Trinity Policy Forum is delighted to invite you to a lunch and conversation with
Ed Humpherson
Director General, Office for Statistics Regulation
and
Professor Sander van der Linden
Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge
Friday, 13 March 2026
12:30 – 14:00
Old Combination Room, Trinity College
Ed Humpherson leads the UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), which aims to ensure statistics serve the public good. OSR supports the public’s right to access high-quality statistics that reflect society, promoting better data across UK government. It intervenes when concerns arise about the use of statistics in public debate. Photo: Office for Statistics Regulation
Sander van der Linden is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He is a world-leading expert on the psychology of misinformation, including why fake news and conspiracy theories spread and how people can be protected from them. He is the author of Foolproof: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity (2023). Photo: Danielle Da Silva Photography
Join the Committee of the Trinity Policy Forum for an informal panel discussion and Q&A with Ed Humpherson and Sander van der Linden on how misinformation spreads and what government can do to fight it.
The event is free, informal, and open to all Trinity members. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.