About Us

People Science & Policy is an independent public policy consultancy that specialises in science and society issues. Over the years we have also developed broader expertise in consulting the public...
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What We Do

How We Work

Public dialogue on synthetic biology
This project provides an early and preliminary insight into public perceptions and reactions to synthetic biology and reveals some issues and themes worthy of further exploration.
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Exploring public attitudes to climate change
This 18 month deliberative research project showed that while some people say they want to act to reduce the impact of climate change, this does not translate into action.read more

Update: PSP is now working on the follow-up study.

Public Attitudes to Science 2008
Confidence in science has grown but fewer young people are interested in science or engineering as a career…
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Face-to-face: Research at the chemistry-biology interface
Universities are developing ways to support interdisciplinary research but more can be done...
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Evaluation of Engineering a Better World
School science needs to be enjoyable to enthuse the next generation...
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Formative Evaluation of the Large Hadron Collider Communication ProjectIt’s big, it's deep – engaging the public in particle physics... read more

More projects

For summaries of our other work see also: Public perspectives, Evaluation and Science policy.