New Policy Brief on Capacity Building in Science Diplomacy 15.11.2024 The EU Science Diplomacy Alliance is pleased to announce the release of a new policy brief on science diplomacy capacity building. This position paper offers an overview...
Sneak Preview of the Expert Recommendations on Science Diplomacy at the World Science Forum in Budapest 15.11.2024 Together with the European Commission, the EU SD Alliance is organizing a joint side event at the World Science Forum in Budapest on November 20 on the Co-Creation...
AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy 14.11.2024 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington DC, USA, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates to...
Science Diplomacy week ExPoSTEAM 23.10.2024 The members of the European Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (ERASuD)* are pleased to invite you to the high-level conference on “Science Diplomacy week...
New Article on "The Impact of Brexit on Student and Academic Mobility" by SRUK/CERU 22.10.2024 Discover how Brexit has shaped the mobility of students and academics in the UK. In their latest report, Spanish Researchers in the UK (SRUK/CERU) analyze the barriers...
Science Diplomacy Symposium on Transboundary Nile Water Management 18.10.2024 Invitation The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the European Commission are co-organizing the Science Diplomacy Symposium on Transboundary Nile Water Management on...
Building European Science Diplomacy from the Bottom Up 18.10.2024 Jan Marco Müller published a perspective in the Special Issue of Science & Diplomacy titled "15 Years On," which invited a reassessment of the widely...
Article by Vaughan and Turekian on how science diplomacy must evolve 18.10.2024 In their article titled "Science Diplomacy and the Rise of Technopoles," published this fall in Issues in Science and Technology, Vaughan Turekian and Peter...
Creating the IIASA Raiffa Center for Science Diplomacy: An Introduction and an Invitation 03.10.2024 On October 17, 2024, IIASA, a Global Networking Partner of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance, will host a panel discussion to introduce the proposed Howard Raiffa Center...
2024 Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipation Summit 12.09.2024 Under the theme “The Great Scientific Acceleration”, this year’s programme is centered around four transformative pillars of augmentation: humans, data, ecosystems,...
Cooperation Lounge Africa-Europe on 10 December: Science meets Politics 10.09.2024 Together with the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU, the Scientific Coordination Office (WKS) Bavaria-Africa of the Bavarian Research Alliance...
Panel discussion on the role of science diplomacy in cultural heritage protection on 26 September (EUTOPIA Science Diplomacy Seminar) 09.09.2024 Overview Cultural heritage, encompassing both tangible artifacts and intangible traditions, is a cornerstone of human identity and historical continuity. However, it...
Science Diplomay Webinar on the Role of Women in SD by SDCfA 26.08.2024 In celebration of Women’s Month, join the webinar by SDCfA (Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa) exploring the crucial role of women in science diplomacy. Date:...
Alliance Members Publish Article on Science Diplomacy Amid Conflict 19.08.2024 Two members of our Alliance, Luk Van Langenhove and Eric Piaget, have co-authored an important open-source article titled "Leveraging Science Diplomacy in Times of...
The science ministers of the G7 met in Italy to discuss research security and the future of large research infrastructures 12.07.2024 This year, Italy is hosting the G7 summit. Science ministers from France, Italy, the UK, US, Germany, Japan, Canada, and EU research commissioner Iliana Ivanova met in...
Apply for PhD Course by the Italian Space Agency for a Space Diplomat (Deadline: 16 July) 09.07.2024 As part of the national doctorate in Space Science and Technology [Announcement of selection | UniTrento (unitn.it)], coordinated by the University of Trento, the Italian...
First workshop of the International School of Science & Diplomacy to open this year 05.07.2024 Erice (Trapani), Sicily, Italy 2-8 October 2024 First workshop of the International School of Science & Diplomacy opened this year at the Ettore Majorana Foundation,...
Alliance helds 3rd edition of a Science Diplomacy training for COST 24.06.2024 On 20 June 2024, the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance cooperated with the COST Association (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) for the organisation of a science...
University of Trieste Reflects on its Role in Science Diplomacy 05.06.2024 The University of Trieste (Italy) held a workshop on May 24, 2024, to discuss its role and position in the field of Science Diplomacy.
EUTOPIA Science Diplomacy Seminar: Explore Regional Science Diplomacy on 30 May 21.05.2024 Science diplomacy has traditionally been positioned in the framework of national and supranational endeavors. Consequently, the discourse and investigation into science...
