Science//Society Research Seminar II
Dublin City University, Friday, 19 January 2007

Venue: National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology (NICB) Conference Room

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Outline programme

11.30 Coffee and meet-and-greet

12.00 Food science and public perceptions

Irish media coverage on obesity
Suzanne Harkins, PhD researcher, Dept of Sociology, TCD

Contesting food safety and quality
Colin Sage, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Geography, UCC

Chair: Juliana Adelman, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Fame and infamy in science

Celebrity scientists
Declan Fahy, PhD researcher, School of Communications, DCU

Scientific fraud
Brian Trench, Senior Lecturer, School of Communications, DCU

Chair: Donal O’Mathuna, School of Nursing, DCU

15.00 Public participation

Expert and non-expert negotiations of science and technology Ciaran Fallon, PhD researcher, Dept of Sociology, UCD

Science shops
Nora Shovelin, PhD researcher, School of Communications, DCU

What is ethics doing in the governance of biotechnology in the UK?
Alfred Moore, Lecturer, Dept of Philosophy, UCC

Chair: Catherine O’Mahony, Dept of Biochemistry, University College Cork

16.15 Coffee and closing discussion

17.00 Reception