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Evidence & Power: An Online Roundtable Series

 Zoom – 15 June 2023
2:00 PM SAST/1:00PM BST/9:00AM EST
Register —>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evidence-and-power-roundtable-tickets-641981613287

Are you interested in the complex relationship between science, communication, and society? Join us for our first online roundtable on #EvidenceAndPower which examines the interaction between data, methodology, and scientific authority. Experts from diverse disciplines will discuss how their research interacts with policy and practice. Evidence & Power 01 takes place on 15 June 2023. Register to attend by following this link: http://ow.ly/jCXi50OAxvA. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Our first roundtable hosts a dialogue between:

• Thema Monroe-White, Academic Director of the Campbell Center for Data Analytics, expertise in racial equity and STEM https://www.berry.edu/academics/fs/tmonroewhite
• Laila Asmal, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, expert in Neuropsychiatry and Applied Epidemiology https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laila-Asmal; https://glcmhd.org/asmal-interview
• Linsey McGoey, Professor of Sociology, expertise in ‘Ignorance Studies’  https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/mcgoe74808/linsey-mcgoey
• Amer Kanngieser, Geographer and Sound Artist, expertise in sonic methods and practices  https://amkanngieser.com/bio
• Alexander Dunlap, Social Anthropologist, expertise in green extractive development https://www.sum.uio.no/english/people/aca/xander/

Evidence & Power is hosted by the South African Research Chair in Science Communication (Stellenbosch) and the Centre for Science, Health and Data Communication Research (Bournemouth), this online roundtable brings together researchers from diverse disciplines to debate the dynamic relationship between data, methodology, and authority. Join us for this interdisciplinary conversation on science, communication and society. All are welcome.