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European Medicines Agency Will Move to Amsterdam
London’s loss, as a result of Brexit vote, is lamented by U.K. researchers
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
The active participation of the people is one of the central components of a functioning democracy. Research performed a real-world randomized experiment in the United States to understand the causal effect of news stories on increasing public discussion of a specific topic.
UK Pharma Boss to Be New Chief Scientific Adviser
Patrick Vallance to take over from interim government adviser Chris Whitty from March next year.
G7 Science Ministers Endorse Open Science
Recommendations by G7 to rewarding and incentivize Open Science practices and infrastructures for optimal use of research data.
'Transformative' Research Unrealistic to Predict, Scientists Tell Granting Agencies
How Do We Define the Policy Impact of Public Health Research?
A systematic review
Too Few Antibiotics in Pipeline to Tackle Global Drug-Resistance Crisis
Too Few Antibiotics in Pipeline to Tackle Global Drug-Resistance Crisis
Nowhere near enough new drugs are currently in development says a WHO report, which calls for urgent investment and responsible use of existing antibiotics.
Storytelling and Evidence-Based Policy
A number of authors interested in how to translate evidence into policy identify the importance of policy narrative and argue that advocates of scientific evidence need to tell good stories to grab the attention and appeal to the emotions of policymakers.
Understanding Why Research Evidence Does or Doesn't Make It into Policy
Understanding Why Research Evidence Does or Doesn't Make It into Policy
Why breaking down walls between different academic disciplines could enhance our understanding of why research evidence does − or doesn’t − make it into policy.
Putting the Science Police to Better Use
Public rejection might just be part of the journey to knowledge's acceptance.
Decision by Europe’s Top Court Alarms Vaccine Experts
Patients can plead their case for damages even in the absence of scientific evidence, European Court of Justice rules
Evidence-Informed Policy Making
Feeding high-quality evidence into policy making remains difficult, but is essential for improving public interventions.
The Mathematicians Who Want to Save Democracy
With algorithms in hand, scientists are looking to make elections in the United States more representative.
Open Data and Open Science Policies Across Europe
A SPARC analysis of Open Data and Open Science policies across Europe.
Publicity or Perish: Finding the Balance in Science Communication
Publicity or Perish: Finding the Balance in Science Communication
The time that you’re absolutely sick of saying it is about the time that your target audience has heard it for the first time.
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