Koi Tū, the virus and the future
ISC President-elect Peter Gluckman considers what lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has for how science interacts with policy and with society.
20.03.2020
ISC President-elect Peter Gluckman considers what lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has for how science interacts with policy and with society.
20.03.2020
Working across silos in ocean science can be challenging, but the Ocean Decade will lead to new opportunities to share and use knowledge, says Marie Alexandrine Sicre, SCOR President.
18.03.2020
<b>Long read</b>: Developing an appropriate response to COVID-19 in Africa demands a nuanced understanding of the physical, economic and social factors that shape livelihoods in different African cities, argues Buyana Kareem.
13.03.2020
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, the International Science Council highlights different academies, institutions, and individuals around the world that are ensuring equal representation of women in sciences.
08.03.2020
A global Wikipedia edit-a-thon aims to celebrate the achievements of women scientists in a format that's open and accessible to all.
05.03.2020
Contending with the structural roots of gender inequality is imperative in accomplishing UN Sustainable Development Goal 5. Empowering more women leaders across different regions and disciplines will not only strengthen and accelerate scientific research but also policies and legislation. Vice-President and Special Representative for Gender and Diversity of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), Professor Yasmeen Abu-Laban, (University of Alberta, Canada) speaks about IPSA’s initiatives for equal gender representation within the sphere of political science.
03.03.2020
Achieving global gender parity has been a slow process - particularly across certain scientific disciplines, which have remained consistently male dominated. In the run-up to International Women’s Day on 8th March, we speak to José van Dijck at The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, who led an initiative to ensure that qualified women have a place at the Academy.
02.03.2020
We are proud to have funded TROP ICSU - a project aimed at integrating climate change education into the formal education system, globally equipping the next generation with key skills and knowledge for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
27.02.2020
Love is dreamy and abstract. The powerful, whimsical emotion seems worlds away from cold, hard scientific facts. Let’s take a look at what’s actually happening in the brain when the two meet.
14.02.2020
As cities turn into urban systems, urban health risks become planetary.
10.02.2020