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Research and innovation
Why the Economics of Scientific Publishing Need Urgent Reform
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A Preview of the ISSP’s Research, Teaching and Outreach in 2025-2026
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A Preview of the ISSP’s Research, Teaching and Outreach Activities in 2024-2025
Faculty of Social Sciences
Reflections from the 2024 Bromley Memorial Lecture: Spotlight on Science Diplomacy
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The Race to Green Hydrogen
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Protecting 30 by 30: The Need for Indigenous Protected Lands
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How to Train Your Trade Commissioners in Science Diplomacy
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Citizen Science: communities and expertise
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Science Advice and Public Input: The Case of Public Health
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A Preview of the ISSP’s Research, Teaching and Outreach in 2023-2024
Welcome to the first blog of the ISSP’s 2023-2024 academic year. In it, I give a preview of our main research, teaching and outreach activities in the…
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Technology, risk and decision-making: are we asking the right questions?
The following blog is a teaser for the ISSP’s soon-to-be released open access book – Democratizing Risk Governance: Bridging Science, Expertise, Delib…
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Insights gained at the 2023 Bromley Memorial Lecture
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With youth voices, the future of Canadian science is brighter
With their departure, the Canada’s Chief Science Advisor’s inaugural Youth Council shares a vision for science.
Farah Qaiser, Audrey Laventure, Max…
Farah Qaiser, Audrey Laventure, Max…
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - What's happening lately?
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A Word from the new ISSP Executive-in-Residence, Jeff Kinder
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Creating an EDI action plan: How the University of Limerick can serve as an example of the transition from concept to action
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Canada needs a new relationship with science and innovation that reflects our time
Though many Canadians may not realize it, we live in a science-based society.
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We’re not done yet: how individuals, institutions, and the ISSP can use ‘good practices’ to continue moving Canada’s science-society-policy community toward greater EDI
In early 2022, the ISSP convened its network of scholars, students, and practitioners to discuss a topic that is top of mind for many working at the i…
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Theatre and science policy
Theatre and science policy might seem like strange companions. Which is exactly why there’s power in their interaction.
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The ISSP in 2022-2023: A Sneak Peak of our Research, Teaching and Outreach Programming
Welcome to this first blog of the ISSP’s 2022-2023 academic year. In it, I give a preview of key research, teaching and outreach activities in the com…
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Reconciliation in action – co-creating opportunities with Indigenous women
As part of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, many may wonder what else we can do to move reconciliation forward.
The ISSP blog compilations
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.
