Using evidence and data to tackle public challenges

Episode 5 December 23, 2020 00:51:34
Using evidence and data to tackle public challenges
Tea and Talk with the RSE
Using evidence and data to tackle public challenges

Dec 23 2020 | 00:51:34

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The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Show Notes

Welcome back for another series of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's 'Tea & Talk' Podcast; a series of conversations with some of Scotland's leading authorities on the impact of Covid-19, featuring Fellows of the RSE and members of their Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission.

In Episode 5, RSE Chief Executive, Rebekah Widdowfield chats with Professor Niamh Nic Daéid about using the learning from the Covid-19 pandemic to enhance Scotland's ability to effectively utilise data, evidence, and science in preparing for and responding to future challenges. 

Professor Nic Daeid is director at the award-winning Leverhulme research centre for forensic science at the University of Dundee and an authorised forensic chemist working on areas as diverse as fire investigation, clandestine drug chemistry, and explosives. A member of RSE's post-Covid Futures Commission, Niamh chairs its working group on Data, Evidence and Science.

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