Public engagement

The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' and young people's views of medical research and seeks to develop a more systematic approach to describing and understanding trends in public interest in, knowledge of and attitudes towards medical research and its associated advances and applications.

This is the first report.

Over ten years, Sciart supported 124 projects funding £3 million worth of awards. Following the closure of the scheme in 2006 the Trust commissioned an independent evaluation to document the legacy of the programme and consider the long-term impact of the scheme and its funded projects. 29/10/09

This Trust-funded research shows that people are positive about participating in research and sharing personal data if effective systems are in place to ensure informed consent and anonymity. 26/06/07

Engaging Science Conference Report

A report discussing methods of deliberation, consultation and public engagement about biomedical science, based on a survey of attitudes to gene therapy. 17/09/05

A survey of public knowledge of, and attitudes to, gene therapy and its social and ethical implications, including findings on how various methods of communication can affect these beliefs. 17/09/05

This report brings together research that maps the provision of science communication with research exploring public attitudes to science, engineering and technology. 01/10/00

The Wellcome Trust commissioned MORI to undertake a large-scale survey of scientists to investigate whether scientists consider themselves to be the people most responsible for, and best equipped to, communicate their scientific research and its implications to the public. 01/03/00

A report from the Wellcome Trust presenting findings from an innovative research study looking at public views on human cloning and its uses. 01/01/98