Dear EGU Expert,

This month’s Science for Policy Newsletter highlights opportunities for you to provide your perspectives and experiences on the science-policy interface via a science for policy questionnaire and survey. It also shares calls for early career researchers to apply for the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission’s collaborative Doctoral Partnerships Programme and a recently published science to action report that outlines examples of how research has been used to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

If you have any further questions or comments about the policy opportunities that exist for scientists in Europe, don’t hesitate to get in touch via policy@egu.eu or on the EGU’s official Science for Policy Twitter Account, @EGU_Policy.

Best wishes,
Chloe Hill, EGU Policy Manager

The Skills4EOSC Consortium’s Science for Policy task group is gathering information about current and recently completed initiatives at the intersection of science and policy through a questionnaire. The knowledge gained from this questionnaire will inform the design of their Science4Policy kit, support resources that will be shared through the Skills4EOSC Competence Centres, and aid in the development of science for policy courses and activities.

If you have previously or are currently running a science for policy initiative that you would like to be used or featured by the Skills4EOSC Consortium, the Science for Policy task group would be grateful to hear your input! Your initiative could even be shared via the Skills4EOSC Consortium’s resources, with your approval. If you are involved in more than one initiative, you are welcome to fill out this questionnaire for each one.

Please fill in the questionnaire here by 31 August 2024.

BioAgora is a collaborative European project that aims to connect research results on biodiversity to policymakers through a targeted dialogue between scientists, other knowledge holders, and policy actors. BioAgora’s marine demonstration case partners at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, in collaboration with B-USEFUL, have launched a survey to identify the most pressing challenges at the science-policy interface for marine biodiversity.

BioAgora invites researchers working on marine biodiversity and related topics to share their perspectives on key issues that must be addressed to improve the science-policy dialogue. The insights gathered will help shape effective strategies to tackle critical challenges and enhance marine ecosystem conservation and sustainable use.

You can read more about this survey and provide your perspectives here.

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission currently has an open call for a number of PhD positions that are offered through their collaborative Doctoral Partnerships Programme. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to carry out part of their doctoral studies at the JRC for a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 2 years under a national employment contract. Open positions are added on a semi-regular basis.

You can read more about the open positions and their deadlines here.

The Science to Action: Leveraging scientific knowledge and solutions for advancing sustainable and resilient development position paper was published earlier this month by the International Science Council and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. It gives examples of how scientific knowledge has been used to help implement the 2030 Sustainable Agenda.

Not only do the specific examples in the report demonstrate meaningful action on the 2030 Sustainable Agenda, but they also provide researchers with a template of how policymakers can use research. You can read the full report here.