Nuffield Science for Public Understanding

Risk and Risk Assessment

Web Guides

http://www.beep.ac.uk/content/300.0.html
Very accessible discussion on risk perception

http://www.beep.ac.uk/content/294.0.html
Introduction to health risks

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000849/
Useful explanation of the differences between absolute and relative risk

http://education.ca.sandia.gov/more/risk/index.lhtml
Explanations on different aspects of risk, including decision making

http://www.beep.ac.uk/content/53.0.html
The maths of risk calculation, explained in an accessible way

http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_238_en.pdf
Results of a long EU survey on peoples' attitudes to risks associated with food