Freedom of expression champions Index on Censorship visited Liverpool John Moores University to explore the issue of censorship in science.
The team brought in a panel of scientists from around the UK to expose what has been censored to the public about being discovered.
The panel included Dr Deborah Cohen, Paul Garner MB BS MD, and Dr Hannah Little.
Dr Cohen is an award-winning medically qualified broadcaster, journalist and editor, who has worked across mainstream and academic print, digital, TV and radio.
Cohen is now a visiting senior fellow at LSE Health.
Paul Garner is Professor in evidence-based public health in infectious diseases.
He trained in London, he worked in Papua New Guinea, then to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and then the Liverpool School.
He has worked for 30 years in infectious diseases and guideline development.
Dr Little is a lecturer in communication and media at the University of Liverpool and was previously a senior lecturer in the Science Communication Unit at UWE Bristol.
She has worked professionally in science communication in the UK for more than a decade and has well-received appearances at the British Science Festival, TEDx and on BBC Radio 4.
The event was chaired by Sarah Dawood, editor of Index on Censorship.
It was an event full discussion, opinion and exposing the industry of what hasn’t been told to the public.
Listen to Naithan Coughlan’s audio and Dom Jones’ video report here:
Featured image (c) Niamh McKay
