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0Home Commentaries Conversations Evidence snapshots Podcasts Policy Outlooks Mission statement Editorial Board Open MenuHome Commentaries Conversations Evidence snapshots Podcasts Policy Outlooks Mission statement Editorial Board Open MenuHome Commentaries Conversations Evidence snapshots Podcasts Policy Outlooks Mission statement Editorial Board Knowledge Hub Rethinking the world with science The initiative seeks to strengthen the connection between robust scientific research and informed policymaking. The challenges we face today are as stark as they are complex; the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency are just two among many that we must now address. Now is the time to look to science as a tool to enable better, more holistic decision making; an interface through which policy is driven by evidence. To enable that, science must be open, science must be trusted, and science must be accessible. See full statement → Introduction from our CEO Dr Kamila Markram, Frontiers’ CEO and co-founder, welcomes you to Policy Labs – a platform unifying world experts from business, science, and policy so that together, we can look toward creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all people. Watch the video → In August 2022, the White House said science that is paid for by the public should be open to the public when published, free of paywalls. Science for all, not just the few who can afford to benefit from it. We asked experts across the world for their perspective. Read more New perspectives Content Management Next-generation sequencing: policies to leverage its power for genomic surveillance, pathogen detection, and outbreak investigation Capacity, access, data quality, and ethical issues must be addressed for global adoption of genomic surveillance, highlight Dr Stephen A Morse of IHRC Inc, USA, and Dr Segaran P Pillai of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Read More → Intersecting paths: environmental and health policies against climate and immune challenges Frederico Guanais at the Health Division of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) explains why we need to leverage synergies across policy domains to promote both environmental sustainability and public health. Read More → Policy Outlooks Policy Outlooks are opinion pieces by key policy experts that offer a policy perspective to a particular Frontiers in Science Lead Article. By providing impactful bridges between researchers and policy-makers they accelerate solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. Explore Frontiers in Science Science diplomacy Featured Commentaries Rebuilding European Bridges: Science diplomacy and the Ukraine-Russia conflict Commentaries One can only hope that the war imposed by Russia on Ukraine will be brought to an end swiftly, that reconstruction of Ukraine as a sovereign state moves forward unimpeded, and that Russia, with its population of 140 million, will make earnest attempts to rectify its pariah status and re-join the rules-based international community. When or if this will happen is not clear, but the EU should nonetheless be well prepared for the eventuality. This is true for all policy domains, but in this note we will focus upon the science and technology programmes of the EU and make some suggestions on how to use the instruments of science diplomacy for rebuilding the Ukrainian science system and reintegrating Russian scientists in the world science system, including the support of renewed scientific cooperation between Russia and Ukraine. Commentaries Conversation : Global challenges, science diplomacy Conversation We face global, existential threats. From health emergencies to climate change, we see and feel them now. These threats can be managed and reversed. But that will require political will, global collaboration, and scientific breakthroughs at a scale not yet seen. Three experts shine a light on the missing links between science and international diplomacy. They ask how we can grow consensus when public trust in science and politics is fragile. And they make the case for science diplomacy. Conversation Commentaries Science diplomacy: Maintaining a global perspective Commentaries The world faces some stark, geopolitical challenges. To tackle them we will need to draw on new, multilateral systems of cooperation and collaboration. A fundamental redesign of these multilateral systems is overdue – one that prioritizes the protection of the planet, together with humanity’s very survival. To succeed, any such redesign must optimize our ability to share, understand and apply scientific insight and evidence. The application of that scientific insight and evidence is the starting point for science diplomacy. Commentaries Commentaries Science Diplomacy in the Age of War Commentaries War is an extremely polarizing phenomenon that divides nuances into black and white. As Russian forces rolled into Ukraine, the Western response was to shut Russia out of virtually all partnerships and areas of cooperation. It seemed a justified reaction to a country seeking to reintroduce war into Europe after decades of peace. But, as inexcusable as the actions of the Putin regime are, we risk being blind to the nuances of the situation as we respond. It is difficult to employ rationality in times of war, when emotion takes the driver’s seat, but it is nonetheless crucial to ask the following questions in assessing our response: Do these actions stifle the Kremlin’s war objectives? Do they help Ukraine? What is the impact on humanity at large? Commentaries Post COVID world Featured Commentaries at Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) 2022 Commentaries participated in Euroscience Open Forum 2022, the largest biennial interdisciplinary meeting on science and innovation in Europe, for and with society. Commentaries Commentaries Pandemic Ethics: Changing Public Expectations Commentaries The pandemic has made us aware of the importance of institutional action to protect individual and public health not only in times of crisis. More importantly, the need for preparedness in view of possible future health emergencies. Over the past two years, awareness of the importance of prevention in healthcare has grown. We have realised that health begins before the onset of a disease and presumes the ability to prevent (and predict) the effects of the ecological crisis on our lives.. Commentaries Commentaries Prevention of War: Can We Learn from Healthcare? Commentaries War has often been used as a metaphor for health and disease, as in the war on cancer”. However, to my knowledge, the prevention of poor health and premature death has never been used as a metaphor for prevention of war. In this short article, I propose that the principles behind public health models can be useful for preventing and treating” war. Commentaries Commentaries Early-Stage Academic Drug Discovery in Europe Following the Covid-19 Crisis: Quo Vadis? Commentaries The Covid-19 crisis has raised many questions about other infectious diseases and ailments that still lack appropriate medical treatments. Many of these questions involve drug discovery and development, both in the private sector and in academic settings. It is common to see questions on social networks and blogs such as, Is it possible to develop affordable new drugs quickly?”, Why do so many new drugs seem to come from non-EU countries?” and What lies ahead?” Commentaries Commentaries Bridging Science and Global Health to Overcome the Pandemic: A Mission for HERA? Commentaries In the long term, the principle of solidarity in the accessibility of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and essential medical supplies should drive the global reform of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response protocols. The EU could play a leading role in this process, through the recently established European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA). Commentaries Conversation Prof.Linqi Zhang:...