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Free Votes in the House of Commons, 1979-1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main aims of this research project were:
to generate a complete set of data of all incidents of intra-party dissension in the division lobbies of the House of Commons in the parliaments of 1979 to 1992 inclusively;
to identify and research the reasons for dissension in the Common's division lobbies...
Public Attitudes to Genomics: Vignette Studies, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.These vignette studies form part of a wider project to provide a basic understanding of current attitudes among the public towards a range of new genetic technologies. Public attitudes and behaviour toward developments in this area of science are likely to be conditional, at least in part, upon...
Doing Embryo Ethics: Safety and Efficacy in Research and Practice, 2004-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This qualitative project explored the social and discursive construction of ethics in research laboratories and clinics working with human embyros. The dataset contains semi-structured interviews with clinicians, scientists, and related professionals.
The study contributed towards understanding...
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in China and Japan, 2006-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection.
The bioethics of human embryonic stem cell research (HESR) is controversial, including in Asia. After the 2001 US-moratorium on the federal funding of HESR, some Asian countries jumped into the 'bioethical vacuum', claiming that Asian countries do not suffer from...
Public Understanding of Genomics and the Dynamics of Opinion Change: a Panel Study, 2003-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.At a time when gene technologies are gaining increasing prominence, this research enabled a better understanding of how the dynamics of public attitudes towards genomics are underpinned by factual knowledge. It examined the extent to which a more knowledgeable public adopts attitudes that are more...