public Dialogue on Location Data
The Geospatial Commission have partnered with the Ada Lovelace Institute and Traverse to carry out a Sciencewise-supported public dialogue on the ethics of location [...]
Public dialogue commences on public views of Modular Nuclear Technologies
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is undertaking a dialogue, co-funded by UK Research and Innovation’s Sciencewise Programme, to further understand [...]
Public dialogue commences on the implications of whole genome sequencing for newborn screening
With support from UK Research and Innovation’s Sciencewise programme, Genomics England and the UK National Screening Committee have started an important public dialogue to [...]
2020 Sciencewise Review published
Sciencewise is the UK’s exemplar programme for developing robust, qualitative evidence about the public’s views on policy involving science and technology. That hasn’t changed since [...]
Announcing the supplier event for UKRI Sciencewise programme management contract
UKRI’s public engagement team will be holding a supplier event on Wednesday 16 December 2020 for the management of the Sciencewise public dialogue programme, ahead [...]
And the winner is… Writing a good Sciencewise public dialogue proposal
Sciencewise procurement is moving from a dedicated but small framework onto the more populated Research Marketplace. With more potential bidders for future work, and [...]