All policymaking articles
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News
US chemical industry spent $61M to fend off PFAS regulations
Campaign finance records show how chemicals producers lobby against policies aimed to regulate persistent PFAS pollutants
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Opinion
Science can’t fix Whitehall on its own
There seems to be a genuine effort to put science at the heart of the UK’s government but this comes with risks as well as rewards
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News
Science now being undermined by US government on an almost weekly basis
Bipartisan report says that abuse of government science has reached record levels
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Opinion
In science we trust
The questions is how can scientists maintain that faith and keep the fire burning?
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Opinion
Agency provocateur
The head of the US’s environment agency is on a collision course with his own staff over science
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News
German coalition may mean fulfilment of funding promise for science
Another Merkel-led government could boost funding for research and renewable energy
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Review
Not a scientist: how politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science
A book that looks critically at the way science is treated by policymakers, reviewed by Susan Vickers
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News
Science fails to make an impact in forthcoming German elections
Researchers find election commitments to science wanting as Angela Merkel appears on course to secure a fourth term on Sunday
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News
AAAS ‘highly concerned’ by Trump’s disregard for science advice
World’s largest scientific society worried by Trump administration’s disbanding of climate assessment advisory panel
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News
MPs call for better science communication
Report raises concerns over mis-use of scientific evidence by government and the media
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News
Group to train scientists for political office in response to Trump presidency
Worried by the position science now holds in US politics thousands of scientists are signing up to become candidates
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News
Parliament to partner with UK academics
New fellowship scheme to promote evidence-based policymaking