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Network of Clubs is Building a New Pipeline of Science Policy Professionals
Network of Clubs is Building a New Pipeline of Science Policy Professionals
A grassroots network led by early-career scientists offers new pathways to policy careers.
Smoking Weed and Driving: What We Know
Here's what the science says about driving while high on marijuana. In short: It's complicated.

Pandemic preparedness means policy makers need to work with social scientists
Pandemic preparedness means policy makers need to work with social scientists
A multidisciplinary approach is required to understand, address, and recover from pandemics, and social scientific disciplines are central to this.
Mainstream Economic Policy Must Factor Climate Change into Its Growth Calculus
'Follow the Science' Is a Slogan, Not a Policy
Two years into the pandemic, the catchphrase allows elected officials to duck responsibility for setting Covid rules.

WEF Young Scientists Call to Address Missing Link Between Policy and Science
WEF Young Scientists Call to Address Missing Link Between Policy and Science
Scientists from the World Economic Forum's Young Scientists community want to see the social value of scientific research better recognised and acknowledged. Published today by Frontiers Policy Labs, a call has been signed by 52 scholars from some of the world's foremost academic institutions. The signatories say that for science to become rooted in decision-making, a new culture of engagement between policymakers and scientists needs to be established.

Science Europe Launches a Vision for Research Culture in the ERA
Biden Administration Gears Up to Expand Global Science Cooperation
Biden Administration Gears Up to Expand Global Science Cooperation
A new US strategy to expand international science diplomacy gathered speed, as the Biden administration announced collaborations with the Swiss and Canadians, and upcoming discussions with France, Japan and other science partners.
Open Letters to Policy Makers and to the European Commission : No New Science-policy Interface for Food Systems
Open Letters to Policy Makers and to the European Commission : No New Science-policy Interface for Food Systems

Adriana Bankston on Career Moves from Science to Policy
Some scientists get involved with policy without giving up their day jobs. Others take their scientific training and move wholesale into the world of policy, taking up roles as advisors, analysts, knowledge brokers or advocates on specific issues. Adriana Bankston shares her tips and experiences on leaving academia behind and joining the fast-paced world of policy.
Ending the Science-policy Gap
There should be a science-based policymaking process in disaster risk reduction.

Space and Grace in Open Access Publishing
We should strive for open but also be realistic about the options truly available to researchers and discuss them transparently and honestly, argues Dustin Fife.

Global Trends in Open Access: Themes from Africa, Asia and Latin America
A recent Scholarly Kitchen webinar on global open access shared perspectives from Latin America, Asia and Africa.

COVID-19 Recovery: STEM Isn't Enough to Save Us
Policymakers need insight from humanities and social sciences to tackle the pandemic.

Building New Bridges Between Research and Policy During a National Lockdown
Understanding Conceptual Impact of Scientific Knowledge on Policy
The Manchester Team within the Oslo Institute for Research on the Impact of Science centre has published this a conceptual paper that underpins the empirical work on framework conditions on the user side combining various political science and sociological theories.
