We have this traditional model where scientists go off and do their work, write a paper and publish it in a journal and hope that somebody who needs … - Jessica Melbourne-Thomas

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We have this traditional model where scientists go off and do their work, write a paper and publish it in a journal and hope that somebody who needs it picks it up and is able to make some kind of decision based on the information. But it doesn't work anymore because so many of the problems we have now are very urgent, and we need more efficient ways to connect science to policy.