Information about this project
Month: June 2023
Ridley Scott Associates
Does this make you feel anything
liked it
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indifferent
not at all very
mentally engaged
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bored
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sensed a deeper meaning
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confused
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sparked my interest
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unsettled
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1 / 8
About this survey
This research is all about connection and so we’d love you to tell us how each film makes you feel.
To read more about our process, have a read of our evidence base page.
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Music of LifeResearch Ethics Committee Approval
We will be seeking Research Ethics Committee Approval from the Faculty of Education REC, University of Cambridge. This page will soon offer details of the approval, consent, GDPR and ethics oversight for the project.
Who is this for?
The Only Human project is for anyone who communicates anything about genetics to anyone. It exists to serve the public.
There is much written, audio and film communication about genetics – patient leaflets on genetic testing, websites from pharma on gene therapies, participant info sheets for genetic research, and advertising for direct-to-consumer tests.
The narrative arc tends to start with what genetics is (e.g. ‘we all have 20,000 genes, DNA is made up of a code of letters’) and what the benefits are (e.g. ‘we study genetics to understand what causes cancer’). And yet….between all of us writing such text, have we thought about the impact of our messages on collective public audiences? Probably not. Do we know what public audiences think and feel when they read such texts? Have we asked?
We are seeking to build a co-operative of partners who want to learn and build the communications evidence-base together. You might be a genetic counsellor working in the NHS, you might be a scientist working in public engagement, you might sit on the board of a pharmaceutical company, you might sit on the board of a genetics research non-profit – but between you all, you want to understand how to gently nudge awareness about what genetics is and what it can offer, to broad public audiences.
You the Jury
Does this make you feel anything
liked it
not at all very
indifferent
not at all very
mentally engaged
not at all very
bored
not at all very
sensed a deeper meaning
not at all very
confused
not at all very
sparked my interest
not at all very
unsettled
not at all very
1 / 8
About this survey
This research is all about connection and so we’d love you to tell us how each film makes you feel.
To read more about our process, have a read of our evidence base page.
To edit or not edit? Ordinary people have their say on genetics
Are there any circumstances under which a UK Government should consider changing the law to allow intentional genome editing of human embryos for serious genetic conditions?