CIPS Seminar on Science Diplomacy and the European Union, 22 May 13.05.2024 Science Diplomacy Seminar – Science Diplomacy and the European Union: What Experiences? What Perspectives? Event Date: May 22, 2024 – 9:00am to 12:00pm...
TÜBA Symposium on 28-29 June 2024: "Science Diplomacy for Sustainable Development" 13.05.2024 The “Science Diplomacy for Sustainable Development Symposium” organized by TÜBA in cooperation with AASSA on June 28-29, 2024 in Ankara aims to bring together...
The Alliance at the Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona 08.04.2024 We would like to bring to your attention the special ocean science diplomacy event “Ocean Futures 2030: marine genetic resources and global benefit sharing” at...
EUTOPIA Science Diplomacy Seminar: Science IN Diplomacy – Exploring Evidence-Based Policy Making 21.02.2024 4th Installment of EUTOPIA’s Science Diplomacy Seminar Series Science IN Diplomacy: Exploring Evidence-Based Policy Making Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024 Time: 10:00...
New Policy Brief on Strengthening Science Diplomacy through Horizon Europe 19.02.2024 A new policy brief titled "Strenghtening Science Diplomacy in and for Europe through Horizon Europe" has been released by the European Science Diplomacy Alliance....
Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network field trip to Svalbard and Tromsø 13.02.2024 Thanks to the Norway-EU Science Diplomacy network, partners from the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance met in North Norway for a study visit. The programme included visits to...
EU Science Diplomacy Alliance holds its Sixth General Assembly at the First European Science Diplomacy Conference 22.12.2023 Shortly before Christmas the science diplomacy year 2023 reached its peak with the First European Science Diplomacy Conference in Madrid, Spain, from December 18...
EUTOPIA Online Seminar on Science Diplomacy and a Changing World Order 03.11.2023 Science Diplomacy and the Changing World Order: The End of (Scientific) Unipolarity 3rd Installment of the EUTOPIAn Science Diplomacy Seminar Series In an era marked by...
Call for Experts: European Science Diplomacy in the Making 09.10.2023 The European Commission launched the call for expressions of interest to participate in the science diplomacy working groups intended to develop potential elements of a...
1st European Science Diplomacy Conference in Madrid: Open for Registration 04.10.2023 After our first time S4D4C Conference in 2018 that laid the ground for the Madrid Declaration, Science Diplomacy is back in Madrid! Under the Spanish Presidency of...
Call for Book Contributions on the Historical Entanglement of Science, Technology and Diplomacy 02.10.2023 Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi from our member, the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, edits a new book series on the historical entanglements of science and...
New research on the relevance of informal bottom-up science diplomacy networks 21.08.2023 Global Policy recently published a research paper by Luís Miguel Lacerda, Manuel Heitor, and Jean-Christophe Mauduit the significance of informal, grassroots...
New Webpage by the European Commission on Science Diplomacy 14.08.2023 The European Commission has recently launched a specialized webpage centered around science diplomacy as part of its International Cooperation section (Research &...
Regional Workshop on Science Diplomacy for the Arab Region (Deadline extended 08/21) 05.08.2023 Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) through the Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), and TWAS Arab Regional Partner (AREP) are seeking candidates to participate in...
EU Science Diplomacy is high on the Agenda of the Spanish Presidency 01.08.2023 Science diplomacy is gaining further ground in the EU under the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Spanish Presidency appreciates the crucial...
New Book on "Science Diplomacy – Foundations and Practices" published 05.07.2023 Congratulations to Prof. Simone Arnaldi and his colleagues from our member University of Trieste on the publication of the book "Science Diplomacy. Foundationa...
Workshop Call on "Science Diplomacy: Approaches, Notions, and Objectives" 05.07.2023 Call for Workshop Contributions: "Science Diplomacy: Approaches, Notions, and Objectives" The workshop seeks to inform the current discussion revolving around...
International Day of Women in Diplomacy (24 June) 26.06.2023 Saturday, 24 June, was the International Day of Women in Diplomacy. We take this as an opportunity to highlight the extraordinary work of the colleagues from the EU...
New Report Published on Seminar "Thinking, Debating, and Shaping Science Diplomacy" held at DG RTD in Brussels 15.06.2023 On the 25th of January, 2023, a seminar was held at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission, the nerve centre of...
Rebuilding European Bridges: Science diplomacy and the Ukraine-Russia conflict 14.06.2023 Our Alliance colleagues Luk Van Langenhove (Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Eric Piaget (United Nations University’s Institute on...
Happy Birthday, European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance! 10.06.2023 Happy Birthday, European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance! Today is a special day because it’s been two years since a dedicated group of science...
3rd International STS-Colloquium with focus on the Ibero-American space 09.06.2023 The CTS-Colloquium (Ciencia tecnologia e sociedade) an annual session cycles and a platform for building a STS-network, with a focus (but not exclusively) on the...
New University Course on Science&Tech Diplomacy at the FAU (PhD candidates and Postdocs) 26.05.2023 Our member, the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) together with the Jean Monnet Chair on Technology and Science Diplomacy for European...
Roundtable: Science Diplomacy as a Tool for Tackling Cultural Property Illicit Trafficking 24.05.2023 The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Centro INAH Estado de México and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne are organizing the roundtable...
CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) – Call for Proposals 19.05.2023 A Call for Proposals under the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) was opened on 15 May 2023, with deadline set on 14 July 2023. The KEP is a development instrument...
Global Health Matters Podcast – new episode on decolonization, localization and WHO 19.05.2023 The Global Health Matters podcast provides a forum for discussing the most important global health topics of the day. Dr Garry Aslanyan, the host of this...
Expert Seminar Series – Science Diplomacy with Luk Van Langenhove 16.05.2023 As part of its expert seminar series EUTOPIA European Universities has featured one seminar on science diplomacy at the beginning of this year. Luk Van Langenhove,...
Barcelona Science & Technology Diplomacy Summer School 03.05.2023 One more year, the Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Summer School opens its doors to new candidates. The Summer School is a joint effort by SciTech...
#SciDipTalks | free online talks by leading world experts 04.04.2023 #SciDipTalks | free online talks by leading world experts Wednesday, April 19th, 24th and 26th 2023 – 4:00 PM (CEST) Initiated in 2020 during the first round of...
Scientific Symposium and Public Evening Lecture by the German Physical Society (DPG) 04.04.2023 The German Physical Society (DPG) hosts a scientific symposium and a public evening lecture in Berlin and online (hybrid event) on the topic of "Science and...
Spring School in Techno-Scientific Diplomacy 22-26 May 2023 (University of Padua, University of Roma Three) 03.04.2023 Our partner, the University of Padua is announcing the ExPoSTEAM* Diplomacy Spring School 2023 (*Experts and Politicians in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and...
The MMXXII edition of the Colloquia on Science Diplomacy 28.03.2023 The MMXXII edition of the Colloquia on Science Diplomacy, edited by Roberto Antonelli, Giorgio Parisi, and Wolfango Plastino, and with Foreword by Tibor Tóth, seeks...
IIASA Science Diplomacy Fellowship 2023 23.02.2023 Our partner, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is announcing the IIASA Science Diplomacy Fellowship 2023. The followship provides...
Call for participation: Diplomatie Scientifique Francophone 23.02.2023 Our member Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie has opened a call for interest on SD topics. The announcement is also on Twitter and LinkedIn. More information, see...
Call for Participation: AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy 01.02.2023 See also for additional information: https://www.science-diplomacy.eu/events/aaas-twas-course-on-science-diplomacy/ The American Association for the Advancement of...
Conference recording available "Science Diplomacy: Between scientific collaboration and realpolitik" 29.12.2022 This conference took place on December 13th, 2022 in the Senate of the Czech Parliament in Prague. It was organised by EuroScience and the Senate of the Parliament of the...
WSF 2022: “Science and Social Justice, to inspire a greater commitment to global collaboration and solidarity” 20.12.2022 Alliance members presented at the World Science Forum (5-9 Dec. 22 in Cape Town RSA): “Science for Social Justice”. Incoming co-chair Mostafa Shawrav (MCAA) organized...
Urban Diplomacy: Cities as Innovators & Partners in Diplomacy? – an event review 14.11.2022 Urban Diplomacy identifies municipalities as key players in the formulation and implementation of foreign policy. Similar to Science Diplomacy, urban diplomacy provides...
Update from the Alliance – November 2022 03.11.2022 On November 3, the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance shared some news via its mailing list. In case you want to receive our updates in your inbox, please subscribe! ...
Reflections from InsSciDE and Chairing the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance 01.11.2022 Interview of former Alliance Co-Chairs and H2020 InsSciDE Coordinators by community manager Daniella Palmberg. Claire Mays and Pascal Griset, you chaired the EU Science...
