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Six podcasts available now from the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) explore the critical space between scientific evidence and policy decisions on topics such as cities, COVID-19, and societal transformation.
19.01.2022
The Paris Agreement is a means, not an end, and it is working, even if it's not sufficient to halt climate change. The momentum building around more ambitious action provides hope for 2022, writes Matthew Hoffmann.
11.01.2022
Two early-career researchers reflect on their experiences of COP26, and the bright spots for science-based decision-making in climate policy.
28.12.2021
Our top-10 list is, unsurprisingly, full of stories about COVID-19 - but there is also space for persevering women scientists, a fight to combat discrimination and bring more diversity in science, and transformations towards a more sustainable, resilient world. Read on.
21.12.2021
COP26 was a crucial stress-test for the Paris Agreement, and the resulting Glasgow Climate Pact is a welcome signal that countries around the world remain committed to stabilizing warming under 1.5˚C. However, turning that ambition into action cannot wait, say members of the ISC community, and must be guided by scientific evidence.
17.11.2021
In a side event held at COP26, ISC President Peter Gluckman called for a step change in science and science-funding in order to deliver actionable, solution-oriented knowledge, highlighting four concerns relevant to accelerating progress.
05.11.2021
The paper published by the International Science Council (ISC) explores the importance of science as a global public good: a source of beneficial and applicable knowledge that is freely available and accessible worldwide, and which can be used by anyone, anywhere, without preventing or impeding its use by others.
08.10.2021
The 9th of August was the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, and this year the focus was on “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.” We spoke to Meg Parsons about what it would really take to work towards a new social contract in science-policy spaces.
10.08.2021
With an overall focus on science, technology and innovation for a sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19, the sixth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) took place on 4-5 May 2021.
01.05.2021
Stephen Reicher, Bishop Wardlaw Professor in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, explores the renewed spirit of collaboration that the pandemic has brought, and how this is shaping the behaviour of policy makers and the public.
20.04.2021
