Uncertainty, pandemics and policy
Sudeepa Abeysinghe discusses the risks and uncertainties associated with the global management of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.
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Sudeepa Abeysinghe discusses the risks and uncertainties associated with the global management of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.
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Paul Cairney discusses notions of trust and the idea of ‘speaking truth to power’ for scientists in science policy debates with policymakers.
How to engage effectively and ‘speak truth to power’ Read More »
In the Finnish context, the term expert-by-experience is used to refer to people with prior social problems who have been invited to act as ‘experts’ in CSOs and public sector organisations. The term was introduced in the Finnish context by mental health organisations, following the introduction of a strong participatory emphasis on the Finnish social policy outlines. Now, it is a hugely popular concept and an approach that is largely developed in projects – both in the public and the third sector. Despite its popularity, the term remains ambiguous and is used to signify a variety of people and activities.
What happens when journalists join in the discussion in the often-frightening comments section below their articles?
Why journalists should engage with their readers: a view from Slovakia Read More »
On 10 April 2017, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) announced that PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) – the use of HIV treatment in people who are HIV-negative to prevent HIV – would soon be available on the NHS. This is a landmark decision for the use of HIV treatment as prevention in the UK, making Scotland the first – and currently, only – country to provide PrEP through the NHS.
Sex, drugs and activism: making HIV treatment as prevention available in the UK Read More »
In recent years, research impact has emerged to become a part of the everyday life of UK academics. The underlying logic of the impact agenda, as reflected in policy documents, is that excellent research would lead to societal benefits (see for example RCUK). But how do these policy expectations fit with the realities of knowledge exchange and impact work?
A recent report by the CCC (the Committee on Climate Change) made its low-key way to Parliament (‘The compatibility of UK onshore petroleum with meeting the UK’s carbon budgets’). In it, a key message: shale gas exploitation, commonly known as ‘fracking’, if it is carried out on a significant scale, will be incompatible with the UK’s climate change targets. To be clear, this means for instance that both the UK carbon budgets, and the 2050 commitment to reducing emissions by at least 80% would be compromised.
Targets for climate change policy: a special case? Read More »
Academics working in the UK are being increasingly encouraged and incentivised to seek research impact beyond the academy, and the consequences of these changes have caused alarm for some.
The recent discussion in parliament, which passed the motion to replace Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent submarines, was a rare occasion where a defence procurement decision hit the headlines.
Target setting, accountability and defence procurement Read More »
Book review: Drawing on a detailed case study of Scotland’s National Health Service, Publics and Their Health Systems: Rethinking Participation is a novel contribution to the growing academic engagement with the institutionalisation of public participation as a routine feature of governance.
Book review: publics and their health systems: rethinking participation by Ellen Stewart Read More »