Two new members join the Alliance: Politecnico di Milano and Institut SYMLOG de France 28.10.2022 In October 2022, the Alliance accepted two new members. Please see more information about them on the respective member pages: Politecnico di Milano and Institut SYMLOG...
Invitation to participate in the Science|Business survey: Science & the Ukraine War 31.08.2022 Science|Business is conducting a brief survey about scientific sanctions in the context of the war in Ukraine – so share your thoughts with us today. The survey will...
JSPG-UCL STEaPP Special Issue published on "Innovations in Science Diplomacy" 23.08.2022 The Department of Science Technology, Engineering & Public Policy, University College London (one of the associated partners of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance)...
IIASA calling for endorsement of the Vienna Statement on Science Diplomacy 11.07.2022 The “IIASA 50th Anniversary Science Diplomacy Event: the Need for International Scientific Cooperation and Multilateralism” took place on 14 June 2022 in Vienna,...
Attending the GESDA Science Diplomacy Week Immersion Program 05.07.2022 Prof. Dr. Renaud B. Jolivet shares a first-hand account of the GESDA Science Diplomacy Week. Attending the GESDA Science Diplomacy Week Immersion Program Prof. Dr. Renaud...
The Alliance welcomes three new members 05.07.2022 At the June 2022 General Assembly, the members of the Alliance agreed to welcome three additional members: – IIASA – International Institute for Applied Systems...
Watch online: IIASA 50th Anniversary Science Diplomacy Event 04.07.2022 In June 2022, a high-level event discussed the role of science diplomacy and international scientific cooperation in sustainable development. The 'Science Diplomacy...
Spotlight on science diplomacy in MCAA’s June newsletter 01.07.2022 The Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) placed special focus on science diplomacy in their June newsletter. The edition is guest edited by Radenka Krsmanović Whiffen...
SciTech DiploHub Fellowship Program 2022-2023 01.07.2022 Are you studying international relations, science, technology, or public affairs and interested in science diplomacy and city diplomacy? SciTech DiploHub’s...
InsSciDE Impact Assessments 30.06.2022 Final impact report of InsSciDE – Inventing a shared Science Diplomacy for Europe. Published 30 June 2022. D9.5c_Final Impact Assessment Mid-project impact report...
Issue Paper: Ocean Science Diplomacy 30.06.2022 InsSciDE’s report on ocean science diplomacy was completed in June 2022 and expands on earlier reflections published in November 2021. Read the summary below and delve...
Issue Paper: Health Diplomacy 30.06.2022 InsSciDE’s issue paper on health diplomacy was completed in June 2022. Read the summary below and delve into the full issue paper here! Diseases are able to cross...
InsSciDE’s concluding event marks launch of landmark science diplomacy book 27.06.2022 The InsSciDE project is the last of three Horizon 2020 science diplomacy projects to reach its close in June 2022. At the end of June, InsSciDE hosted its concluding...
Knowledge Power Europe 13.06.2022 The following blog-post has been originally published on June 6, 2022 as blog on Europe of Knowledge, an official blog of the ECPR Standing Group Knowledge Politics and...
Dealing with Russia: Learning from the Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network 07.06.2022 At the beginning of May in Tromsø, Norway, 300 km north of the Arctic Circle, the bite of the cold is still felt. The few leafy trees in town have not yet put on leaves,...
Reunion Weekend Warsaw & Launch of a New Sci Dip Network 24.05.2022 In April 2022, InsSciDE united two groups of bright and motivated individuals for science diplomacy workshops over a weekend in Warsaw: alumni of the Warsaw Science...
Taking the Heat Off: Outcomes from the Alliance SAPEA workshop 13.05.2022 EU SD Alliance and DLR-PT organized a hybrid workshop at the SAPEA Conference: Science Advice und Pressure "Taking the Heat Off – Science Diplomacy’s Role in...
Science Diplomacy for the Sustainable Goals: MCAA Annual Conference 13.05.2022 The Future is Now: Science Diplomacy for the Sustainable Goals This blog post is an extension of what was discussed during the Parallel Session 15 of the last Marie Curie...
TWAS issues declaration of support for at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists 13.05.2022 The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS) has banded together with the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the International Science Council (ISC) to issue an...
University of Bergen heads to Lisbon for UNOC2022 13.05.2022 The University of Bergen (UiB) will send a delegation of six to the second United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC2022), taking place in Lisbon 27 June-1 July. UNOC2022 is...
“From Margins to Mainstream: Locating Frugal Innovations in Science Diplomacy Discourse” – guest lecture by Prof. Saradindu Bhaduri 13.05.2022 Next Thursday, the Science, Technology and Gender Studies department (STGS) at FAU will host Professor Saradindu Bhaduri of Jawaharlal Nehru University for guest lecture...
Visiting Science Diplomacy Frontlines: Norway-EU Network in Tromsø 13.05.2022 In a city once considered the most northern point with Norwegian residents (with Sami people inhabiting the land above), a delegation of the Norway-EU Science Diplomacy...
Space Diplomacy: Workshop and Celebration at University of Padua 03.05.2022 InsSciDE’s seminar on space diplomacy will be hosted 5-6 May 2022 as a part of a week-long celebration of Padua University’s 800-year history of space activities...
Science and Technology Diplomacy Summer School in Barcelona 03.05.2022 The Science and Technology Diplomacy Summer School has become a leading program in science diplomacy training. The initiative is a joint effort by Alliance member...
Perspective: Ukraine invasion through the prism of science diplomacy 28.04.2022 Pierre-Bruno Ruffini, Professor of Economics at the University of Le Havre and member of InsSciDE, shares a reflection on the science diplomacy in the context of the...
European Science Diplomacy Online Course updated 25.04.2022 In May 2020 the S4D4C project launched the European Science Diplomacy Online Course, the first update has followed in March 2021! The S4D4C project ended in April 2021,...
Reporting on InsSciDE’s Conference in Lisbon 2022 25.04.2022 InsSciDE’s third open conference was hosted 22-24 March 2022 by project partners NOVA University in Lisbon. The three days were respectively composed of presentations...
Apply by 24 May: Green Talents International Forum 12.04.2022 Every year, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) hosts the prestigious "Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in...
New case study published by InsSciDE: Metrics in global vaccination governance 12.04.2022 Over the course of four years, the InsSciDE project develops a library of case studies on its five targeted thematic areas (Heritage, Health, Security, Environment and...
DLR and EU Science Diplomacy Alliance training European diplomats in Science Diplomacy 06.04.2022 The European Diplomatic Programme (EDP) is the EU’s training programme for young diplomats from member states, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the...
April workshop: Science diplomacy in times of war 29.03.2022 Science diplomacy in times of war7 April 202218:30—20:30 CEST Registration link coming soon. On 7 April 2022, InsSciDE’s work package on Security will host a...
EU Science Diplomacy Alliance at the conference "Science Advice under Pressure" 21.03.2022 Our members (DLR and partners from the InsSciDE consortium) are contributing to the SAPEA Conference: “Science Advice under Pressure”, 27-28 April in Brussels....
Strategy Report: Leveraging Science Diplomacy in an Era of Geo-Economic Rivalry 17.03.2022 InsSciDE’s report on European science diplomacy strategy has been published in March 2022 by project partner the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). The...
Sci Dip in Open Science, Academies, Anthropocene and more – InsSciDE Open Conference in Lisbon 17.03.2022 Coming up! InsSciDE Open Conference Lisbon 22-24 March 2022 Online + in Lisbon InsSciDE’s third open conference explores crucial themes in Europe’s...
AU-EU Summit: Science diplomacy as a powerful instrument to foster European-African cooperation 07.03.2022 On 18 February, the EU SD Alliance organized a side event at the AU-EU Summit 2022, led by member DLR Projektträger. The online event was entitled 'Using Science...
Russian scientists publish open letter condemning the war with Ukraine 25.02.2022 War has arrived in Europe once again, as this week Russia launched its military invasion of the Ukraine. Russian scientists have drafted an Open Letter condemning the...
Vision and ambitions of the new Alliance Chairs 15.02.2022 In January 2022, the Chairship of the Alliance rotated from DLR to a team from CNRS and Symlog, who are also the Coordinators of the InsSciDE project. Here, they share...
Apply: Techno-scientific diplomacy Spring School in Italy 09.02.2022 Call for Applications for the ExPoSTID (ExPost Italian Diplomacy) Spring School 2022. The Spring School in Techno-Scientific Diplomacy 2022, organized by the...
World Science Forum: Call for Thematic Session Proposals 09.02.2022 The World Science Forum offers an opportunity for any scientific organisation to apply to organise thematic sessions to be included in the main programme of WSF. Speakers...
Apply for a webinar series "Enhancing International Scientific Cooperation: Arctic Science and Technology Advice with Ministries" (Deadline: 11 February) 02.02.2022 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is funding a webinar series through the Science Diplomacy Center at EvREsearch LTD in February-March 2022 on Enhancing...
Frontiers Research publishing opportunity: Engaging Scientific Diasporas for Development: Policy and Practices 22.01.2022 You find an invitation to submit manuscripts for the research topic of Engaging Scientific Diasporas for Development: Policy and Practices...
Policy Paper by the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance published: Stressing the Importance of Science Diplomacy within EU Higher Education 14.01.2022 In January 2022, the Alliance publishes a policy paper on the importance of science diplomacy within higher education as the Commission prepares to release the...
Call for Abstracts for the EASST 2022 conference 05.01.2022 Abstract submission for the Conference of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST 2022) is now open (Deadline: February 1st, 2022). Please...
Starting the new year with new members 31.12.2021 The European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance is expanding its network with new Members and Global Networking Partners. At the last General Assembly, the members welcomed...
Interview: “Anchoring the Alliance”: our 6-month journey as chairs of the Alliance 22.12.2021 Angela and Stella, you are chairing the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance from July to December 2021. How did you experience this period? What are you proud of? Angela: These...
Key Takeaways from our event "Research, innovation and higher education in a global context: The voice of the future generation in Science Diplomacy" 22.12.2021 Virtual event, 24/11/2021 Science Diplomacy has the potential to improve the interaction between international policy, research, and innovation. It is crucial for future...
Recording available: Flash presentations on interculturality & SD training 09.12.2021 On 3 December 2021, InsSciDE invited a group of young social and natural researchers, a diplomat and a cultural diplomacy project PI to share perspectives on the theme of...
Call for papers: The science diplomacy of academies of science & technology 09.12.2021 On 22 March 2022, InsSciDE organizes a study day in the lead-up to its Lisbon Open Conference to dissect science diplomacy activities of academies of sciences,...
Special Call for Papers: Innovations in Science Diplomacy: Structures, Policies & Governance for the New Decade 29.11.2021 JSPG and UCL STEaPP Launch 2022 Call for Papers and Competition on Innovations in Science Diplomacy: Structures, Policies & Governance for the New Decade...
Open position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Arctic Studies 26.11.2021 The at the Department of Social Science (ISV), Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (HSL) of University of Tromso (UiT) has an open position for a...
Advancing the Role of Science Diplomacy in the EU: Proposals from the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance to Strengthen the EU’s Global Approach to Research and Innovation 03.11.2021 In the past months, the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance has prepared an opinon paper in response to the European Commission’s communication on the Global...
Back to global science diplomacy events 03.11.2021 Over the last few months, in particular the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance member Marga Gual Soler has contributed to the science diplomacy activities of a number of...
Science Diplomacy as an alternative career? 03.11.2021 In previous projects, it has already been elaborated "What is a science diplomat?" and "Careers in Science Diplomacy". More recently, the EURAXESS...
Global networking activities by The World Academy of Sciences 01.11.2021 The World Academy of Sciences is a global networking partner of the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance. It implements a lot of trainings on the topic but also is...
WSDS21 Student Takes: Space diplomacy for a world in transition 26.10.2021 ’WSDS Student Takes’ is a two-edition series in 2020 and 2021 written by alumni of the Warsaw Science Diplomacy School in the weeks and months following their...
InsSciDE newsletter now out 22.10.2021 The InsSciDE project has published the November 2021 issue of their newsletter! Check it out for an overview of past and upcoming initiatives, including information about...
Join us! Open Conference to convene SD stakeholders in Erlangen 19.10.2021 InsSciDE Open Conference Erlangen 24-26 November 2021 In-person + select online sessions Register for the event! Follow InsSciDE on Facebook and Twitter for updates....
Recounting the 2021 AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course 29.09.2021 The AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy was hosted online on 30 August to 3 September 2021. Four of the participants are also alumni of InsSciDE’s Warsaw Science...
InsSciDE project gets extended to June 2022! 14.09.2021 We are delighted to officially announce that the InsSciDE project has been extended to June 2022! These extra seven months will allow us to further cement InsSciDE’s...
WSDS21 Student Takes: ITER – a science diplomacy success or failure? 03.09.2021 ’WSDS Student Takes’ is a two-edition series in 2020 and 2021 written by alumni of InsSciDE’s Warsaw Science Diplomacy School (WSDS) in the weeks and months...
