SPE Thursday 24th Sep, 2020.
Here are the topics this week in Science policy news:
National:
Students left out of a vision for a "Stronger and More Resilient Canada
New Technology Will Help Clean and Recycle Canada's Mining Wastewater
People of colour make up 66% of Ottawa's COVID-19 cases
Can Canada's universities survive COVID?
Drug Safety: Health Canada must act faster when approved medications show risks
International:
WHO unveils global plan to fairly distribute COVID-19 vaccine, but challenges await
Europe unveils targets for hyped research ‘missions’
NASA, Space Force partnership aims to make space exploration safe
Climate science critic to be chief scientist at key U.S. climate research agency
Europe’s Failed Migration Policy Caused Greece’s Latest Refugee Crisis
And for some exciting #SciPolJobs, opportunities and local events we have:
National:
Policy Advisor, Gender and Climate – contract position
Manager - Climate Action, Natural Systems & Biodiversity - North Vancouver
Policy Analyst - Tsawwassen First Nation
International:
Associate or Senior Editor, Science Translational Medicine - AAAS
PRINCIPAL, health policy practice - Lewis Burke Associates
Events:
INGSA Global Week of Dialogue. Science Advice & COVID-19: What are we learning?
Keep an eye out for our next week's update in the news section #SPEthursday #ThisWeekinSciPol #SciPolJob