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| − | Professor Sir [[Colin Berry]] is professor of | + | 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> |
In an article for Spiked, subtitled, "why the precautionary principle - the substitution of prejudice for data - leads to irrational convictions", Berry wrote: | 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 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=== | ===Science bodies=== | ||
*2003 - 2005 President [[British Academy of Forensic Sciences]] | *2003 - 2005 President [[British Academy of Forensic Sciences]] | ||
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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
- 2003 - 2005 President British Academy of Forensic Sciences
- 1990 - 1994 Member of the Medical Research Council of Great Britain
- 1989 – 1991 European Society of Pathology
- 1976 - 1971 Developmental Pathology Society[5]
Lobby groups
- Scientific Alliance - member of advisory board[6]
- Sense About Science - advisory council member[7]
- Spiked - shareholder of Spiked Ltd[8]
- Research Defence Society Honorary Vice-President circa 2007-8[9]
- International Policy Network member of the Advisory Council of IPN’s Campaign for Fighting Diseases fightingdiseases.org, circa 2008[10]
Misc
- Steering Committee of the European Science Open Forum[5]
Notes
- ↑ Kate Kelland, Mixed message on weed-killer reflects reality of scientific uncertainty, Reuters, 17 Nov 2015, acc 19 Nov 2015
- ↑ Professor Sir Colin Berry, Risk, science and society, Spiked, 1 Nov 2001, acc 29 May 2010
- ↑ Professor Sir Colin Berry, Risk, science and society, Spiked, 1 Nov 2001, acc 29 May 2010
- ↑ Kate Kelland, Mixed message on weed-killer reflects reality of scientific uncertainty, Reuters, 17 Nov 2015, acc 19 Nov 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina Curriculum Vitae ProfessorDr. Colin Berry, accessed 27 August 2013
- ↑ Scientific Advisory Forum, Scientific Alliance website, version placed in web archive 30 Aug 2006, accessed in web archive 16 Dec 2009
- ↑ Advisory Council, SAS website, acc 29 May 2010
- ↑ Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010
- ↑ Research defence Society Structure, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 September 2007, on 27 August 2013
- ↑ 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
