Marlene Kanga, past President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, argues that only an inclusive approach to addressing climate change - one that includes more women's voices - can accelerate the changes we need.
19.10.2021
The needs of African countries should shape the agenda at the forthcoming COP - including on climate finance.
18.10.2021
A new UN report, "In Praise of Open Science", stimulates discussions on the importance of Open Science and contributes to the global call for Open Science in the context of UNESCO’s upcoming general conference in November 2021.
18.10.2021
The latest episode of the Science in Exile podcast series explores why scholars may be targeted in periods of civil unrest and how higher education suffers in particular.
14.10.2021
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. The 2021 edition focuses on “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses.” This is the sixth of the Sendai Seven targets.
13.10.2021
In the run-up to COP26, the Nature portfolio of journals are providing free access to selected content on climate solutions. We found out more from the editorial team.
12.10.2021
ISC Presents: Science in Exile features interviews with refugee and displaced scientists who share their science, their stories of displacement, and their hopes for the future.
07.10.2021
Predicting the climate over the coming years – on a multi-annual to decadal timescale – is a flourishing field of scientific research, and this kind of ‘near term’ climate prediction was chosen by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) as one of its ‘Grand Challenges’. We spoke to Adam Scaife, Head of Long-range prediction at the UK Met Office and co-chair of the Scientific Steering Group for the WCRP Grand Challenge, to find out more.
05.10.2021
ISC Presents: Science in Exile features interviews with refugee and displaced scientists who share their science, their stories of displacement, and their hopes for the future. In the first episode, available now, Feras Kharrat shares his experiences as a scholar of molecular biomedicine, first in Syria, and now in Italy.
30.09.2021
ISC Patron Ismail Serageldin takes us on a journey on the history of science publishing past, present and future in this 8-part lecture series.
28.09.2021
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