The symposium showcased the efforts of technical universities around the world, including UCL, to institutionalise policy-focused, interdisciplinary research, teaching and policy engagement in this field.
Professor Chataway spoke about STEaPP’s integrated approach to developing socio-technical research and teaching agendas which incorporate user perspectives as core. She also discussed STEaPP’s highly innovative Policy Impact Unit as an enabler of STEaPP’s role in creating new pathways between academia and policy.
Also speaking on the panel were Professor Ambuj Sagar, Head of the School of Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Technology, Professor Noelle Selin, Director of the Technology and Policy Program at MIT, Professor Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich and Prof Sarah Springman, Rector of ETH Zurich.
The symposium was part of ETH Zurich’s Science in Perspective series which covers current scientific and social questions and highlights what contributions the humanities, social and political sciences can make to these topics.
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