27 April 2026 (13:00–17:00 BST)
Dr Eldrid Herrington from the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) will moderate an international webinar for Science Europe on the role of rapid and living evidence synthesis in supporting environmental decision-making.
The event will take place on 27 April 2026 (13:00–17:00 BST) and will bring together selected researchers, policy organisations and funders to discuss best practice and future opportunities for using rapid evidence synthesis (RES) to support environmental action. The webinar will bring together participants from across the European research and policy landscape, reflecting growing interest in methods that enable scientific evidence to inform decisions more quickly while maintaining rigorous standards.
The webinar is organised by Science Europe in collaboration with several international partners, including the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), the French National Research Agency (ANR) (tbc), the German Committee Future Earth, the Health Research Board (HRB) of Ireland, the Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research (PIK), the Research Council of Norway (RCN), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the University of Cambridge.
Dr Eldrid Herrington said,
“Rapid and living evidence synthesis methods provide timely, reliable summaries of scientific knowledge that can support policy decisions, particularly in fast-moving areas such as climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental governance. As demand for evidence-informed policy continues to grow, these approaches are becoming increasingly valuable for bridging the gap between research and decision-making.”
The upcoming session builds on an earlier exploratory webinar convened by Science Europe and its partners, which examined the potential of rapid evidence synthesis for environmental action (see summary here). The April event forms part of a planned series of three inter-linked workshops building on the Guidance on Science for Policy Activities published by Science Europe in April 2024. Together, the workshops will explore innovative approaches to strengthening the science–policy interface, including how research can be more effectively embedded in policy making, how values-based and independent scientific engagement can be supported, and how institutional cultures, governance models, and emerging issues such as the use of artificial intelligence shape the production, validation, and use of evidence.