Four of the seven members of the Commission’s new science advice panel talk to Science|Business about bridging the science-policy divide and avoiding the Brussels bear traps
Departing CERN head Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Fields medal winner Cédric Villani and UK Met Office chief scientist Julia Slingo are among the new multi-disciplinary, seven-member advisory team
The fact that original research cannot be replicated does not point to fraud, but it does waste resources and slow scientific progress, says Jim Smith of the UK Medical Research Council. He shares his ideas for tackling the problem with Science|Business
After running out of funding and feeling unloved by the new Commission, the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies was relieved to hear its work will find new life and a new home in 2016
The makeup of the new seven-strong Scientific Advice Mechanism will be announced by the end of October and open for business before the end of the year
The EU Commission is setting up a new science advice scheme. Before recruiting experts, it should specify the goals and methodology, says Martin Kowarsch, Head of Scientific Assessments, Ethics and Public Policy at Germany’s MCC climate change research institute
It is known best as the Commission's in-house source of scientific advice. But the JRC’s capabilities go well beyond the theory, not just in helping with oversight of EU regulations, but also in providing much-needed practical help in responding to major humanitarian crises
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