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Science for Policy Podcast | SAPEA

Science for Policy Podcast | SAPEA

How far should we rely on science to make political decisions? What makes a good science advisor -- or a good science advice system? What do we do when the evidence is incomplete or controversial? What happens when science advice goes wrong and how can we fix it?

The Science for Policy podcast, produced by SAPEA, explores these questions and many more in conversation with the politicians, policymakers, academics and science communicators who make science advice happen around the world.

NSF Grant Changes Raise Alarm About Commitment to Basic Research

NSF Grant Changes Raise Alarm About Commitment to Basic Research

The US National Science Foundation's new focus on computer science could also put already-under-represented groups at a disadvantage, critics say.

Government Fires Up R&D Across the Country to Cement the UK As Science Superpower

Government Fires Up R&D Across the Country to Cement the UK As Science Superpower

R&D Roadmap sets out vision to attract global talent, increase investment, cut unnecessary bureaucracy, and cement the UK as a world-leading science superpower.

How China's New Policy May Change Researchers' Publishing Behavior

How China's New Policy May Change Researchers' Publishing Behavior

A researcher from the Wuhan University of China offers a view of how Chinese researchers are reacting and are likely to alter their behavior in response to new policies governing research evaluation.

Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World

Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World

The post-World War II model for organizing science remains powerful, but moving beyond its limits will be necessary for assuring the contributions of science to solving a wide array of challenges.

Florida Joins U.S. Government in Probing Foreign Ties of Researchers

Florida Joins U.S. Government in Probing Foreign Ties of Researchers

Florida lawmakers have begun an investigation into the foreign ties of researchers at the state’s universities and research institutions. The inquiry dovetails with an ongoing federal probe into whether such affiliations, notably with Chinese entities, pose a risk to the U.S. research enterprise.

When It Comes to Good Practice in Science, We Need to Think Global but Act Local

When It Comes to Good Practice in Science, We Need to Think Global but Act Local

International codes of conduct are important, but grass-roots efforts are the key to embedding research integrity.

Marc Schiltz Re-elected President of Science Europe

Marc Schiltz Re-elected President of Science Europe

Marc Schiltz, Secretary General and Executive Head of the FNR, has been re-elected President of Science Europe, an association of major European research funding and research performing organisations.

UK Universities Welcome U-turn on Student Visas

UK Universities Welcome U-turn on Student Visas

The UK government’s announcement of its plans to offer extended post-study work visas for international graduates of UK universities has received an unusual response - unalloyed praise from the higher education sector.