ISC Presents

In the final episode of the ISC podcast series, produced with the support of the China Association for Science and Technology, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with Professor Yongguan Zhu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vice-President for Membership of the ISC) and Dr Charah Watson (Scientific Research Council, Jamaica) about how scientists can collaborate across disciplines, sectors, and borders. The conversation explores what “science without boundaries” truly means - from citizen scien...

In the this episode, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with Lori Foster, President of the International Association of Applied Psychology, and Yensi Flores Bueso, Co-Chair of the Global Young Academy, about the mental health and well-being of early- and mid-career researchers. The discussion explores how structural pressures – from precarious contracts and hyper-competition to cultural expectations of constant productivity – affect motivation, collaboration, and mental resilience a...

In the fourth episode of the ISC podcast series Scientific careers in a changing world, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with Professor Rashid Sumaila, Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the University of British Columbia, and Dr Mia Strand, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Nelson Mandela University. Together, they explore how transdisciplinary research is shaping the future of ocean science and why collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and c...

The International Science Council and its Member, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), in partnership with Nature, have launched a new six-part podcast series exploring the evolving landscape of research careers. Across the series, early- and mid-career researchers will be in conversation with senior scientists, sharing experiences of growth, collaboration, and resilience in the face of rapid change. In this third episode, Mercè Crosas, Director of Computational Soci...

What does it take to turn science into action on the global stage? In this second episode, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with two leading voices in science diplomacy: Professor Zakri Hamid, former Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and María Estelí Jarquín, ISC Governing Board member and international relations manager at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Together, they reflect on their career paths and share candid insights on how researchers can build m...