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Hywel Curtis is a freelance writer based in Manchester in the UK. Hywel is interested in the intersection between research and business in science and technology and has written for a range of outlets including the EC CORDIS platform, Forum for the Future, and Naturejobs.

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Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)

How citizens’ feedback can shape health research

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Experts will discuss the latest research on healthy populations at the forthcoming EuroScience Open Forum event to be held in July 2016 in Manchester. The trouble is, until recently, often people who may be impacted by health research did not have a say in it. Several session organisers share their views on the new avenues that are explored to improve the link between health research and citizens. Read more [...]

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Policy

Sound policies needed to frame scientific and technological progress

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Science policy is one of the key topics on the agenda of the European Science Open Forum event, ESOF2016, in Manchester in July 2016. This article looks at various examples of fields where science policy has a key role to play; be it to convey acceptance of new technology, accompany key funding decisions for large international research projects like the largest radio telescope ever developed--the Square Kilometre Array--or simply help fundamental research turn into innovative solutions. Read more [...]