Science and SocietyScience Policy
Policies that impact science influence the success of the scientific enterprise globally.
Working with scientific institutions, philanthropy, academia, and publishers, we provide forums that explore the future of science in society and how resources and infrastructure can evolve to support basic research and science overall for generations to come.
The Next 75 Years of Science Policy
Through our support, Issues in Science and Technology is publishing ambitious, challenging, and innovative proposals on how to structure the resources of science to enable the best possible future. Contributors include global leaders to early career researchers, policymakers, businesspeople, and readers, creating a forum for the exchange of ideas about reinvigorating the scientific enterprise.
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Journal of Science Policy & Governance
With support from The Kavli Foundation, the Journal of Science Policy & Governance and the American Association for the Advancement of Science collaborated on a policy position paper competition calling for future generations to reimagine American science and science policy and submit bold, innovative and actionable ideas.
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Endless Frontier: The Next 75 Years of Science
To mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of the Vannevar Bush report, "Science: The Endless Frontier," the foundation supported the National Academy of Sciences to explore the modern research architecture and how to meet future challenges. The 2020 symposium publication and talks will be followed up with a 2022 convening on September 22 with a deeper dive on research and higher education for the next 75 years.
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