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Tag Archives: science policy
Adding Shades of Grey into Science Policy
I was forwarded two articles last month (thanks Mike O!) from the world of Australian science policy. In these articles, the debate centred on whether or not academics should be involved in making public policy. The article that started the … Continue reading
Devils of Details: Getting Scientists to Understand How Policy Making Works
Yesterday I attended a panel discussion at Cambridge run by a group called the Centre for Science and Policy. It is part of a series of events designed to engage and unite those at the University who have an interest … Continue reading
Posted in General, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged AAAS, Cambridge, CSaP, Employment, ESRC Fellowship, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, life choices, media, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science policy, SSHRC, Training, transferrable skills, University
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The Council of Canadian Academies – Thriving, Surviving, or Doomed to Fail?
Quick hit: 1. The Stem Cell Foundation has been nominated for a Webby – the Oscars of the Internet – in the category of Best Activism Website. It’s quite impressive that they were nominated as these are a big deal, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Jobs, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged Council of Canadian Academies, Employment, funding, Genome Canada, Government, Graduate Student, INAC, media, Natural Resources Canada, non-academic jobs, NRCan, PDF, Policy, postacademic jobs, Science, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, science policy, Training, University
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