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SUMMARY:The Role of Evidence in Policy  - David Nutt\, Barbara Sahakian an
 d Mark Stokes
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CONTACT:Patrick Wollner
DESCRIPTION:The relationship between science and policy is complex and has
  sometimes proved to be controversial. Science can be extremely informativ
 e in the policy development process and ministers are often keen to claim 
 that their policies are evidence-based. However\, political ideology and s
 ocial values also have a bearing on policy and this can be a source of con
 tention. This tension between scientific and political values is particula
 rly salient in discussions surrounding UK policies on substance use (for b
 oth legal and illegal substances). In this lecture David Nutt (Professor o
 f Psychopharmacology at Imperial)\, Mark Stokes (Director of the Attention
  Group at Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity)\, Barbara Sahakian ( Pro
 fessor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Department of Psychiatry\, Cambr
 idge) as well as other experts will discuss political\, social and scienti
 fic perspectives on this issue.\n\nPLEASE REGISTER ONLINE:\nhttp://goo.gl/
 nihCX
LOCATION: McCrum Lecture Theate\, Corpus Christi College. Bene’t Street\
 , Cambridge
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