sense about science open menu who we are what we are doing campaigns & news give sense about science is an independent campaigning charity that challenges the misrepresentation of science and evidence in public life . we advocate openness and honesty about research findings and work to ensure the public interest in sound science and evidence is recognised in public discussion and policy making . news & commentdear priscilla and mark26th september 2016 dear priscilla and mark you are making a wonderful contribution in your ple ... join us on 1st novemberjoin us in parliament on tuesday 1st november to make the case to parliamentarians ministers and ... rand reportrand europe has undertaken a review for sense about science and the nuffield foundation socia ... the post truth debateone offshoot of the brexit aftermath that is particularly disturbing is a growing obsession with ... the ugly truththe 2015 sense about science lecture focused on the need to encourage accountability and the depl ... the john maddox prize the john maddox prize recognises the work of individuals who promote sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest facing difficulty or hostillity in doing so . more about the john maddox prize credit nature nice wordscuriosity is at the heart of what makes us great.derren brownsense about science has hugely influenced helped and improved the relationship between scientists science and the public.professor dame bridget ogilviehaving witnessed so much commitment energy and impact i am proud to be involved with sense about science.simon singhsense about science has done more on a charity shoestring than any official campaign to improve understanding of science.nick rosssense about science challenges bogus claims urban myths and misleading twaddle.prue leith for the record we monitor the news every day . when we see a story where scientific evidence is misrepresented in a way we think may cause confusion or alarm we get in touch with an expert in that field and ask them to take a look and if necessary set the record straight . our for the record columns have tackled claims from junk food causing allergies to coffee protecting against cancer . has herbal medicine really blasted leukaemia into submission latest resources making sense of allergieswhat allergies are and aren t and the evidence for causes and treatments . published 4 june 20 ... plant science questions tweet to senseaboutsci using plantsci or email plantsci senseaboutscience.org ... understanding health researchin august the university of glasgow mrc cso social and public health sciences unit launched un ... ask for evidence ask for evidence is our public campaign to help people request for themselves the evidence behind news stories marketing claims and policies . curious visit the website credit royal society contact us sense about science 14a clerkenwell green london ec1r 0dp t 44 20 7490 9590 e hello senseaboutscience.org facebook twitter youtube can t find what you re looking for this is a new website check out our archived site . archive.senseaboutscience.org home what we are doing accessing this website make a donation voice of young science the john maddox prize sense about science is a registered charity no. 1146170 company no. 6771027 registered in england and wales