Science, Technology and Society Priority Group

Shale gas research in the press

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An interdisciplinary team of University of Nottingham researchers have spent the last year tracking changes in public attitudes to shale gas extraction (also known as fracking).

The work, funded partly by the STS Priority Group, has gained significant attention in the media and contributed to the ongoing public debate around this controversial technology.

Read a summary of the research 

Read the Guardian’s coverage   

Read regional coverage (Blackpool and Fylde)

Posted on Monday 7th October 2013

Science, Technology and Society Priority Group

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