International Science Council

#Webinar #Foresight: Join us on 9 September for an in-depth review of foresight tools and methods as we launch the ISC-UNEP Working Paper on horizon scanning and foresight. 📅 Monday, 09/09/24 🕚 11am UTC | 1pm CEST ➡️ Info & Registration: https://lnkd.in/etYBdKBU

🔴 #Nominations to the ISC Governing Board are open! All ISC Members in Category 1, 2 and 3 are invited to nominate candidates to positions opening at the end of the year. Nominations are requested for the following eight positions: • President-elect • Vice-President for Membership • Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science • 5 ordinary members 📆 Deadline for nominations: Friday 30 August 2024. ➡️More information: https://lnkd.in/e8UQCP-h

🐧 At the #SCAR2024 Open Science Conference in Chile, researchers are coming together to address climate challenges and highlight the critical role of #Antarctic research in solving global environmental issues. Don’t miss the livestream and join the conversation as we pave the way for the International #Polar Year 2032–2033! https://lnkd.in/e4FVFdGY

🔴 Nearly 19,000 people have been killed and almost 11 million displaced in #Sudan since civil war began in April 2023. The country’s academic and scientific foundations are under siege. Over 100 universities have been damaged or destroyed, forcing scientists to flee. The country’s vital #seed bank, housing 15,000 unique plant samples, is now at risk due to escalating violence. ➡️ Read more about the race to save Sudan’s scientific future in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/e6MHeC8n 🔴 The ISC is compiling offers of assistance from its network of Members, partners, and the global scientific community to support at-risk Sudanese scholars and students. Please help us gather offers and resources for our Sudanese colleagues: https://lnkd.in/eNGCUhZ5 #ProtectingScience #AcademicFreedom

Indigenous #knowledge and perspectives have been largely excluded from the knowledge ecosystem and #research methodologies. On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, explore the impact of this skewed approach and how we can bridge the gap ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/euQUkkKA

🌟 The Pacific Academy of Sciences is seeking nominations for up to 12 Foundation Fellows! Deadline for submissions: 22 August 2024 These Fellows will form the inaugural Council of the Academy and work closely with the Trustees to establish the Academy's day-to-day operations. This includes the election of additional Fellows in 2024 and beyond. ➡️ Nominate someone today and help shape the future of the Pacific Academy of Sciences! https://lnkd.in/e4hP5aGv #ScienceLeadership #AcademyOfSciences #Fellows2024 #PacificAcademy #STEMCommunity #CallForNominations

How do industry-science partnerships impact the integrity of #research? In this must-read blog, Prof. Craig Callender from UC San Diego explores the concerning role these partnerships can play in spreading #disinformation by funding research that aligns with industry agendas, often at the expense of public health and policy. He makes a compelling case for increased transparency in academic funding to safeguard scientific integrity. "Partnerships between #industry and #science can be tremendously valuable, but unfortunately they sometimes play a pivotal role in disinformation campaigns that undermine the public good. The most notorious example of this comes from tobacco. Despite tobacco killing an estimated 100 million people in the 20th century, the tobacco industry fought evidence linking smoking to lung cancer by funding biomedical research—even when it knew the truth. As internal memos show, academic allies were a critical and intentional part of the industry’s fight against health regulation. What industry gets from these partnerships is the appearance of impartial evidence that can be used to combat unfavorable policy. By delaying tobacco regulation for decades, industry reaped massive profits. #Tobacco is still at it, although the target is ever changing. Unable to deny the link to lung cancer, the industry shifted to second-hand smoke and now heated tobacco products (“smokeless cigarettes”). Recently in Japan a whistleblower at Philip Morris was sacked for alerting the public to a scheme the company used to infiltrate policy and epidemiological research on heated tobacco at two Japanese universities." ➡ Read in full : https://lnkd.in/eu5nyVBA #MustRead #ScienceIntegrity #PublicHealth #Disinformation #AcademicTransparency #ResearchEthics #ScienceMatters #ScientificCommunity #ResearchIntegrity #HigherEd

📮 #OpenScience round-up July 2024 ✍️ Highlighted story by Wellett Potter of the University of New England on the recent academic publisher - Microsoft #AI #data deal. ✨ Key stories in Open Science 🗓️ Upcoming events, opportunities, vacancies 🎖️ Our five essential reads https://lnkd.in/egknvWKs

🌍 At the 2024 Conference on International Olympic Education, Sport, and Peace, Matt Meyer, Secretary-General of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), emphasized the powerful role of the Olympics in fostering international cooperation and driving social change. https://lnkd.in/eCqfH6dA

We are seeking an agency to provide consulting services on #Digital transformation for a range of scientific organizations. Deadline: rolling Duration of engagement: 1.5-2 years Total value: up to 81,000 EUR (excl. VAT) Learn more, apply, or consider sharing with others: https://lnkd.in/eAZfNUx6