How does academic research contribute to the work of government? Sir Mark Walport
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| Description: | Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, spoke about his role as a "transmission mechanism" between Government and the academic community, and highlighted a number of issues where academic research had been crucial in informing government policy during his tenure, such as Bovine TB, the use of neonicotinoids, the floods in 2014, and the Ebola outbreak. |
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| Created: | 2015-02-20 14:30 |
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How does academic research contribute to the work of government?
Centre for Science & Policy |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Jackie Ouchikh |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Keywords: | evidence based policy; science and policy; science advice; academic research; research and policy making; |
| Explicit content: | No |