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JSPG AND UCL STEaPP RELEASE SPECIAL TOPICS ISSUE ON INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE DIPLOMACY 

Washington, DC (August 22, 2022) – The Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG) and the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy at University College London (UCL STEaPP) are proud to announce the release of Volume 20, Issue 03, the journal’s second Special Topics Issue of 2022, on Innovations in Science Diplomacy. Read more [...]

ESOF2022

Europe's largest interdisciplinary science conference presented in a new, hybrid form for 2022 Science is spectacular. Science inspires, connects and challenges society. In a world that is in constant flux, sciences changes accordingly. What does that mean for your role as a scientist? How can you contribute to this change? Are you curious to see what science has to offer society? Do you want to help solving the challenges faced today? Then please join us at Europe’s biggest interdisciplinary science conference. Read more [...]

March for Science: reaching out for bottom-up governance

We are living through very puzzling times. Times where the unexpected, the counter-intuitive and the irrational make headlines day after day. In this new world order, some remnants of old models of governance are re-emerging. These are entered on top-down governance, sometimes stretched to the point of generating strongly nationalist and authoritarian regimes. Yet, new governance models are needed. Scientists, with the March for Science due to take place on 22nd April 2017, give a strong signal, that bottom-up input into policy is needed. Unlike any time ever before, technology makes it easy for people in power to consult citizens on how their lives should be governed. Meanwhile, the input of the humanities and deeper philosophical questioning could help us inform future policy decisions. The trouble is that the mechanisms for such bottom-up governance have not yet been fully elucidated. To contribute to discussions on this issue, it is now time for EuroScientist and HSE community members to step in. Read more [...]