Over the past year, the ISSP has published multiple member blogs about how we need to transform decision-making to more effectively address grand challenges, such as transforming teaching, training and the science enterprise; fostering equity, diversity and inclusion in decision-making; putting into practice new decision-making models, and reframing how we think about science and technology in domestic and international policy. The compilation also includes a dedicated section on the grand challenges of COVID-19 and climate change.
MA Student in International Science & Technology Policy, George Washington University
The Bromley Memorial Event brings together graduate students from the United States and Canada to exchange ideas about science and technology policy, examine country-level policy differences, and to learn from senior policy advisors in both countries. I was honoured to provide brief remarks following Dr. Nemer’s keynote on The Complex Role of Science Advice in Informing Policy. The following is an adaptation of my remarks.
PhD Candidate in Biochemistry, specializing in Human and Molecular Genetics, University of Ottawa
My team at the Ottawa Science Policy Network (OSPN) and I had the opportunity to join this year's Bromley Memorial Lecture as student participants. This is a joint event featuring trainees and professors interested in science policy at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) and George Washington University (GWu). After hosting this event virtually the last 2 years due to the pandemic, this was our first event back in-person at uOttawa.
This blog summarizes the Keynote Lecture by Chief Science Advisor of Canada, Dr. Mona Nemer, at the 2022 Bromley Memorial Event. It focused on the complex role of science advice in informing policy, Canada-US science relations, the evolution of science policy advice and the role of young scientists.
On Wednesday, June 15th 2022, from 8:30AM to 5PM, the ISSP and Positive Energy will host a conference featuring a variety of speakers and industry representatives to discuss the findings of our latest research. This conference will be held in person at the University of Ottawa and offered virtually.
On Thursday, May 12, at 12:00 PM, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy hosted Prof. Louis Simard, Faculty Affiliate, ISSP and Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences - Public Administration, uOttawa, to discuss social acceptability and distributive justice. Please note, this event will be taking place in French.
On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 4:30 PM, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa and the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at the George Washington University was delighted to host Dr. Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada, as part of the 2022 Bromley Memorial Event.
On Thursday, March 31, at 12:00 PM, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy hosted Prof. Eda Kranakis, Faculty Affiliate, ISSP and Full Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, uOttawa to discuss Monsanto’s research practices, intellectual property designs, commercial aims, and strategic scientific rhetoric.
On Wednesday, June 15th 2022, from 8:30AM to 5PM, the ISSP and Positive Energy will host a conference featuring a variety of speakers and industry representatives to discuss the findings of our latest research. This conference will be held in person at the University of Ottawa and offered virtually.
A new study from the University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program examines the work of the Ecofiscal Commission of Canada, an organization that aimed to depoliticize the debate about carbon pricing in Canada by using one specific tool: infusing the debate with non-partisan, academically rigorous research and evidence.
This Positive Energy study explores limits to consensus-building on energy and climate—specifically limits that flow from partisan politics. It identifies key drivers and events that have contributed to the polarization of certain energy and climate issues along partisan lines, and offers advice for decision-makers looking to navigate polarized contexts on the way to net zero by 2050.
New survey results from Positive Energy and Nanos Research evaluate how Canadians perceive the level of public consensus on a number of climate and energy issues. The survey asks Canadians about the current level of agreement on these issues, as well as the level of agreement relative to five years ago.
The fruit of eighteen months of engagement with our members, it is grounded in the ambitious vision of helping Canada to transform decision-making to meet the grand challenges of our time. The plan lays out multiple research, teaching and outreach goals, activities and target outcomes to realize this vision.
