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Professor Sir [[Colin Berry]] is professor of morbid anatomy and histopathology at Queen Mary, University of London. He spoke on the subject of 'The future of risk' at the [[Spiked]] conference, "Panic attack: Interrogating our obsession with risk", on Friday 9 May 2003, at the [[Royal Institution]] in London.<ref>Professor Sir Colin Berry, [http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000002D29C.htm Risk, science and society], Spiked, 1 Nov 2001, acc 29 May 2010</ref>
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Professor Sir [[Colin Berry]] is emeritus professor of pathology at Queen Mary University of London.<ref>Kate Kelland, [http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/17/us-health-monsanto-glyphosate-idUSKCN0T61QL20151117#Ava1mKgsJkpqdKVI.97 Mixed message on weed-killer reflects reality of scientific uncertainty], Reuters, 17 Nov 2015, acc 19 Nov 2015</ref> He spoke on the subject of 'The future of risk' at the [[Spiked]] conference, "[[Panic attack: Interrogating our obsession with risk]]", on Friday 9 May 2003, at the [[Royal Institution]] in London.<ref>Professor Sir Colin Berry, [http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000002D29C.htm Risk, science and society], Spiked, 1 Nov 2001, acc 29 May 2010</ref>
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In an article for Spiked, subtitled, "why the precautionary principle - the substitution of prejudice for data - leads to irrational convictions", Berry wrote:
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:In the context of the safety of our day-to-day environment, we have become highly risk-averse. Our obsession with very small risks has reached a stage that results in damage to society.<ref>Professor Sir Colin Berry, [http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000002D29C.htm Risk, science and society], Spiked, 1 Nov 2001, acc 29 May 2010</ref>
  
 
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*[[Spiked]] - shareholder (see [[Spiked]]
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In a press interview in which he defended the safety of glyphosate herbicide, Berry declared "an interest as having acted as a consultant for [[Monsanto]]", a company that makes and markets glyphosate herbicides.<ref>Kate Kelland, [http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/17/us-health-monsanto-glyphosate-idUSKCN0T61QL20151117#Ava1mKgsJkpqdKVI.97 Mixed message on weed-killer reflects reality of scientific uncertainty], Reuters, 17 Nov 2015, acc 19 Nov 2015</ref>
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===Science bodies===
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*2003 - 2005 President [[British Academy of Forensic Sciences]]
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*1990 - 1994 Member of the [[Medical Research Council]] of Great Britain
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*1989 – 1991 [[European Society of Pathology]]
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*1976 - 1971 [[Developmental Pathology Society]]<ref name="CV">Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina [http://www.leopoldina.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Mitglieder/CV_Berry_Colin_EN_01.pdf Curriculum Vitae ProfessorDr. Colin Berry], accessed 27 August 2013</ref>
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===Lobby groups===
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*[[Scientific Alliance]] - member of advisory board<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060830191811/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/about_us_advisory_forum.htm Scientific Advisory Forum], Scientific Alliance website, version placed in web archive 30 Aug 2006, accessed in web archive 16 Dec 2009</ref>
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*[[Sense About Science]] - advisory council member<ref>[http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php/site/about/27 Advisory Council], SAS website, acc 29 May 2010</ref>
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*[[Spiked]] - shareholder of Spiked Ltd<ref>Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010</ref>
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*[[Research Defence Society]] Honorary Vice-President circa 2007-8<ref name="staff">Research defence Society [http://web.archive.org/web/20070928111901/http://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/page.asp?i_ToolbarID=1&i_PageID=8 Structure], retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 September 2007, on 27 August 2013</ref>
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*[[International Policy Network]]  member of the Advisory Council of IPN’s [[Campaign for Fighting Diseases]] [http://www.fightingdiseases.org fightingdiseases.org], circa 2008<ref>International Policy Network [http://us-cdn.creamermedia.co.za/assets/articles/attachments/17378_eu.pdf EU pesticide ban will raise food prices without improving health, says former government scientist] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 24 October 2008 To interview Professor Sir Colin Berry, contact: Caroline Boin (UK) Environment Programme Director, International Policy Network +44 20 7836 0750 caroline@policynetwork.net</ref>
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===Misc===
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*Steering Committee of the [[European Science Open Forum]]<ref name="CV"/>
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Professor Sir Colin Berry is emeritus professor of pathology at Queen Mary University of London.[1] He spoke on the subject of 'The future of risk' at the Spiked conference, "Panic attack: Interrogating our obsession with risk", on Friday 9 May 2003, at the Royal Institution in London.[2]

In an article for Spiked, subtitled, "why the precautionary principle - the substitution of prejudice for data - leads to irrational convictions", Berry wrote:

In the context of the safety of our day-to-day environment, we have become highly risk-averse. Our obsession with very small risks has reached a stage that results in damage to society.[3]

Affiliations

In a press interview in which he defended the safety of glyphosate herbicide, Berry declared "an interest as having acted as a consultant for Monsanto", a company that makes and markets glyphosate herbicides.[4]

Science bodies

Lobby groups

Misc

Notes

  1. ↑ Kate Kelland, Mixed message on weed-killer reflects reality of scientific uncertainty, Reuters, 17 Nov 2015, acc 19 Nov 2015
  2. ↑ Professor Sir Colin Berry, Risk, science and society, Spiked, 1 Nov 2001, acc 29 May 2010
  3. ↑ Professor Sir Colin Berry, Risk, science and society, Spiked, 1 Nov 2001, acc 29 May 2010
  4. ↑ Kate Kelland, Mixed message on weed-killer reflects reality of scientific uncertainty, Reuters, 17 Nov 2015, acc 19 Nov 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina Curriculum Vitae ProfessorDr. Colin Berry, accessed 27 August 2013
  6. ↑ Scientific Advisory Forum, Scientific Alliance website, version placed in web archive 30 Aug 2006, accessed in web archive 16 Dec 2009
  7. ↑ Advisory Council, SAS website, acc 29 May 2010
  8. ↑ Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010
  9. ↑ Research defence Society Structure, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 September 2007, on 27 August 2013
  10. ↑ International Policy Network EU pesticide ban will raise food prices without improving health, says former government scientist FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 24 October 2008 To interview Professor Sir Colin Berry, contact: Caroline Boin (UK) Environment Programme Director, International Policy Network +44 20 7836 0750 caroline@policynetwork.net
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