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We need a strong scientific voice in policy and decision-making, but there is also a crucial role for the public, writes Heather Douglas. There is now a growing consensus about the importance of science advice in government. Although there are occasional … Read More

  Yellow fever killed hundreds of thousands of people and sickened many more throughout the 19th Century, and nobody knew for sure how it was spread or how to contain it. It was the most dreaded disease in the Americas, … Read More

The conference SlideShare page will be updated over the coming weeks.

This session brought the accumulated ideas, challenges and opportunities emerging from the four previous sessions to bear on the practice of science advising. Delegates explored the questions: Is there a common model and approach that suits most countries in most … Read More

Panellists considered what can be achieved multinationally that could not be done by individual countries. The following questions were debated and discussed: What would be the added value of a network of senior science advisors, both in the international arena (global … Read More

“A giant among men” is how a recent media article described Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid, Malaysia’s chief science advisor and founding Chair of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. “His list of achievements is staggering, yet he remains ever so … Read More

By Heather Douglas, Waterloo Chair in Science and Society, University of Waterloo Heather contributed this article as part of our call for blogposts on conference themes. Submit your blogpost: http://bit.ly/1yyo1P2 Here at the Science Advice to Governments Conference, the reality of uncertainty in science, … Read More