Victoria tube station is the nearest to the conference centre.

The purpose of the workshop is to identify issues surrounding concerns about the trust and risk in sceintific advice from the government, focusing especially on

·        the variation in trust in different key actors in science (e.g. scientists, funders, government, business, independent bodies)

·        how risk/benefit perceptions with respect to different issues are formed and why they change over time

·        confidence and trust in, and awareness of, scientific advice

This is with the intention of identifying what we already know about the difficulties in this area, and what constitutes the main gaps in our understanding of this area.

9.00am Coffee and registration

9.30am Introduction from Steve Rayner and Gary Kass

10.00am Public criteria for assessment of S&T

Discussion of Gary Kass’s paper, circulated previously

10.30am Morning coffee break

11.00am Attitudes to Science and Technology

John Forrester, Andy Stirling, Jane Gregory

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Scientific information and scientific advice

Graham Lewis, Molly Webb, James Tansey

3.00pm Afternoon tea break

3.30pm Trust and risk

Peter Taylor-Gooby, Nick Pidgeon, Judith Petts, Melissa Leach

5.00pm Closing remarks

5.30pm Close