In March 2020, the RSC President and the Board of Directors determined that the RSC ought to do what it can to ensure that Canada emerges as a better society coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic than it was going into it.
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
The RSC Collection of Essays entitled “Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in Canada” is now freely and publicly available here.
SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES BUT SOME RESOURCES SQUANDERED: EMERGING LESSONS FROM HEALTH RESEARCH SYSTEM PANDEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGESStephen R Hanney, Sharon E Straus and Bev J Holmes| September 13, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced significant and rapid change in the way that research is conducted and how research-funding organizations function. This has, in some cases, accelerated innovation that may have otherwise taken years. In other cases, the negative impacts on organizations and individuals have been significant, including decreases in research activities not related to COVID-19, loss of revenues, and decreases in staff and research productivity overall.
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
The RSC Policy Briefing entitled “COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact on Canada’s Intensive Care Units” is now freely and publicly available here.
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
Rosemary Ricciardelli | June 27, 2022
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
