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SUMMARY:Science as a Cultural Human Right - Professor Helle Porsdam (Profe
 ssor of Law and Humanities and UNESCO Chair in Cultural Rights\, Universit
 y of Copenhagen\, Denmark)
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CONTACT:Julian Siebert
DESCRIPTION:The important role played by science and technology and the po
 tential for dual use makes it imperative to assess scientific research and
  its products not only on their scientific\, but also on their human right
 s merits. The talk focuses on the right to science – a little known but\
 , the presenter argues\, potentially powerful human right which is outline
 d in several important human rights instruments\, including the 1948 Unite
 d Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Classified as a cultural 
 human rights\, this right opens up science to lines of inquiry emphasising
  ethics and prioritising human rights and human-centered considerations ab
 ove commercial interests.\n\n"Register to receive zoom webinar access deta
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LOCATION:Wolfson College Zoom webinar
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