03/05/2021
How much political appetite is there for science advice to foreign policy — and how much impact does it have? What are the differences between advising ministers and advising diplomats? What does the phrase ‘science diplomacy’ actually mean? Jan Marco Müller discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We also discuss how to develop […]
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29/04/2021
Next SAPEA webinar “Plastic pollution: Are biodegradable plastics a solution?” will be hosted by Mohammed Chahim MEP, Co-chair of the Circular Economy Working Group of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. The event will take place on 16 June 2021 at 13:00 CEST will review the latest scientific evidence on […]
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20/04/2021
This interactive webinar co-organised by SAPEA and the Royal Irish Academy on 21 May at 15:00 CEST will facilitate discussion between an expert panel and a live international audience, addressing a range of questions including: How are biodegradable plastics perceived, understood and used by consumers and other sectors of society? How can communication, education and […]
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19/04/2021
How do the COVID vaccines work? How do we prioritise recipients? What are the major decisions facing policymakers when executing a mass vaccination campaign — and where can science help to advise them? George Griffin discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We also discuss how to get jabs to developing countries, the origins […]
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05/04/2021
How is Antarctica governed, and why do scientists play such a key role in running it? What science advice structures exist to advise Antarctic decision-makers, and how do they function? Can the whole science-as-governance system, designed in the 1950s, survive into the 21st century? Natasha Gardiner discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We […]
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29/03/2021
We are looking to work with a web designer based on the EU on developing a sub-section of SAPEA website. Specifications of the project are described in details in this document. If you are interested, please send your offer by 16 April to agnieszka.pietruczuk@sapea.info.
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22/03/2021
Can unofficial or self-appointed science advice structures be valuable, or are they destabilising? What responsibilities does a science advisor have when they disagree with the consensus view? What’s going wrong, if anything, when a politician picks up the phone and calls their own favourite scientist for input? Roger Pielke Jr discusses these questions with Toby […]
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11/03/2021
The EU’s Farm-to-Fork strategy needs to be reframed to avoid an unjustified focus on food as simply a commodity, according to a group of top European experts whose independent science advice was used to inform the strategy last year. In an article published in Nature Food today (11 March), the experts write: “The European Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy seeks to facilitate a transition towards […]
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08/03/2021
How widespread is the use of big data in government decision-making? What questions should policymakers ask when presented with policy recommendations based on data modelling? Should opaque models based on machine-learning algorithms come with a health warning? Tracey Brown discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We also discuss spurious precision in scientific results, […]
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04/03/2021
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel presented the recent advice on biodegradability of plastics in the open environment to a meeting of European research ministers on 26 February. In her remarks at the informal Council of the EU meeting, the Commissioner informed ministers about the SAPEA evidence review report and outlined recommendations provided by the Group of Chief […]
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