5 Years to Course Correct: Science and Engineering for a World Off Track – ISC/WEFO – HLPF Position paper 2025

The joint paper “Five years to course correct – Science and engineering for a world off track“, prepared for the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), outlines how science, technology, and innovation can help realign global efforts toward inclusive, evidence-informed sustainability. It highlights a persistent challenge: while scientific and technical knowledge is growing, it is…

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is a thematic organisation of the International Science Council (ISC). SCAR is charged with initiating, developing and coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region (including the Southern Ocean), and on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system. The scientific business of SCAR is…

Centre for Science Futures – ISC

The ISC has established the Centre for Science Futures to improve our understanding of emerging trends in science and research systems, and to provide options and tools for appropriate action. The Centre, launched in May 2023, explores where changes in science and its organization are leading us by carrying out analytical work, organizing workshops, and compiling resources….

Flipping the Science Model: A Roadmap to Science Missions for Sustainability – ISC

Both natural and social sciences have made significant contributions to our understanding of the challenges and issues affecting our societies and planet. Notwithstanding that, it is now clear that new approaches are urgently needed if science is to be effectively used to make rapid progress. Following the release of Unleashing Science, coordinated by the ISC,…

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