[Thu, Oct 22] The 34th PoP Seminar “Contested Science” : Keynote lecture by Jan Staman, the former Director of Rathenau Institute

The 34th Policy Platform Seminar
“Contested Science”
Keynote lecture by Jan Staman, the former Director of Rathenau Institute

Scientific evidence for new innovation–such as shale gas exploitation, CCS, and HPV vaccination, nanotechnology, and synthetic biology–is often contested in society.
In this seminar, Jan Staman–who has been the Director of Rathenau Institute, the leading institution in the field of technology assessment in Europe, until the last year–will discuss a wide range of recent developments on such topics as the nexus of science and society and the contested science.

Date/Time: October 22nd (Thu), 15:00 – 16:30
Venue: Seminar Room 102, School of Law Bldg., The University of Tokyo
Speaker ： Jan Staman(Former Director of Rathenau Institute)
Language ：English(Simultaneous translation will NOT be provided)
Advance registration required: Registration form
Hosted by ：Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance(STIG)

Contact & inquiries
STIG@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp