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How can we measure performance effectively in UK life sciences?
A Policy Workshop held in collaboration with the Medicines Discovery Catapult to explore what approaches might be most suitable for developing and measuring the performance of UK life sciences research.
4 May 2018
Improving the uptake of research into policy
A new course launched by Wellcome in collaboration with the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology
1 May 2018
Artificial intelligence: what are the potential policy considerations?
Dr Stephen Cave, Executive Director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, delivered a talk to CSaP Policy Fellows and a group of early-career researchers on how artificial intelligence had the potential to improve autonomy and provide intelligence.
18 April 2018
Putting the public back in public policy: discussing the challenges faced by democracy in the 21st C...
The April Policy Fellows' monthly meeting was held in the SKYroom of the Cabinet Office.
16 April 2018
How can the Policy Fellowship help decision makers in government?
The Centre for Science and Policy held a reception in Cambridge last month at the McGrath Centre in St Catharine's College. Along with a chance for CSaP to thank it's many contributors in Cambridge, it was also an opportunity for academics to hear from two Policy Fellows about how their Fellowship had helped them in their roles.
10 April 2018
Transnational organised crime: Deepening and broadening our understanding
As part of its contribution to the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security Research (PaCCS), the ESRC would like to commission up to four research grants that will deepen and broaden our understanding of the complex issues related to Transnational Organised Crime (TNOC) and its interrelation with other licit and illicit activities.
27 March 2018
Developing the next generation of scientific leaders: a workshop with Churchill Scholars
Developing the next generation of scientific leaders: professional development for early-career researchers
21 March 2018
How can we use behavioural insights to develop effective IWT demand reduction initiatives?
CSaP hosted a 2-day policy workshop in collaboration with the FCO and TRAFFIC, bringing together a range of experts from government, academia and other key stakeholders to explore how behavioural insights research can help reduce demand for products of illegal wildlife trade.
1 March 2018
New Policy Fellows announced - Easter Term 2018
CSaP has announced the names of the successful applicants to the Policy Fellowship for Easter Term 2018