✦ aboutastra.org
About Astra
Where the case for evidence carries on.
For many years, aboutastra.org was associated with the Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America (ASTRA), a coalition of universities, research institutions and scientific associations that worked to advance public understanding of science and to keep evidence at the centre of technology policy.
The domain is now maintained by the team behind Walking Football World. We kept it for a straightforward reason. The principle at the heart of ASTRA, that good decisions come from data, evidence and honest analysis, is the same one that guides our own work. Where ASTRA made the case for evidence in science policy, we apply that same analytical habit to grassroots sport: mapping where people can play, comparing communities fairly, and helping players make informed choices rather than guesses.
You can see that work at Walking Football World, an independent guide to walking football across the United Kingdom.
Aligned organisations
A few bodies working in the same spirit, broadening public understanding of science and keeping evidence in policy.
- NASA The United States space agency, advancing science, exploration and discovery.
- AAAS The American Association for the Advancement of Science, publisher of the journal Science and the world’s largest general scientific society.
- National Science Foundation United States federal support for fundamental research and STEM education.
- American Institute of Physics Home of FYI, its long-running news service covering science policy.
With respect to the original Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America, whose mission to broaden public understanding of science we’re glad to keep a small light on.