Does Norway need a Chief Scientific Adviser?
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Professor Anne Glover, the European Commission's first Chief Scientific Adviser, holds a chair in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Aberdeen, and was Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland prior to her 2012 appointment as Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission.
Anne Glover
In her present role, she serves as personal adviser to the Commission President, acts as a link between government and the scientific community, and promotes and stimulates evidence-based societal debate. Glover advocates establishing science advisers in all the EU countries.
The topic of professor Glover’s talk and the debate afterwards will be her experiences and the question of whether Norway needs a Chief Scientific Adviser. Will the establishment of such an position contribute to the public understanding of science and ensure a better coordination of research funding by the Government? How can it stimulate current science education and close the skills gap in science, technology and engineering? Will a Chief Scientific Adviser make an impact in a Norwegian context?
Program:
- Welcome and opening remarks by Nils Chr. Stenseth, Professor and Chair of the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES)
- Why would Norway want a Chief Scientific Adviser? by Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser for the European Commission’s President
- Commentaries and debate will include:
Ole Petter Ottersen, Rector of the University of Oslo
Arvid Hallen, Director General of the Research Council of Norway
Tore Li, Assistant Director in the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
Erik Boye, Professor at the University of Oslo
- Closing comments by Anne Glover
- Closing the session by Nils Chr. Stenseth
Light meal will be served before the event.
The event is part of the Science Debate project, which is a cooperative venture between the Science Library and the Fritt Ord foundation.