14/12/2020
What does ‘biodegradable plastic’ mean? Can biodegradable plastics help reduce plastic pollution? What policies should be in place to ensure that biodegradable plastics are beneficial to the environment, compared with non-biodegradable plastics? Today, the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism published two major documents dealing with these questions: The SAPEA Evidence Review Report presents the latest […]
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14/12/2020
How is the nature of knowledge changing? What is the impact of the digital revolution on the roles of universities, academies and science advisors? Is democratisation of knowledge always a good thing? Professor Antonio Loprieno discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We also discuss how to digitally unwrap an Egyptian mummy, whether there […]
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01/12/2020
SAPEA will be hosting a mini-symposium at the International Conference on Global Food Security, on Framings of food and implications for policy, food security and sustainability in Europe on 4 December 2020. The European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Advice Mechanism recently published an Evidence Review Report and a Scientific Opinion with policy recommendations that informed the […]
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30/11/2020
Is there a fundamental tension between democracy and expertise? How can non-experts evaluate experts? When we design science advice systems, should we prioritise independence or interdependence? In our latest podcast episode, Professor Cathrine Holst discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We also discuss techniques to reduce human error in science advice, how to […]
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17/11/2020
Maarja Kruusmaa, Alberto Melloni and Nebojsa Nakicenovic are the three new members appointed to the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors. Additionally, Nicole Grobert and Sir Paul Nurse have been elected as the new Chair and deputy-Chair of the Group. The three new members were nominated by Research Organisations in response to an open […]
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16/11/2020
The European Commission’s independent Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) and Peter Piot, special advisor to the President Ursula von der Leyen on the response to COVID-19, published a joint Opinion on Improving pandemic preparedness and management. Experts nominated by SAPEA supported the advisors, the EGE […]
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16/11/2020
Why does European Commission science advice work the way it does? Why did former President Juncker discontinue the standalone post of chief science advisor? Why has the EU settled on a hybrid model which combines advisors, academies and officials? In our latest podcast episode, Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP discusses these questions with Toby Wardman […]
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12/11/2020
On 3 November, Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer answered questions asked live by the public. The recording of this YouTube Q&As session is available on our channel:
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02/11/2020
What does our best available evidence tell us about public trust in science and science advice? How has that evolved recently? And what’s the moral of the story for science advisors, policymakers, and the people who design science advice systems? In our latest podcast episode, Dr Cary Funk of Pew Research in Washington DC discusses […]
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19/10/2020
In the latest episode of the Science for Policy podcast, published today, we interview a specialist in global catastrophic risk. Is it possible to develop a unified science of catastrophic risk? How can we convince policymakers to take risks to human existence seriously enough? How can we improve our foresight so that we can spot […]
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