The Trifecta of Expert Humility
Truth, expertise, and expert advice are under increasing scrutiny. Sources of this scrutiny are both internal and external to the scientific enterprise…
INGSA supports the Exposome Moonshot Forum – the next big leap in human health discovery research
From 12-15 May 2025, the Exposome Moonshot Forum took place in Washington DC – the launch of an ambitious project to map the environmental and lifestyle drivers of human disease. As the Human Genome project sought to unlock the genetic elements of health, the Exposome project will work to systematically document the complex environmental inputs…
Prof Rongping Mu
Governing Board
Dr Markus Prutsch
Governing Board – GYA Rep
Webinar: WHO Launches Global Research Agenda on Knowledge Translation and Evidence-informed Policy-making
Registrations: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fSM8LnxtS6yKK1j6wMDYrg#/registration Join the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Research for Health Department to officially launch the Global Research Agenda on Knowledge Translation and Evidence-informed Policy-making on Thursday, 15 May 2025. This virtual event will celebrate two years of collaborative efforts between WHO and a diverse group of 130 experts from civil society, academia, government institutions, United Nations agencies, and other international organizations, representing over 40…
New INGSA Insights – Denis Naughten: What actually works in getting evidence into parliaments?
When it comes to the nuts and bolts of parliamentarians drafting and passing legislation, what are the opportunities for science to inform the process? And what actually works to get legislators excited and engaged in science advice? Denis Naughten was an MP in the Irish Parliament for 27 years. He also the former Chair of…
Webinar: Science Advice and Policy Advocacy: science academy contributions to science-grounded policy in Africa
The World Academy of Sciences Regional Partner for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-SAREP) in partnership with the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA), Africa Mauritian Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), and the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) cordially invite you to a webinar on: Science Advice and Policy Advocacy: science academy contributions to…
INGSA launches Founding Middle East Group to support government Science Advice systems in the region
In a world of global challenges, economic uncertainty, accelerating technology, and geopolitical tensions, policymakers require robust and reliable information about the world, to both identify the risks but also to seize on opportunities. Yet the mechanisms for how science and policy interact to provide this information, are often ad hoc or poorly understood by the…
New INGSA Insights – Thema Monroe-White: Science is a human system and its biases have real impacts for Science Advice.
Science is a human system – and historical, sociological and structural biases persist. A/Prof Thema Monroe-White looks at how we can improve #ScienceAdvice by understanding WHO is doing the research – and why that matters. Thema Monroe-White is an Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Policy in the Schar School of Policy and Government…
INGSA-Africa hosts End-of-Year Chapter Meeting
INGSA-Africa held an end-of-year chapter meeting on Monday, 9 December 2024 from 14.00 to 15.30 UTC with a total participation of 38 made up of SC members, past and present mentees and mentors of the Science Advice Skills Development Programme (SASDP), registered chapter members and network partners. Dr David A. Mbah, FCAS, Former Executive Secretary…
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