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.
What do the public think about connected and autonomous vehicles?
A Department for Transport dialogue project, co-funded by the Sciencewise programme, has commenced to explore the public acceptability of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). What [...]
Public dialogue on genomic medicine begins
Update: Please note this dialogue has now concluded. To see the latest from the dialogue, including the report, click here. Genomics England is beginning a [...]
Findings of a public dialogue about human tissue and health data research
In July, the final report of a public dialogue commissioned by the Health Research Authority (HRA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) was made available. [...]
New Sciencewise case studies available
Sciencewise has completed over 50 major national public dialogue projects and case studies are available on all of them. Here are some of our most [...]
Genomics Literature Review Published
Genomics England, and Ipsos MORI have published a literature review which summarises gaps in our knowledge about public attitudes to genomics and recommends areas for [...]
Cross-cutting data issues and the public
Advances in data science are transforming society. They have the potential to significantly improve the lives of all citizens through, for example, the more effective [...]
Genome editing and public engagement
Genome editing involves the deliberate alteration of DNA in a living cell. Genome editing techniques can be used to add, remove, or alter a selected [...]