SCIENCE ADVICE FOR POLICY
BY EUROPEAN ACADEMIES

Leonie Tanczer, María Jarquín and Natasha Boyd on diversity in science advice

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Our two-part series focusing on students and early career researchers concludes today with a lively conversation about teaching, learning and scholarship. Dr Leonie Tanczer, the designer of a unique science advice course at University College London, joins two of her former students María Jarquín and Natasha Boyd to discuss how the field is seen through the eyes of students — with a particular focus on improving diversity in the science advice community.

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