Supported causes and campaigns Sense about Science

1 supported causes , campaigns

1.1 alltrials
1.2 ask evidence
1.3 keep libel laws out of science

supported causes , campaigns

sense science launched ask evidence campaign in 2011 people request evidence behind news stories, marketing claims , policies.


alltrials

the alltrials campaign calls past , present clinical trials registered , full methods , summary results reported.

alltrials international initiative of bad science, bmj, centre evidence-based medicine, cochrane collaboration, james lind initiative, plos , sense science , being led in sense science usa, dartmouth’s geisel school of medicine , dartmouth institute health policy & clinical practice.

as of may 2017, alltrials petition has been signed 90,282 people , 721 organisations.

ask evidence

ask evidence launched sense science in 2011. campaign helps people request evidence behind news stories, marketing claims , policies. campaign has received funding wellcome trust , endorsed figures such dara Ó briain , derren brown.

keep libel laws out of science

sense science launched keep libel laws out of science campaign in june 2009 in defence of member of board of trustees, author , journalist simon singh, has been sued libel british chiropractic association. issued statement entitled law has no place in scientific disputes , signed many people representing science, medicine, journalism, publishing, arts, humanities, entertainment, sceptics, campaign groups , law. in april 2010, bca lost case court accepting criticism of bca concerning promotion of bogus treatments fair comment.

in december 2009, sense science, index on censorship , english pen launched libel reform campaign. defamation act 2013 received royal assent on 25 april 2013 , came force on 1 january 2014.

the trust actively campaigns in support of various causes. has issued statement signed on 35 scientists asking condemn homeopathy diseases such hiv.