26/07/2021
Our two-part series focusing on students and early career researchers concludes today with a lively conversation about teaching, learning and scholarship. Dr Leonie Tanczer, the designer of a unique science advice course at University College London, joins two of her former students María Jarquín and Natasha Boyd to discuss how the field is seen through […]
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12/07/2021
Some scientists get involved with policy without giving up their day jobs. Others take their scientific training and move wholesale into the world of policy, taking up roles as advisors, analysts, knowledge brokers or advocates on specific issues. In the first in a two-part series focusing on students and early-career researchers, Dr Adriana Bankston of […]
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29/06/2021
There are many possible pathways towards a carbon-neutral future — and achieving it by 2050 is possible but requires urgent action. This is the conclusion of a group of top scientists tasked by the European Commission with advising on how to facilitate the energy transition in Europe. Today (29 June 2021), the European Commission’s Scientific […]
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28/06/2021
Science, and especially social sciences and humanities, have always had a broad range of impacts on society — impacts which are not easily measured using traditional academic indicators. And engagement with policymakers is one of the trickiest areas to pin down: even when we know it’s happening, finding ways to measure and evaluate it can […]
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15/06/2021
Professor Antonio Loprieno becomes the new chair of the SAPEA Board. Professor Loprieno is the President of ALLEA, and a fellow of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. He takes over from Professor Sierd Cloetingh, the President of the Academia Europaea. Professor Cloetingh said: “It has been a pleasure to serve as the chair […]
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14/06/2021
When construction is complete, the European Spallation Source in Sweden and Denmark will be the brightest neutron source in the world, opening up new frontiers for science in a broad range of fields. But building a giant facility like this takes decades of commitment from policymakers and scientists alike. In a political environment dominated by […]
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07/06/2021
Professor Peter Jackson was invited to a webinar on on environment-friendly food systems, which was organised in frame of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2022. The event took place on 25 May 2021. The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) constitutes the scientific basis for national nutrient recommendations and food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway […]
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02/06/2021
SAPEA Evidence Review Report “A sustainable food system for the European Union” was presented at a webinar “Transforming Food Systems: Public Trust and Engagement to Reach the UN SDGs” on 2 June 2021. The event was organised by the Global Young Academy. Carina Keskitalo, a former member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA) […]
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31/05/2021
To coincide with the twentieth birthday of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council, their president Christina Moberg joins Toby Wardman to discuss the role of academies in advising policymakers, communicating with citizens, and contributing to society more generally. We also discuss the history and role of EASAC, the new challenges of science advice post-COVID, and […]
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17/05/2021
Eric Lambin and Eva Zažimalová have been appointed to the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors for a term of three years. They were nominated by European Research Organisations and selected by an independent Identification Committee, and will replace Professor Carina Keskitalo and Sir Paul Nurse, whose mandates expired on 15 May 2021. Eva […]
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