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Young Girls In STEM – an essay by Sofia Andersson

This week, Sofia Andersson, a fourteen-year-old student from Ecole Internationale Bilangue, Paris, France, has joined the ISC as part of an internship programme to learn about international science. We invited Sofia to write an essay on the theme of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Here are her thoughts.

07.02.2020

A rapidly-evolving new normal: Pep Canadell comments on Australia’s Fires

Since September 2019, Australia has experienced an ongoing, unprecedented fire season due to record-breaking heat, drought, and high wind conditions. At least 27 people have died, over 2,000 homes have been destroyed, and thousands of residents and tourists have evacuated. Millions of acres have burned – comparable to the entire size of England. Scientists worry about entire species going extinct, as estimates predict a billion animals could perish due to the fires.

17.01.2020

Advocating for Recognition of Freedom and Responsibility of Science in Today’s World

The right to share in and to benefit from advances in science and technology is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as is the right to engage in scientific enquiry, pursue and communicate knowledge, and to associate freely in such activities. But rights go hand in hand with responsibilities; in the responsible practice of science and the responsibility of scientists to contribute their knowledge in the public space. Both are essential to the ISC’s vision of science as a global public good.

16.01.2020

Violence on JNU campus

The ISC is dismayed to learn that Professor Sucharita Sen, a grantee of the International Science Council through the Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) research programme, was seriously injured in mob violence on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Sunday evening, 5 January.

08.01.2020

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