Allegra Goodman visits the University of Southampton to talk about her book ‘Intuition’ on Tuesday 19 April 2015.<\/p>\n
The topic of the book is the boundary between presenting cancer research in the best possible light and fraud. A panel will debate the theme (16:00-17:30), to be followed by the author’s public lecture (18:00-19:00).<\/p>\n
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Prelude Debate<\/span>:<\/strong> To engage with the book, SUSU and the Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells, and Regeneration are hosting a\u00a0panel discussion from 16:00 to 17:30 at the Nightingale Building (67, Highfield Campus) \u00a0to explore the book’s themes of integrity, ambition and delusion in the pursuit of science.<\/p>\n Please reserve your ticket at: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/integrity-ambition-and-delusion-in-the-pursuit-of-science-panel-debate-tickets-20727961892\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Allegra Goodman’s\u00a0Lecture<\/span>:<\/strong> Allegra Goodman’s public lecture: ‘Intuition: a Novel about Faith and Doubt in Science\u2019, 18:00 to 19:00 at the Nightingale Building (67, Highfield Campus).<\/p>\n Please reserve your ticket at: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/allegra-goodman-public-lecture-one-book-one-southampton-tickets-24315571529\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Refreshments will be served in the foyer from 17:30.<\/p>\n A Q&A session will follow the lecture and Allegra will also be available for a book-signing session, in partnership with John Smith’s<\/a>.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n We are very excited to have secured a top-tier panel featuring:<\/p>\n Prof. Tim Elliott<\/strong> – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), Professor of Experimental Medicine, and Director of the new and prestigious Centre for Cancer Immunology —<\/p>\n
\nProf. Andrea Russell<\/strong> – Professor of Physical Electrochemistry, Chemistry Director of Programmes, and co-ordinator of the popular Jekyll and Hyde: Ethics in Science module.
\nDr Elselijn Kingma<\/strong> – Lecturer in Philosophy with a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from Cambridge and postdoctoral training in Research Ethics from the NIH.<\/p>\n