Episode 14 -The Science4Parliament Summary (season 1)

Text the Science4Parliament podcast here.Welcome to the summary of season one of the Science4Parliament podcast, the first podcast which aims to foster the relationship between science and decision-makers and show how research and innovation are vital to the equitable and sustainable functioning of our societies and economies.    It is presented by Denis Naughten, a directly elected Member of Parliament in Ireland for nearly three decades. Denis has served as an Irish cabinet minister, on the Council of European Union Ministers and chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Working Group on Science and Technology, based in Geneva, which aims to inspire global parliamentary action through legislative work in the field of science and technology.    The overall aim of this podcast is to highlight the work of innovative people in the world of science and to get their perspective on what needs to be done to bring that world and the world of policy closer together.    This episode is a short taster of the enlightening and inspiring chats that Denis had on the Science4Parliament podcast. The full episodes and more information about the interviewees are available here:  https://science4parliamentpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Dr Aoife Braiden, geoscientist and research manager with the Geological Survey of Ireland:  geoscience and critical raw materialsCarlos Álvarez Pereira, a member of the Club of Rome, talks about the part of science in the future of humanity. Dr Uzma Alam, program Lead for Science Policy Engagement with the Science For Africa Foundation in Kenya: the science, data and politics link.Dr Sophia Huyer, gender and social inclusion lead for the programme Accelerating the Impact of Climate Research in Africa  (AICCRA) at the International Livestock Research Institute in Dakar in Senegal: climate change solutions for small farmers, especially women.Dr. Tim Jacquemard, currently a senior research analyst with Trilateral Research in Waterford and former researcher in residence in the Irish parliament: - e-HealthDr Cormac Ó Coileáin - a research fellow at the Bundeswehr University Munich, previously a postdoctoral researcher in ASIN in Trinity College Dublin and former researcher in residence in the Irish parliament: - nanotechnologyJohn Oldfield, CEO of Accelerate Global and former director of Global Water 2020, talks about the power of water caucusesDr. Rónán Kennedy, senior lecturer in law at the University of Galway and former researcher in residence in the Irish parliament: law-techDr. Nicholas Vafeas, scientific project officer at Science Foundation Ireland, former policy lead at the Geothermal Association of Ireland and former researcher in residence in the Irish parliament: - geothermal energy Dr Mark Costello,  a marine ecology expert and Prof. of Marine Ecology at Nord University, Norway, talks about marine protected areas (MPAs).  Dr. Boris Galkin, senior researcher at the Tyndall National Institute, former research fellow at the CONNECT Centre in Dublin and former researcher in residence in the Irish parliament: - unmanned aerial vehicles.Contact  Denis Naughten:Email:        [email protected]:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-naughtenX:              https://x.com/DenisNaughtenBlog:         https://substack.com/@denisnaughtenWeb:         https://denisnaughten.ie/ Get full access to InnoSphere Consulting at denisnaughten.substack.com/subscribe