GSEJ-Aspen Joint Discussion on Combating Disinformation

On 17 October, 2024, the Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice and the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program will bring together science communicators and engagement experts from China, the UK and the US with the aim to share experience on how to empower citizens to counter global disinformation.

The event, Science Literacy and Communication, is rooted in earlier collaboration on the Aspen institute’s INFODEMIC mini-documentary. It is also a continuation of GSEJ’s recent contribution to the UNESCO’s initiative in this area.

Time: Thursday, October 17 · 8:00 Boston, 13:00 London; 20:00 Beijing (Duration: 90 minutes)
Venue: Zoom

Speakers include:

Aaron F. Mertz, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Science & Society Program

Ting Wang, Director, China Research Institute for Science Popularization

Elizabeth Toon, Lecturer in Science Communication, University of Manchester

Xiaoxue Chen, Chief Editor or China’s leading science platform, Mr Science

Nita Pillai, Director of Programmes and Operations, Sense about Science, UK

The event is chaired by Joy Y. Zhang, Director of GSEJ, University of Kent. Simultaneous translation between Chinese and English will be available.

The event is free and open to all. Please register here.