The Roberts Lecture 2013 – Baroness Onora O’Neill on Why Science needs Ethics: why science cannot and should not aspire to be value free

Summary: In the 10th Anniversary Year of the Science Council Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve gave the lecture on the topic of "Why Science needs Ethics: why science cannot and should not aspire to be value free" on Tuesday 8th October. The lecture explored how decisions are made in science and what influences them, an important issue for all scientists and science users, and an especially relevant question for the professional practice of science.