Educating the european public for biotechnology

Objective

In the light of the present and future economic and social significance of biotechnology, together with current consumer attitudes, the sources of informative material available to the general public are of major importance. In 12 Member States, plus Switzerland and California, we propose to explore, survey and evaluate educational measures in biotechnology accessible to the public as a whole and to various sectors within it: i.e. comprehensible to non-specialists and available without undue difficulty. The survey will include printed, broadcast and Internet sources, formal and informal educational programmes, specific publicity by industry and a variety of special interest groups, etc. In particular, and bearing in mind cultural and other differences, we will seek criteria for best practice, what Member States may learn from one another and whether/how prevailing public attitudes might be related to existing education practices and ease of access to information.

Programme(s)

• FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

THN - Thematic network contracts

Coordinator

KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

Address

Stamford Street 150
SE1 9NN London
United Kingdom

Participants (11)

ASSOCIACAO DO INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR E CELULAR

Portugal

Address

Rua Do Campo Alegre 823
4150-180 Porto

AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA

Spain

Address

Campus Bellaterra - Edifici B - Facultat De Scien
08193 Bellaterra

CONSORZIO PER LA GESTIONE DEL CENTRO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE

Italy

Address

Largo R. Benzi, 10
16132 Genova

DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

Address

Julianalaan 67
2628 BC Delft

LUND UNIVERSITY

Sweden

Address

Finngatan, 8
223 62 Lund

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Germany

Address

10,carl-von-linné-weg 10
50829 Koeln

NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Greece

Address

48,vas. Constantinou Avenue 48
11635 Athens

QUEEN MARY AND WESTFIELD COLLEGE - UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

United Kingdom

Address

Mile End Road
E1 4NS London

SERVICE ACADÉMIQUE

France

Address

Rue Du Chateau D'eau, 9
75010 Paris

UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

Address

11,nussdorfer Lande 11
1190 Wien

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

Finland

Address

Viikinkaari, 9
00014 Helsinki