The Houston Science Policy and Advocacy Group is a group of early-career scientists dedicated to sharing conversation, opportunities, and resources related to science policy.
“Science, by itself, provides no panacea for individual, social, and economic ills. […] But without scientific progress no amount of achievement in other directions can insure our health, prosperity, and security as a nation in the modern world.”
— Vannevar Bush, The Endless Frontier (1945)
Science policy is the intersection of science and public policy.
Broadly speaking, science policy can be divided in two categories:
Science for Policy - Scientific knowledge applied to inform, adapt, and drive policies/policy changes by governments, businesses, and even individuals.
Policy for Science - Policies that ensure responsible research conduct, set government/philanthropic funding priorities, and support innovation.
We are a non-partisan, trainee-led interest group of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the sciences in Houston, TX.
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