The Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) Releases a Series of Policy Briefs on the Science/Policy Interface
The Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) Releases a Series of Policy Briefs on the Science/Policy Interface
The Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) has released a Policy Brief Series on the Science/Policy Interface. The Director of ISSP, Marc Saner, writes that
“The goal of the series is to mobilize academic research beyond the walls of universities. The series is directed at public servants operating at the science/policy interface in Canada and abroad. It has been designed to bring forth some themes and findings in academic studies for the purpose of synthesis, knowledge transfer and discussion.”
The Canada First Research Excellence Fund seems to be the Harper government’s response to fierce criticism about its science policies. It was announced with much fanfare last week (although it had appeared in the spring budget) by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as an unprecedented investment to strengthen Canada’s position in the world of science. But it came on the heels of an uproar in the scientific community over the imminent shuttering of a world-class science facility at the University of Ottawa, highlighting precisely what many critics believe is wrong with the Conservatives’ approach to science.
Irrités par les interventions du gouvernement Harper, les scientifiques fédéraux ont concocté un répulsif inusité: des clauses à insérer dans leur convention collective. Reste à voir si le remède sera homologué.
