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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Academic blocked from giving civil service talk because of criticism of government

Dr Kate Devlin is best known for her work on human sexuality and robotics.
Dr Kate Devlin is best known for her work on human sexuality and robotics. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

A UK academic has said she was blocked from giving a talk to a government department because she had previously criticised government policies.

Dr Kate Devlin, a reader in artificial intelligence and society at King’s College London, said she was due to give a talk to a civil service network within a government department on Monday relating to women in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem).

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