I was delighted when the Royal Society asked me to be in charge of drafting the chapter on media and misinformation for their 40th anniversary update of the Bodmer report on public engagement. Partly because I feel like the SMC can trace our roots back to…
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Intro On 23 April, a science minister stood up in the Commons and announced that data from UK Biobank volunteers … read more
I recently spoke at the launch of the Public Attitudes to Science survey and was delighted to have the chance … read more
The people who are really angry at the BBC right now are keen to remind us that Panorama is the … read more
This is a guest post by Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Manager at the SMC. If you want to be good … read more
Last week was pretty special for the SMC. We had the privilege of running the press conference where the first … read more
This article was first published in Research Professional News: https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-views-of-the-uk-2025-february-if-the-royal-society-expels-musk-it-could-harm-trust-in-science The call to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship of the Royal … read more
This text is taken from a message sent by Fiona Fox to scientists and press officers on 23/05/2024. Hi … read more
This piece was originally published in Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/ukri-donelan-furore-wake-call-politicisation-science There is understandable outrage that Michelle Donelan, the UK’s … read more
See Fiona Fox’s Press Gazette piece on how ‘Mr Bates vs. the Post Office’ relates to the corporate comms strategies … read more
The reaction to Mr Bates vs. The Post Office has been extraordinary in a variety of ways. As an oldie … read more
See Fiona Lethbridge’s piece for Press Gazette on the results of the SMC-commissioned IPSOS poll asking British adults where they … read more
This is a guest post by Fiona Lethbridge, Senior Press Manager at the SMC. It’s not every day an … read more
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the … read more
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the … read more
This is a guest post by Fiona Lethbridge, Senior Press Manager at the SMC. Since 2002 the Science Media … read more
I recently got the devastating news that my friend and mentor Professor Sir Colin Blakemore has returned to Oxford from … read more
This is a guest post by Olivia Henry, Media Officer at the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC). It was originally … read more
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the … read more
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the … read more
