🌎 As governments, scientists, and civil society gather in Belém for #COP30, the International Science Council will engage throughout the conference to underscore the central role of science in guiding evidence-based climate action: https://council.science/events/cop30/

Yesterday, we hosted Stian Westlake (@ukri.org ESRC) for a seminar at UCL on how analytics & experimentation can strengthen research funding and UKRI’s role as a “strategic brain” for UK R&D. With great responses from Molly Morgan Jones (British Academy) & Sarah Chaytor (UCL).

New in @nature.com: Funding the Frontier, an AI tool to map & predict research impacts.

The piece cites RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, who warns such algorithms risk reinforcing past successes over future potential: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

ISC is proud to bring science to the UN's top forum for reviewing #SDG progress - #HLPF.

Our President-elect R. Dijkgraaf and M. Barbosa of ‪@ufrgs.br‬ called for investment in science that’s ✔️ co-created with communities and ✔️ connected to policy.

More: https://council.science/events/hlpf-2025/

Nature editorial on the launch of the Metascience Alliance and the need to meet the moment: "Metascience is coming of age [during] phenomenal change: AI is transforming science rapidly; research budgets are being squeezed..science is being politicized and attacked."

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Metascience’s big tent 🏕️

Some reflections from @scurry.bsky.social and @jameswilsdon.bsky.social after hosting #Metascience2025 last week - as we all continue digesting the insights and engaging with the interesting post-conference discussions: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-poli...

Science of science has been used to improve research integrity and assessment.
Last week I spoke at #metascience2025 calling on the community to look further, to improve interdisciplinarity, trust in science & more

Our editorial adds more 🧪

@jameswilsdon.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

For me, Kelvin Katukula Mubiana of Namibia’s NCRST was one of the stars of #Metascience2025. Here he is doing an interview about the conference on the NBC (Namibia’s state broadcaster) youtu.be/ZByH9Ni2VJ8?...