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We’re now on Bluesky! 🦋 Follow us there to keep up to date with CSaP news, events and policy insights. You can find and follow us across multiple platforms 👇
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📢Don’t miss the first 2026 Christ’s Kennel Climate & Sustainability Lecture on Thursday. Rebecca Willis (@LancasterUni) will discuss “Democracy and climate in troubled times” 🗓️ Thursday, 5 March 2026, Christ’s College, Cambridge 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/naVc3
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📬Have you read our latest newsletter? This month we look at: 🧩 New ‘Evidence Exchange’ network strengthening policy-to-research links 🛰️Cybersecurity, defence & digital technology 🌱Climate lectures - 5 & 19 Mar 🏛️Cleevely lecture - 29 Apr 👉Read now: shorturl.at/HapRi
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📢 Event: Prof Bryan Grenfell will discuss “Epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics of pathogens in time and space”. 🗓️5 Feb 2026 🕟17:30 – 18:45 📍St John's College 🔗shorturl.at/1VoiZ Free event, no booking needed. Hosted by @CSciPol, @CRASSHlive & @JuniperConsort1
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🚨 Event update: Tonight’s S T Lee Lecture is fully booked, but you can still join us online via Zoom - the livestream link is available on our website. 🗓️ Thu 15 Jan 2026 🕠17:30 - 18:45 🔗 shorturl.at/hn7VU
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CSaP - The Centre for Science and Policy retweeted
Was nice to be back at @TrinCollCam this week in my @Cambridge_Uni Fellow capacity to speak at a roundtable & dinner on international affairs - along with my brilliant former @FCDOGovUK colleague @MennaRawlings. Thank you @CSciPol for the invite. @TrinCollCam looking lovely too!
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🚨Big news! New national network ‘Evidence Exchange’ to enable civil and public servants to learn and connect with research organisations. Funded by the @ESRC, @CSciPol will lead this consortium, working with partners across the UK. 👉Read more: shorturl.at/FPtlE
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CSaP - The Centre for Science and Policy retweeted
Congratulations to the five Cambridge academics and Fellows who have been recognised in the New Year Honours 2026 🎉 Read more about their outstanding achievements and contributions to society below or in our thread 🧵 cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-aca…
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Have you read our latest newsletter? A roundup of key updates & events: 📅 News on our 2026 Annual Conference 💡 Women’s health & innovation 🚀 Policy Innovation Fund recipients 🤖 AI in research: robotics, climate & drug discovery 👉 Read now: shorturl.at/RXNz6
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How can science and data-driven models tackle under-investment in women’s health? At @CSciPol's recent Dowling Policy Fellowship meeting, experts from research, policy & industry shared ideas for innovation and equity in women’s healthcare. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/nhjTH
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📢 Case study: Lisa-Maria Tanase’s collaboration with @CSciPol shows how academic research can inform climate policy. Through CSaP’s support and network, her work contributed to key policy discussions and amplified its impact. Read more 👉shorturl.at/RxU2z
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On Friday 9 January 2026 (10:20 to 17:30), Conservation Evidence, Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), and @CSciPol are hosting a conference on Delivering Effective Conservation Practice. Register to join online! tinyurl.com/mrxkv4fc Agenda: tinyurl.com/y2nypf9y
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Don't miss the 2026 Dr ST Lee Public Policy Lecture with Prof Dani Rodrik (@Kennedy_School) “Shared prosperity in a fractured world – a new economics for the middle class, the global poor & our climate.” 🗓️15 Jan 26 | Jesus College, Cambridge 🔗Book now: shorturl.at/D5Yvy
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CSaP - The Centre for Science and Policy retweeted
Don't miss ‘Why we still need to know about places and cases in the era of big data: The role of (comparative) area studies in the production of usable knowledge’ with guest speaker Dr Rudra Sil and Prof @wjhurst 📅16:00-17:30 🗺️FAMES, CB3 9DA 🖋️bit.ly/4pQhkqp
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At a recent @CSciPol Policy Fellow webinar, Dr Holly Smith (@stjohnscam) explored the UK’s ongoing high-rise housing safety crisis and what it reveals about welfare, accountability & citizenship. Read more on our website 👉 shorturl.at/Vn87l
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CSaP - The Centre for Science and Policy retweeted
Amazing panel w/ Gareth Lomax @UKCivilService, Jakob Mökander @InstituteGC, Tim Flagg @UKAIofficial & Dani Dhiman (Formation Advisory) discussing scaling up the AI ecosystem: is there a frugal way? Thanks Elizabeth @VenGandikota Nicky Christian @JaideepPrabhu for the invitation.
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📢 Applications now open: CSaP Policy Fellowship A two-year programme for senior policy professionals to explore policy challenges and engage with academic researchers across the University of Cambridge 🗓️Deadline: 30 Nov 2025 📍Start: Jan 2026 🔗Apply: shorturl.at/zjeAk
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CSaP - The Centre for Science and Policy retweeted
"Congratulations to @emilyshuckburgh on being appointed the new @energygovuk Chief Scientific Adviser and welcome to the CSA Network. Looking forward to working with you" – AM.
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Join us today for the Reynolds Lecture: 'Mission-oriented government – Building state capacity for the 21st century' delivered by Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in Economics off Innovation and Public Value at UCL. Visit our website for the live-stream link: bit.ly/4oAh8uZ
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