Login [+] Improving health through research Home About Fellows Policy Careers Publications More You are here: Home About Our objectives Encouraging dialogue about medical science Encouraging dialogue about medical science To fulfil its mission the Academy must maintain effective dialogue with a range of stakeholders, particularly patients and the public. We aim to ensure that our policy advice is shaped by the views of wider society, and we provide public platforms for our Fellows to share their knowledge and expertise with non-scientific audiences. We reach broader audiences through our public events and social media activity - you can now connect with us through our Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media accounts. We also encourage researchers at all stages of their careers to talk about their work. See some of our recent "Top ten tips" articles: Ten reasons for scientists to use social media Ten ways to communicate your research The Academy runs a diverse range of events for both academic and non-academic audiences. View information on upcoming events. Informing views Inspiring enthusiasm Involving others The Academy is a highly valued source of comment on medical science in the media. We work with journalists and the Science Media Centre to enable our Fellows to comment on medical science stories in broadcast and print media. A full archive of press releases issued by the Academy is available in our News section. We have also been working with our Fellows to increase gender diversity in the media, including providing specialist training to some of the women in our Fellowship. We support a culture in which medical scientists are encouraged to communicate their work. The Academy is a formal supporter of the RCUK Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research. We ensure the early career researchers we interact with through our grants, training and mentoring schemes are given opportunities to increase their communications skills and to engage in public dialogue about their work, including offering Communications Prizes at our events and providing training and skills workshops. We run a programme of public events in London and across the UK. Recent events have included "Music and medicine", a screening of "Lost and Sound", and comedy night "Is laughter the best medicine?" The public, particularly as patients, play an important role in research, health and healthcare and the Academy works to ensure our policy advice is shaped by the views of the wider society. We have undertaken public dialogue on issues including brain science, addiction and drugs, and research using animals containing human material. We look to build on our these previous successful projects and develop new partnerships to help increase public input to our advice and our choice of projects. We have partnered with organisations working to promote expression, communication and understanding of people affected by illness to provide opportunities for dialogue between patients and researchers. We have also invited patient representatives to act as judges at our Careers events, an initiative we are hoping to expand. The Academy are supporters of the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research and the RCUK Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research. Watch: drugsfutures Downloads Improving health through research: Academy strategy 2012-16 Download Most viewed Recently updated Ordinary Fellows Read more Publications Read more Other resources Read more View more Mentor profiles - sign up now and help to nurture the next generation Read more Mentoring Read more Professor Richard Denton Read more View more Policy focus Using animals in research View now Join us Public events View now Contact us The Academy of Medical Sciences 41 Portland Place London W1B 1QH Tel: 020 3176 2150 E-mail: info@acmedsci.ac.uk Latest tweets from @acmedsci Keep in touch Select which update you would like to receive Academy newsletter Mentoring and Careers bulletin Publication and Press announcements 41 Portland Place newsletter Venue hire Room hire at the Academy's headquarters 41 Portland Place Quick links Home Press Office Policy Academy President Staff directory News Publications Careers Election to the Fellowship Governance About Fellows Mentoring Funding schemes Support us Events Job vacancies Academy of Medical Sciences' FORUM Fellows directory History Follow us /acmedsci /acmedsci /acmedsci /acmedsci /company/acmedsci © The Academy of Medical Sciences 2013 | Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Accessibility Site by alt