News headline giggles are rare these days bbc.com/news/uk-politi…

The ISC is assisting UNESCO in gathering comments from the scientific community on the first draft of the Recommendation on Open Science. The survey is open for responses through to 15 December. council.science/current/news/s…

Don't miss the #HDR2020 Global Launch!🔻 "The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene": council.science/events/global-… ________ ➕Read the key messages on rethinking the meaning of human development in the 21 century: council.science/current/blog/r… #HDR2020 #30YearsofHDR

The 2020 edition of the Human Development Report was released today by UN Development . It highlights substantive shifts in thinking about human development needed to face the anthropocene. Critical reading. International Science Council gave significant input.hdr.undp.org/en/2020-report…

Power imbalances stand in the way of transformations. The poorest countries may have up to 100 more days of extreme weather per year by 2100 from #ClimateChange but implementing the #ParisAgreement could halve this number. More insights in #HDR2020: report.hdr.undp.org

Can't wait to re-watch Cosmos with baby T when she's older. What a sense of wonder Sagan has and transmits so well.

Predatory journals, publishers, and conferences are on the increase. These practices threaten to cause long-term damage to research and researchers, but the true extent globally is unknown, which makes addressing these practices more difficult. You can help⤵️!

You know what I miss? Libraries. Click and collect is nice but going in to find a specific book, not even making it to the right shelf before you exhaust your borrowing quota with completely random books that catch your interest, that's what I miss.

Join SciDev.Net and an expert panel today as we discuss vaccine hesitancy and its solutions. Feat. Zaichen Mallace-Lu from Wellcome, Alison Wiyeh from University of Washington and Team Halo member @TaschnerNatalia! Sign up ⬇️⬇️ scidev.net/global/multime…

#DiversityInScience “If science is to deliver on today's global demands, we need to draw on 𝒂𝒍𝒍 the potential knowledge available in the world,” Heide Hackmann. 🎧 Listen to our joint podcast with Nature Custom Media, Episode 1: council.science/podcast/nature…

If I ever awkwardly use my title it's because I have often been the only person in the room addressed by first name while the men get to be Dr so-and-so bbc.com/worklife/artic…

Together we can accelerate a digital planet for sustainability 🌐 Don’t miss the launch of the new Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES) hosted by Follow @ODET_UN for the latest updates this Wednesday, 31 March at 10am EDT! Join us: sparkblue.org/event/CODES #DigitalCooperation

Salut camarades Dimanche 13 juin à Bagnolet, on ne va pas juste inaugurer Verdragon, un lieu inédit porté par Front2mères & Alternatiba On va surtout danser avec nos enfants, décider ensemble de ne pas baisser les bras, et travailler sérieusement à un monde meilleur Venez

Prof. Geoffrey Boulton, Regius Professor of Geology Emeritus, University of Edinburgh (and board member, International Science Council) continues to be absolutely brilliant. Can we please have him at all #WHEFevents on open access?

Hear ISC Board member Geoffrey Boulton's key note address at the Open Science Conference 2021 | United Nations today at 8:00 EDT/ 14:00 CET un.org/en/library/OS21

Look out, International Science Council in 1st place for now in People's The Lovie Awards! Please go vote for the Rethinking Human Development project site now! vote.lovieawards.com/PublicVoting#/… #Lovies

UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science unanimously adopted by the General Council. ISC played an active part in feeding into the process and reminded member states that the science community must remain at the center of this evolving system to ensure science remains a public good

ALLEA and the International Science Council's recent statements on #OpenAccess have been echoed in a correspondence article by nature. ALLEA's statement addresses how Open Access may lead to inequitable structures within #AcademicResearch. Nature: nature.com/articles/d4158… ALLEA: allea.org/it-matters-how…

The ISC is looking for a consultant to lead the Future of Scientific Publishing project. If you have strong campaign management experience + interest and knowledge related to scientific publishing including open access publishing do consider applying. council.science/wp-content/upl…