The 2013 STEPS Symposium, Credibility Across Cultures: expertise, uncertainty and the global politics of scientific advice, was held in February 2013 at the University of Sussex. Slides from the speakers…
STEPS Symposium 2013 – Speaker presentations
#steps13 social media roundup
Following Alice Bell’s insightful post on the recent history of social media and science campaigns, I had quick look at our symposium speakers’ online profiles (the full list of speakers…
STEPS Centre newsletter – autumn 2012
A bumper edition of the quarterly newsletter this autumn includes details of our upcoming annual symposium, Credibility Across Cultures, next year’s Summer School, a prestigious award win as well as work on the Post-2015 agenda,…
STEPS Centre wins award for contribution to public understanding of the social dimensions of science
The European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) has awarded the ESRC STEPS Centre its prestigious new Ziman award for “the most innovative cooperation in a venture…
Video: listening to different views on sustainability
To mark the week of the Rio+20 conference, our funders ESRC have produced a series of short films looking at what social sciences are contributing to environmental research across a…
Where is the green economy? Audio interview with Tim Jackson
Here’s a treat for those looking for Rio+20 listening material: an interview with Prof Tim Jackson (author of Prosperity without Growth), talking about the future of the green economy. The…
SUMMER SCHOOL: “WHAT IS RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABILITY?”
Participants in the recent STEPS Summer School came to Brighton from all around the world, bringing diverse life experiences and disciplinary perspectives together to learn about, discuss and debate new…
NUDGE, NUDGE
Ilse Oosterlaken, one of the participants in our summer school, has blogged about some of the lectures and discussions that have happened so far. One of Ilse’s blog posts reflects…
EVENTS NEXT WEEK: TIM JACKSON LECTURE AND BRIGHTON DEBATE
Next week is the start of our first ever Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability in Brighton. Although most of the session are only open to the 42 invited participants,…
TIM JACKSON PUBLIC LECTURE AT SUSSEX, 14 MAY: WHERE IS THE GREEN ECONOMY?
On Monday 14 May, Tim Jackson is coming to Sussex University to give a public lecture, organised by the STEPS Centre. The lecture’s called “Where is the green economy? Prosperity,…