Code of Practice / Guidelines on Science and Health Communication.
Prepared by the Social Issues Research Centre in partnership with the Royal Institution – Sept 2000
Participants and Advisors
The SIRC/RI Guidelines were developed in consultation with the following organisations and individuals, to whom we are very grateful for their help and advice:
- Philip Harding – Controller of Editorial Policy, BBC
- Steve Connor – Science Editor, The Independent
- Dr Graham Easton – GP and Senior Broadcast Journalist, BBC Science Radio
- Peter Bell – Former Editor of Television News and Controller of Programme Policy, BBC
- Professor Susan Greenfield – Director, The Royal Institution
- Dr Michael Clark, MP – Chairman, Commons Science and Technology Committee
- Dr Michael Fitzpatrick – GP, East London
- Professor Sir John Krebs – University of Oxford
- Professor Sheila McLean – Director, Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine, Glasgow University
- Mr Henry Marsh – Consultant Neurosurgeon, Atkinson Morley's Hospital
- Dr Roger Highfield – Science Editor, The Daily Telegraph
- Dr Desmond Morris
- Lord Dick Taverne QC
- Tim Radford – Science Editor, The Guardian
- Professor Lewis Wolpert – University College, London
- Dr David Boak – Royal Society
- Dr David Haslam – Royal College of General Practitioners
- Dr Jack Tinker – Royal Society of Medicine
- Mr Barry Jackson – President, Royal College of Surgeons
The Forum is moderated by SIRC Directors Kate Fox and Dr Peter Marsh.