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Academics Aren't Lobbyists – So Our Research Changes Nothing
Researchers naturally want their work to make a difference, but the sad fact is that it often has little influence beyond academia
WIPO Adopts Open Access Policy for its Publications
The World Intellectual Property Organization today announced its new Open Access policy to promote the widest possible public access to its publications, furthering the Organization’s commitment to the dissemination and sharing of knowledge.
Anti-globalization Rhetoric Threatens Scientific and Technological Progress
Anti-globalization Rhetoric Threatens Scientific and Technological Progress
The U.S. depends on international collaborations and immigrants to solve domestic and global problems.
California Rules U.S. Corporate Research
Every state wants to be home to the next Google or Facebook. But it’s no coincidence that those companies are located in California. The latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) show that three of every 10 corporate research dollars are now spent in California.
'Any Idiot Can Do It.'
Genome editor CRISPR could put mutant mice in everyone's reach
Twitterstorm Shows Why Scientific Evidence Matters
An MP’s dismissive tweet that scientists have ‘no experience of the real world’ highlights a chasm in mutual understanding.
The Politics of Evidence
A new book provides new insights into the nature of political bias with regards to evidence and critically considers what an ‘improved’ use of evidence would look like from a policymaking perspective.
Encourage Governments to Heed Scientific Advice
To stop evidence-based policy losing its clout, researchers need to engage with policymakers and understand their needs, says Bill Colglazier.
Social norms as solutions
Climate change, biodiversity loss, antibiotic resistance, and other global challenges pose major collective action problems: A group benefits from a certain action, but no individual has sufficient incentive to act alone.
Scientists are giving advice, but are governments listening?
Peter Gluckman and James Wilsdon: This week’s summit of the International Network for Government Science Advice will take stock of progress in using evidence and expertise to inform policy.
UN report calls for a greater place for science in international decision-making
Science is a public good and deserves to be valued more highly and used effectively by decision-makers at all levels.