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  • 29 April 2015

    Early-career researchers take up secondments in government

    The Centre for Science and Policy has helped two Cambridge researchers to take up short-term secondments in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
  • 28 April 2015

    Where next for scientific advice in Europe?

    On 27 April 2015 the report Future Directions for Scientific Advice in Europe was launched at a high-level summit in Brussels.
  • 27 April 2015

    Professional Development Policy Workshop: Science and 21st Century Leadership

    CSaP teamed up with the Churchill Archives Centre to deliver a workshop (as part of the Churchill Statesmanship Programme) to provide junior policy makers and early career researchers with an insight into the role of expertise and evidence in policy making. Speakers from both academia and government were invited discuss their own experiences of gathering and presenting scientific evidence for policy.
  • 24 April 2015

    The benefits of play in middle childhood: what the research shows

    On 9 April 2015 a workshop was held at the Faculty of Education and Homerton College to discuss what is known about the benefits of play in middle childhood.
  • 23 April 2015

    Understanding the financial future with lessons from the past

    CSaP’s Founding Director David Cleevely chairs a discussion on how understanding financial history can help inform future policy making.
  • 23 April 2015

    Is there a place for the humanities in climate change policy?

    A discussion on the multiple dimensions of climate change with a particular focus on the incorporation of the humanities featured three engaging speakers from backgrounds in both academia and the private sector. The session was chaired by Professor James Wilsdon, a lecturer in science policy at the University of Sussex.
  • 23 April 2015

    Art and Memory: Conflict and Conflict resolution

    The role which art plays in conflict and conflict resolution was the topic of this panel chaired by Dr Tristram Riley-Smith.
  • 23 April 2015

    Enriching and informing society: what do the humanities have to offer?

    Our annual conference kicked off with a panel on Enriching and informing society: what do the humanities have to offer?
  • 23 April 2015

    Humanities at the heart of government: What does policy making stand to gain?

    This discussion covered the role of the humanities in shaping public policy from the view of a civil servant, the toxic and complex issue of the free movement of workers, and the humanities and policy making in a hyperconnected world.