What we believe: Science in society

We believe that scientists have a key role to play by communicating with society, media and policymakers to make their work societally relevant. FNP’s work on the science – policy – society interface is characterised by four principles:

Proactivity

We aim to be proactive at the science-policy-society interface to serve society with knowledge.

Diversity of perspectives

Our roles in science-society-policy interactions are individual decisions, whether honest brokers or science advocates, FNP does not favor one specific role model above another.

Reflexivity

We think it is important to be reflexive about our role at the science-society-policy interface, and we communicate the understanding of our respective role in each situation.

Limits of engagement

We think that our engagement as academics should be connected to our research and knowledge expertise (which is our mandate in society). As private persons, we may practise activism not connected to our research or expertise.