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Lise Moawad; Sebastian Ludwicki-Ziegler – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2025
The COVID-19 crisis has put the question of the political uses of science back at the centre of public debates. In the last few years, the focus on using scientific knowledge in parliamentary technology assessment (PTA) institutions has predominantly been to the advantage of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In contrast, our…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries, Social Sciences
Donald J. Waters – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
Commissioned by the Coalition for Networked Information, this report examines the role of research universities in addressing complex societal challenges. It focuses on climate change, which is best characterized as a "wicked" problem. Such problems are difficult to define and lack clear solutions in part because they involve multiple…
Descriptors: Climate, Research Universities, Social Problems, College Role