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Title: Professor Job Title: Innogen Scientific Advisor Tel: +44 (0)131 650 9174 Fax: +44 (0)131 651 4278 Email: joyce.tait@ed.ac.uk Building: ESRC Innogen Centre, The University of Edinburgh, Old Surgeon's Hall, High School Yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Room Number: 2.06
Joyce Tait CV April 2010 (PDF 137kb)
Honours
Recent External Appointments
Joyce is involved in the following Innogen projects:
Joyce has an interdisciplinary background in natural and social sciences including risk assessment and regulation, policy analysis, technology management, strategic and operational decision making in companies and public bodies.
Special Issue: Joyce edited a Special Issue of the International Journal of Biotechnology (Volume 10, Issue 5) with Professor Luigi Orsenigo, an Innogen colleague. The focus was on 'Evolution of the Life Science Industries' and is available to download from the journal website.
Recent journal articles:
Smith, Richard D., Keogh-Brown, Marcus R., Barnett, Tony and Tait, Joyce (2009) 'The economy-wide impact of pandemic influenza on the UK: a computable general equilibrium modelling experiment' British Medical Journal, Pages: 339:b4571,
Tait, Joyce (2009) 'Upstream engagement and the governance of science: The shadow of the genetically modified crops experience in Europe' EMBO Reports: Special Issue on Science and Society, S18 - S22
Bower, D. Jane; Murad, A. Najib; Sulej, Julian C. and Tait, Joyce (2008) 'Blazing the trail from stem cell research to regenerative medicine' International Journal of Biotechnology, Volume 10, Issue 5 p461 - 475
Suk, J.; Lyall, C and Tait J. (2008) 'Mapping the future dynamics of disease transmission: risk analysis in the United Kingdom Foresight programme on the detection and identification of infectious diseases' Eurosurveilance, Volume 13, Issue 44, Article 7
Tait, J. (2007) 'Systemic Interactions in Life Science Innovation'. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 19(3), p257-277
Tait, J. and Chataway, C. (2007) 'The Governance of Corporations, technological change and risk: Examining industrial perspectives on the development of genetically modified crops.' Environment and Planning – C: Government and Policy, 25, 21-37.
Chataway, J., Tait, J. and Wield, D. (2006) 'The governance of agro- and pharmaceutical biotechnology innovation: public policy and industrial strategy.' Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 18(2), 1-17.
Chataway, J., Tait, J. and Wield, D. (2004) 'Understanding company R&D strategies in agro-biotechnology: Trajectories and Blindspots'. Research Policy, 33/6-7, 1041-1057.
Lyall, C., Bruce, A., Firn, J., Firn, M., and Tait, J. (2004) 'Assessing End Use Relevance of Public Sector Research Organisations.' Research Policy, 33(1), January 2004, 73-87.
Lyall, C. and Tait, J. (2004) 'Foresight in a Multi-level Governance Structure: policy integration and communication.' Science and Public Policy, 31(1), 27-37.
Bruce, A., Lyall, C., Tait, J. and Williams, R. (2004) 'Interdisciplinary Integration in Europe: the case of the Fifth Framework Programme.' Futures, 36(4), 457-470.
Tait, J., Chataway, J. and Wield, D. (2002) 'The Life Science Industry Sector: Evolution of Agro-Biotechnology in Europe.' Science and Public Policy, 29(4), 253-258.
Bijman, J. and Tait, J. (2002) 'Public Policies Influencing Innovation in the Agrochemical, Biotechnology and Seed Industries.' Science and Public Policy, 29(4), 245-251.
Tait, J. (2001) 'Pesticide Regulation, Product Innovation and Public Attitudes.' Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 3, 64-69.
Recent Book chapters:
Tait, Joyce (2009) 'Governing Synthetic Biology: processes and outcomes' in Synthetic Biology: the technoscience and its societal consequences, Chapter 9,Springer
Joyce has contributed to a number of policy reports and briefings:
Appropriate Governance of the Life Sciences
IRGC Report on Risk Governance Deficits
The Bioeconomy to 2030 - Designing a Policy Agenda OECD
UK Foresight Report: Infectious Diseases: Preparing for the Future. Risk Analysis (2006)
Science and Bias
Innogen Review: Pressures for Change in the Pharmaceutical Industry
A full list of Professor Tait's publications can be found on her CV - please see the Biography section of this page.
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