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Science and policy often rely on each other, whether the relevant actors recognize the dependency or not. Science informs policy through evidence-based decision-making, and policy makers can inform researchers about their evidentiary needs. These inherent interrelations have created the need for science-policy interfaces, to close the gap between science and policy that often currently exists. An optimal science-policy interface is one that negotiates between the varying values of stakeholders and fosters effective communication and co-production of information between science and policy actors. Boundary organizations often take on the role of mediators within the interfaces to foster this kind of communication and co-production, and thus may be crucial for fostering a more integrated science-policy interface.听
Through the use of case studies such as the UK Government鈥檚 use of Science during the COVID-19 pandemic this module will explore three main questions: What is the science-policy interface? Why do such interfaces exist? How does and how should the science-policy interface operate?听
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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