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Defending Science, Knowledge, and Public Interest Against Political Suppression

SPHERA Webinar Online

Data
22/05/2025
Hora
16:00 - 17:30 h (CEST)
Lloc
Online
(Connect via Zoom)
Ponents
Francesco Barone-Adesi (University of Eastern Piedmont), Beate Ritz (UCLA School of Public Health), Michelle Turner (ISGlobal), Paolo Vineis (Imperial College London), and Manolis Kogevinas (ISGlobal) as moderator

The first few months of 2025 have been marked by a long series of policy decisions that have direct consequences for the scientific community, both in the US and worldwide. Some of these measures have directly impacted key institutions that are critical to the international research ecosystem—by funding science, issuing guidance, and producing or preserving data archives of global importance.

Rising concerns are emerging around the erosion of scientific independence and the undermining of environmental and public health initiatives. Scientific research is being increasingly censored, disregarded, or selectively interpreted leading to exacerbations in global inequalities and weakening evidence-based decision-making.

This webinar, promoted by the SPHERA Consortium—an alliance of leading research institutions across the EU—aims to address these attacks on science, discuss their roots, and suggest a line of action to take a firm stand to protect scientific freedom and advocate for evidence-based policies.

The event builds on the principles outlined in the “Declaration on defence of science” drafted by the SPHERA Consortium.

Moderator:

  • Roel Vermeulen, Utrecht University.
  • Manolis Kogevinas, ISGlobal.

Speakers:

  • Francesco Barone-Adesi, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara-Italy. The first four months of attacks on science.
  • Beate Ritz, UCLA School of Public Health. Silencing academic voices.
  • Michelle Turner, ISGlobal. Navigating environmental epidemiology in 2025.
  • Paolo Vineis, Imperial College London. The ideological roots of the attack on science.

Each speaker will give a 15-minute presentation. The session will conclude with a 30-minute general discussion, open to contributions from the audience, including asking questions and sharing experiences.

Total duration: 1.5 hours

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Hosted by:

ISGlobal and the SPHERA Consortium

 

With the support of grant CEX2023-001290-S funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033