Scientific advice

Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy tells Science|Busines how to get scientific evidence across to a broader public

Ensuring that the EU institutions base their decisions on the best available (scientific) evidence is critical to protecting citizens, restoring public confidence in EU decision-making and to shaping a regulatory framework conducive to innovation and economic growth, writes Dirk Hudig, Secretary General of the European Risk Forum.

Scientific advisers and policymakers meet en masse in Brussels to discuss how to close the gap between how they think and work

New Zealand's chief science adviser Peter Gluckman says the demand for expert advice keeps on growing, despite an apparent dismissal of evidence in politics today

Registration is now open for the second International Network for Government Science Advice Conference on science and policymaking, which will take place on 29 and 30 September in Brussels