Arian Ely Research Fellow SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research Freeman Centre University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QE United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1273 873026 Email: a.v.ely (at) sussex.ac.uk Webpage: University of Sussex page

Research

ADRIAN ELY visited the STS Program from SPRU-Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex in 2004-5, whilst carrying out his PhD fieldwork. His doctoral project, completed in 2006, compared the ways in which scientific evidence was employed in the formulation and support of policies surrounding genetically modified maize (Bt corn) in the USA, UK, France and Austria. Adrian is currently a fellow at SPRU, where he adopts an interdisciplinary approach that draws on his training in Natural Sciences (BA, Cambridge), Biotechnology for Emerging Economies (MSc, Sussex) and Science and Technology Policy Studies (DPhil, Sussex). As well as researching various policy challenges in the field of science, technology and sustainable development, he lectures on "Biotechnology, Innovation and Science Policy", "Innovation for Sustainability" and "The Management of Technological Risk".

Publications

Ely, A. V. (2005) "Austrian Biosafety Policy - 'Founded on Ignorance'?" in Yearbook of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS), 2005, Graz, Austria

Ely, A. V. (2004) "Nur so können wir in Europa etwas verändern" Soziale Technik December 2004

POST (2004) "Handling Uncertainty in Scientific Advice" POSTNote 220 (produced while on an ESRC-funded fellowship at the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology), available at <http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/POSTpn220.pdf>

Ely, A. V. (2003) "Evaluating Environmental Risks of Bt Maize in the US and EU: Lessons and Challenges for Kenya." Paper prepared for the Workshop on "Globalisation and Governance of Biotechnology, with special reference to Kenya," Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, 28th November 2002, available at <http://www.gapresearch.org/governance/AEMaizefinal.pdf>