Sujatha Raman

I am the UNESCO Chair-holder in Science Communication for the Public Good at the Australian National University's Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS).

My work is grounded in social science research on intersections between science, innovation and democracy. These include questions about the role of evidence and science advice in public policy; the proper relationship between politics, ethics, experts and the public around science and technology issues; and visions of responsible innovation for better futures.

I have pursued these questions through transdisciplinary collaborations on a wide range of grand challenges in the global North and South including: sustainable energy transitions; antimicrobial transitions; agricultural and biomedical innovation; and the environment/health interface.

I was previously Director of the “Making Science Public: Challenges and Opportunities” Research Programme funded by the UK's Leverhulme Trust and led by the University of Nottingham with partners in the Universities of Sheffield and Warwick.