We are delighted to announce the names of the successful applicants to the POPBACK Policy Fellowship Programme.

Ruth Kern from THIS Institute at the University of Cambridge reflects on the lessons for policy from her institute's successful citizen science research projects during the COVID-19 pandemic

As part of the CSaP Policy Fellows’ seminar series on citizen science, Professor Alan Irwin (Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School) discussed citizen science and how it fits into scientific evidence and advice feeding into public policy.

What are some of the conservation challenges facing the most extreme and remote habitats on Earth? How can we protect these environments for future generations?

The government's levelling up agenda has set aside funding, such as the towns fund, to help achieve this agenda. These funds require successful bids from local councils. After years of funding cutbacks, and skill losses, how do local regions bid for these funds, or develop the skills to bid?

Professor Dame Angela McLean, Chief Scientific Adviser in the Ministry of Defence, delivered the inaugural CSaP Annual Cleevely Lecture, during which she spoke on the theme of ‘How to be a Chief Scientific Adviser in Government’.

Dr. Michiel Van Oudheusden discusses the countercultural origins of citizen science and how negotiations between citizens, experts, and others can prompt social change.

How is climate change affecting the most extreme and remote habitats on the planet, and how are scientists studying these changes? We explored these questions in the third episode of CSaP: The Science and Policy Podcast's series on Science and Policymaking for Antarctica, Space, and the Deep Ocean.

In the final episode of CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast’s mini series on genetic technologies, host Dr Rob Doubleday and expert guests explored questions surrounding genetic technologies and human health. Throughout the episode, Dr Doubleday was joined by Dr Jonathan Roberts - who is currently a researcher in the Society and Ethics Research Group at the Wellcome Campus and a NHS Genetic Counsellor at Addenbrooke’s Hospital; the PHG Foundation's Alison Hall; and University of Cambridge sociologist Professor Sarah Franklin.

How can we measure success in the UK government’s efforts to implement a levelling up agenda? What frameworks could be used to hold the government to account, and how might the UK2070 commission play a role in this?