News and events at the Faculty of Social Sciences - University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ISS/news-events/index.aspx?schoolHomepageNews_SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/science-of-science-communcation-multimedia.aspx The Science, Technology and Society research priority group recently hosted prominent science communications expert Rick Borchelt. Rick is Special Assistant for Public Affairs to the Director of the National Cancer Institute at the US National Institutes of Health and was the Special Assistant for Public Affairs Science and Technology in the Executive Office of The President during the Clinton Administration. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:23:00 GMT http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/science-of-science-communcation-multimedia.aspx http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/iss-to-lead-major-project-on-making-science-public.aspx Brigitte Nerlich is to lead a multi-disciplinary project with colleagues across The University of Nottingham and in collaboration with The University of Sheffield and The University of Warwick, to make the practice, use and assessment of science more public, open, transparent and democratic. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/iss-to-lead-major-project-on-making-science-public.aspx Making science public University of Sheffield The University of Warwick http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/professor-nerlich-receives-highest-academic-honour-for-work-on-science-and-society.aspx Professor Brigitte Nerlich of the University's Institute for Science and Society and the School of Sociology and Social Policy is to be awarded a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) at the winter graduation ceremony for her published work in the field of 'Science and Society'. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:48:00 GMT http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/professor-nerlich-receives-highest-academic-honour-for-work-on-science-and-society.aspx Professor Brigitte Nerlich Institute for Science and Society school of sociology and social policy Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/new-research-project-investigates-climate-change-as-a-complex-social-issue.aspx A group of eminent academics from the universities of Nottingham, Leicester and Amsterdam will explore climate change as a complex social issue in a new ESRC/ORA-funded multi-methodological project. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:36:00 GMT http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss/news-events/news/new-research-project-investigates-climate-change-as-a-complex-social-issue.aspx climate change Professor Brigitte Nerlich Institute for Science and Society ESRC ORA