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Science in society
How scientific choices, knowledge and institutions meet everyday life: education, work, environmental change, communication and the questions communities ask of research.
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Science in society intersects with the institutions, skills and public decisions that shape the research environment.
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We place research questions in their social, institutional and environmental setting.
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We consider how research practices meet education, work, policy and public understanding.
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This section considers how research connects with education, workplaces, environmental questions, communication and civic decision-making.
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