Food for Thought is a luncheon speaker series featuring two or more members of the ISSP Network, with different professional and educational backgrounds, discussing issues at the intersection of science, society and policy.
Latest ISSP Events
Explore ISSP's most recent events including our signature Food for Thought series, and our events with our partners like the Canadian Science Policy Centre, the Royal Canadian Institute for Science, and the Institute for International Science & Technology Policy at George Washington University.
Action-Dialogues by Confluences
Feb 25
Science Diplomacy in an Increasingly Fragmented and Uncertain Geopolitical World: A Confluences Grand Challenge Action Dialogue
On February 25th, 2025, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) hosted the fourth in its series of action dialogues addressing grand chal…
Jan 20
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Postsecondary Research: A Confluences Grand Challenge Action Dialogue
On Monday, January 20th, 2025, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) hosted the third in its series of action dialogues addressing gran…
Dec 5
Confronting Disruption: A Confluences Grand Challenge Action Dialogue
On Thursday, December 5th, 2024, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) hosted the second event of a series of action dialogues featurin…
Oct 24
Rebuilding the Science-Society Relationship to Address Grand Challenges: A Confluences Action-Dialogue
On Thursday, October 24th, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) is hosted the first in a series of action dialogues featuring Dr. Jeff…
Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series
May 29
Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series presents: Dr. Thomas Goldsmith
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST, the ISSP's Inclusive Innovation Research Cluster is hosting another session of the Inclusive …
Jan 15
The Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series presents: Dr. Daniel Munro
On Wednesday, January 15, 2024, the ISSP's Inclusive Innovation Research Cluster hosted another session in its Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series. Th…
Nov 26
Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series presents: Dr. Thomas Woodson
On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, the ISSP's Inclusive Innovation Research Cluster hosted another session of the Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series, fea…
Nov 12
Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series presents: Dr. Renee Sieber
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST, the ISSP's Inclusive Innovation Research Cluster is hosting another session of the Inclusi…
Sep 24
Inclusive Innovation Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Shobita Parthasarathy
On September 24, 2024, Shobita Parthasarathy, Professor of Public Policy and Women’s and Gender Studies, and co-founder and Director of the Science, T…
Food for Thought
May 23
Food for Thought: Risk Perception and Public Participation in Energy Decision-Making
On May 23, 2024, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy hosted a Food for Thought panel discussion featuring Dr. Duane Bratt, Professor, Depart…
Feb 27
Food for Thought: Citizen and Community Science: The What, the Who and the How
On Tuesday, February 27th, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) hosted a hybrid edition of Food for Thought featuring Dr. Aleta Quinn,…
Jan 25
Food for Thought: Public Participation in Public Health Decision-Making
On Thursday, January 25th, 2024, the Institute for Science, Society and Public Policy (ISSP) hosted a Food for Thought discussion featuring ISSP direc…
Nov 29
Food for Thought: Motivated Reasoning - Valuing Values or Devaluing Science
On Wednesday, November 29th, the Institute for Science, Society and Public Policy (ISSP) hosted a Food for Thought discussion featuring ISSP director …
Partnered Events
Bromley Memorial Lecture
The Bromley Memorial Lecture is part of an annual conference co-hosted by the ISSP at the University of Ottawa and the Institute for International Science & Technology Policy (IISTP) at George Washington University. The conference provides an opportunity for graduate students from both institutions to meet and exchange ideas with senior science and technology (S&T) policy advisors from various countries, sectors and levels of government. Learn more.
Mar 25
2025 Bromley Memorial Lecture: Dr. Robert Atkinson
On Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) at the University of Ottawa travelled to Washington D.C. with a gro…
Mar 26
2024 Bromley Memorial Lecture: Dr. Rémi Quirion
On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) hosted the Bromley Memorial Lecture at the University of Ottawa. The …
Mar 21
2023 Bromley Memorial Lecture: Dr. Bhavya Lal
On March 21st, 2023, the Institute for Science, Society & Policy traveled to Washington D.C. with a group of graduate & post-doctoral students to atte…
Canadian Science Policy Centre
The Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) and the ISSP collaborate on a variety of initiatives, for example, the Canadian Science Policy Conference, a comprehensive global science and innovation policy forum and the largest gathering of members of the Canadian science policy community.
Nov 3
Implementing equity, diversity, and inclusiveness (EDI) in Canadian science policy: What have we learnt so far? What is the path forward?
On November 3rd, 2022, the ISSP will host a virtual panel as part of the 2022 Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) titled Implementing equity, d…
Nov 16
The Anniversary Play & Panel – CSPC
A unique arts-science collaboration from the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP), the Faculty of Arts and Department of Theatre, and the …
Royal Canadian Institute for Science
The ISSP and the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) collaborate annually to host a discussion on recent and critical science, society, and policy issues with multi-sectoral speakers from across Canada.
Apr 22
Wild Wisdom: An ‘Ask Me Anything’ with Philosopher of Biodiversity Dr. Aleta Quinn
On April 22, 2024, the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) sat down with Dr. Aleta Quinn, the ISSP's 2024 Fulbright Canada-US Research C…
Feb 15
Cybersecurity at the crossroads of science, society, and policy
On February 15th 2023 at 7PM, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) and the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) will host…
Feb 8
Citizen Science: Forging New Relationships between Science, Policy, and the Public
On Tuesday, February 8, from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM, RCIScience and the Institute for Science, Society, and Policy were happy to host a panel discussing t…
