INGSA Horizons

INGSA Horizon Podcast - In-depth conversations with the leading global experts at the science/society/policy interface.In the final months of his tenure as the UK Government's Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance sat down with Dr Mona Nemer, Canada's Chief Science Advisor, to discuss the challenges they've faced, the opportunities they see, and the future for science advice.Both were in the middle of their tenures when COVID erupted and they found themselves at the very centre of the national and international response. What was it like to be a country's highest ranking science adviser, when unprecedented interest, scrutiny, and animosity was directed at scientists trying to do their jobs? This is a candid and engaging discussion from two of the world's most experience science advice practitioners.For more, follow @INGSciAdvice on Twitter or check out #INGSAHorizon​​​Join the INGSA network for free at: https://www.ingsa.org/join/

INGSA Horizon Series - In-depth conversations with the leading global experts at the science/society/policy interface.Prof John Lavis is the Co-Lead of the Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges. Dr Soledad Quiroz-Valenzuela is an INGSA Vice-President and one of the Commissions that was charged with investigating opportunities to arm the world's policy-makers with the world's best evidence. The Global Commission on Evidence has now updated its 2023 report that was available in seven languages (https://www.mcmasterforum.org/networks/evidence-commission) encompassing 24 recommendations for how the world can improve its culture and practice of evidence-informed policymaking.Convened by Laura dos Santos Boeira from Instituto Veredas, the INGSA Horizon Series sits down with Prof Lavis and Dr Quiroz to discuss the future of science advice for the great societal challenges we face.For more, follow @INGSciAdvice on Twitter or check out #INGSAHorizon​​​Join the INGSA network for free at: https://www.ingsa.org/join/

In a special, bonus episode we bring you the latest discussion from the Science for Policy Podcast. If you are interested in the science/policy/society interfaces then we recommend you check out their extensive back-catalogue of episodes! Find out more at www.sapea.info and thanks to the Science for Policy podcast for sharing their chat with INGSA President, Prof Remi Quirion on the languages of global science advice. For more from the INGSA Horizons Podcast visit: https://ingsa.org/podcast

Featuring:Prof Anna Davies Trinity, Centre for Smart and Sustainable CitiesProf Edgar Pieterse, African Centre for CitiesMs Alice Charles, World Economic Forum GenevaMr John Mauro, City of Port Townsend, WashingtonProf Marie-Christine Therrien, Cité-ID Liv­ing LabCities are increasingly the key implementer of international, national, and local policy. They are where policy and theory intersect directly with people’s lives. This panel will explore the challenges encountered, and the practical solutions deployed, at the ‘pointy end’ of the Sustainable Development Goals, for example to fight against climate change. Is science advice sufficiently vertically integrated to truly “think globally and act locally”?

How can knowledge from the social sciences and humanities be better utilised by policymakers to address our sustainability challenges and complement traditional technological and physical scientific advice? What happens when different types of advice challenge one another? And how can different types of social science contribute to solutions from different perspectives.Featuring:Dr Jean Lebel, International Development Research CentreProf Steven Hoffman, Director of the Global Strategy LabProf Elizabeth Jelin, Senior Researcher at CONICETDr Montira Pongsiri, Save the Children, Member of the SEA SANProf Ilona Otto, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change