A lecture by Roger Highfield, Editor of New Scientist.
Date and venue: Wednesday 4 March 2009, 5 pm, Nightingale Lecture Theatre (Bgd 67), University Road
Dr Roger Highfield, Science Editor of the Daily Telegraph for 20 years and now Editor of New Scientist, will be considering coverage of science and technology in our media, and how this will change in the future in response to the growing complexity of scientific knowledge. He will also reflect on his years as a science journalist and discuss why particular stories gain coverage and how scientists can themselves play a role in influencing the news agenda.
In his earlier career, when he was a researcher himself, Roger spent a short time working at the University of Southampton after his PhD research at Oxford on neutron-scattering from thin films. In addition to his journalism and broadcasting (which has not all been confined to science – he has also been a columnist for High Life!), he has written many books, including most recently ‘After Dolly: The uses and misuses of Human Cloning’. In his long and distinguished career he has done much to advance understanding of science and encourage public engagement, particularly by inspiring children to write about science in the annual Science Writer Awards.
This event is a prelude to National Science and Engineering Week which begins on 6 March. All are welcome to attend the lecture and no tickets are required.