Informing policy

Long-term thinking | Risk assessment | Evidence to policy | Science diplomacy | Trust in science
We inform policy to help to create conditions for society to thrive. We act as knowledge brokers by gathering evidence from multiple disciplines and domains and providing in useful formats for policy makers or civil society to make better decisions. We also study the science-policy-community interface to enhance how evidence is used in public decision making. Koi Tū is home to the International Network of Government Science Advice secretariat and the President of the International Science Council.


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Tertiary students walking outside the University of Auckland.
02.09.2025  
Government releases University Advisory Group reports
The Government has released the University Advisory Group (UAG) interim and final report and its formal response.

Close up of two businesspeople shaking hands outdoors in a city, during the day.
22.08.2025  
Rewiring science diplomacy
A new article in Science by Sir Peter Gluckman, Director of Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures, and science diplomat Vaughan Turekian explores how science diplomacy must adapt to shifting geopolitical realities.

Flags of UN and EU stand in European council Building at Brussels, Belgium.
07.05.2025  
Webinar: Science diplomacy in an unstable world
Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures invites you to join us for a conversation with two global leaders in science diplomacy – Sir Peter Gluckman (President of the International Science Council) and Dr Salvatore Arico (Chief...

View of the New Zealand flags flying in front of the parliament building, the Beehive, in Wellington.
06.05.2025  
Sir Peter Gluckman welcomes new Chief Science Advisor and looks forward to contributing to PM’s Science Council
Sir Peter Gluckman welcomes new Chief Science Advisor and looks forward to contributing to PM’s Science Council. Sir Peter Gluckman today congratulated Dr John Roche on his appointment as New Zealand’s Chief Science Advisor to...

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