Support to the Urgent appeal to European Governments and EU Institutions: Take Action for Afghanistan’s scholars, researchers, and civil society actors 02.09.2021 The European Science Diplomacy Alliance has decided to endorse the appeal to European Governments and EU Institutions: Take Action for Afghanistan’s scholars,...
Presentation of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance at INGSA 2021 available 31.08.2021 On August 30, 2021 the establishment of a "European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance" was presented at the International Conference on Science Advice to...
EU Science Diplomacy Alliance praised as an effective measure for sustaining project results 23.08.2021 The European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance builds on three EU projects, EL-CSID (finished 2019), S4D4C (finished 2021) and InsSciDE (will finish 2022) and was launched...
EU Science Diplomacy Alliance at the 4th International Conference on Science Advice to Governments (INGSA2021) 20.08.2021 Date/Time Date(s) – 30/08/2021 – 02/09/2021 INGSA2021 takes place from August 30 to September 2, 2021 under the title “Build Back Wiser: Knowledge, Policy...
Opinion by S4D4C-researchers published: Reshape science diplomacy for an interconnected world 17.08.2021 The Horizon 2020 project "Using Science for/in Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges" or short S4D4C (see www.s4d4c.eu) was recently concluded but the...
Science Diplomacy as a priority of the Central European Initiative – call for proposals 01.08.2021 As featured already in the S4D4C stakeholder voice about a year ago (see https://www.s4d4c.eu/stakeholders-voices-5-a-conversation-with-the-central-european-initiative),...
Recordings & Overview: Warsaw Science Diplomacy School 2021 30.07.2021 Building on successes from Warsaw Science Diplomacy School 2020, this year’s training program by InsSciDE dove even deeper into the skills, systems and practices...
Call for Papers: “Science Diplomacy in the Global South” 19.07.2021 A call for paper is open for a special section of Science and Public Policy on “Science Diplomacy in the Global South”, guest edited by Prof. Pierre-Bruno Ruffini...
Nature Index asks how science diplomacy can help navigate the post-pandemic world 08.07.2021 In his recent article (June 8, 2021) Andy Tay, Presidential Young Professor at National University of Singapore and WEF Young Scientist, recommends the training...
Science Diplomacy: A regular topic addressed by the European Research Council 06.07.2021 Science diplomacy was both a strategic and topical component of the EU Horizon 2020 funding programme, with a greater international focus than its predecessor and the...
Global challenges of the Anthropocene (Forum 2021) 02.07.2021 The Anthropocene Forum 2021 was organized by the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council to discuss the need for an EU inclusive agenda to address the challenges...
Alliance members publish in the Science Diplomacy Review Vol. 3 | No. 1 | April 2021 24.06.2021 The Indian journal has been well accepted also by the European science diplomacy community of researchers and practitioners as a venue of publication. The April issue...
Media Release: Members of the Horizon 2020-funded Science Diplomacy Projects form European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance 10.06.2021 [Online] June 10, 2021 — Following the success of the three research and innovation projects on science diplomacy funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, 16...
Our member Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is hiring – PhD student / Research Assistant and Research Assistant / Project Manager 07.06.2021 The positions that are called for are: PhD student/ Research Assistant Part-time (65%) / E 13 TV-L, contract 36 months Starting date: 1 September 2021. Deadline for...
Announcing the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance 19.03.2021 At the final meeting of S4D4C, the three cluster projects and their partners announced the launch of an EU Science Diplomacy Alliance for Addressing Global Challenges....
Science Advice to Governments: An Emerging Dimension of Science Diplomacy 20.04.2020 As the interaction between science and public policy becomes more important to societal development and environmental stewardship at both the national and international...
Understanding Volcanos in Isolated Locations: Engaging Diplomacy for Science 19.04.2020 The article provides another noteworthy example of Science Diplomacy – including North Korea. In a typical international scientific collaboration, the hardest steps are...
Water-Energy Nexus: An Innovative Approach to Peace building 19.04.2020 The Arab-Israeli conflict is one of the most complex in the world. It has all the divisive elements of ethnicity, religion, borders and natural resources. EcoPeace Middle...
Observations, Diplomacy, and the Future of Ocean Governance 19.04.2020 The challenges of linking scientific collaboration with intergovernmental diplomacy are certainly enormous. However, the G7 states have initiated a process that offers a...
Making Global Policy 19.04.2020 Science Diplomacy together with other new concepts of ‘transnational public–private partnership’ and ‘trans-governmentalism’ are discussed as responding to the...
Enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation 19.04.2020 In 2012, the European Commission clearly communicated that the EU needed a strategic approach to enhance and focus on the EU’s international cooperation activities in...
Science Diplomacy: A Pragmatic perspectives from the Inside 17.04.2020 The article criticises the aforementioned traditional taxonomy of Science Diplomacy (as used in the 2010 landmark report published by the UK Royal Society and the AAAS),...
The rhetoric of “Science Diplomacy” 16.04.2020 Across the policy discourses and academic literature, the popularity of the concept of “Science Diplomacy” has used the concept in an uncritical manner. This paper...
Science Diplomacy in the European Union 16.04.2020 In this seminal piece of work, Moedas as then-residing EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation propounds his understanding of Science Diplomacy and its role...
Tools for an EU Science Diplomacy 16.04.2020 In “Tools for an EU Science Diplomacy”, Van Langenhove provides a thorough overview over the perception of and tools for Science Diplomacy in the EU, its member...
Science Diplomacy in the European Union: Practices and Prospects 16.04.2020 Most recently, the European Commission has started to revamp its institutional setting and policies, also in order to engage more explicitly in the field of Science...
Open Europe 16.04.2020 This official report on the results of the working period 2014-2019 of the European Commission has a section on Science Diplomacy and explicated the perceptions and...
EU Science Diplomacy in a contested space of multi-level governance 16.04.2020 This empirical-based research paper tries to classify the current role of the European Commission in the field of external research policies as compared to the Member...
Science diplomacy: Investigating the perspective of scholars on politics–science collaboration in international affairs 16.04.2020 Whereas Science Diplomacy is a widely practiced area of international affairs, academic research on the subject remains rather sparse. The role of academia within the...
Optimism, Pessimism, and Science Diplomacy 16.04.2020 This article sheds some light on the political charges of the Science Diplomacy debate in the US and illustrates nicely the hopes that it invests in science and its...
Science Diplomacy Networks 16.04.2020 The implementation of Science Diplomacy activities involves a wide range of stakeholders, government departments, staff and strategies. The article by Lutz-Peter Berg...
S4D4C’s State-of-the-Art Report on Science Diplomacy 16.04.2020 Considering the large number of differing and sometimes contradictory perceptions of Science Diplomacy, from an analytical point of view, it still remains an open...
National Approaches to Science Diplomacy: An Education Resource 16.04.2020 In 2005, the AAAS published a resource gathering a number of papers illustrating how differently Science Diplomacy is perceived across different countries. Thereby,...
The Current State of The Art of Science Diplomacy 16.04.2020 The chapter sheds light on the origins of the term Science Diplomacy, introduces prevalent definitions, and identifies four driving forces which push the development of...
Science Diplomacy in the 21st Century 16.04.2020 Science diplomacy is the use of scientific collaborations among nations to address the common problems facing 21st century humanity and to build constructive...
Time for a New Era of Science Diplomacy 18.03.2020 This short article in the Science Magazine set the tone early on. The two-pager was among the first publications that drafted a Science Diplomacy strategy for the United...
Science Diplomacy in the Making: Case-based insights from the S4D4C project 02.03.2020 We are very happy to announce that the next major outcome of the S4D4C project is now available online – Science Diplomacy in the Making: Case-based insights from...
S4D4C research on science diplomacy reflected in articles in "Forschung: Politik-Strategie-Management" 03.02.2020 S4D4C partners Ewert Aukes, Stefan Kuhlmann and Tim Flink are proud to announce that two of their recent articles have now been published in the current edition of the...
Tim Flink and Claire Mays from the EU Science Diplomacy Cluster in an ERC/REA workshop 27.01.2020 The European Research Council (ERC) is the European Commission’s body to fund and support high-quality research in Europe. It supports investigator-driven frontier...
S4D4C policy brief: Towards effective science diplomacy practice 21.01.2020 Our S4D4C colleagues from the University of Twente, Ewert Aukes, Gonzalo Ordóñez-Matamoros, Stefan Kuhlman, and Sanaz Honarmand-Ebrahimi have published another policy...
Observations on Science Diplomacy in the Danube Region – the European science diplomacy cluster at the Danube Academies Conference in Prague 11.11.2019 On 30/31 October 2019, the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS, presided by Eva Zažimalová) in cooperation with the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) and ELI...
First version of a science diplomacy governance framework developed in S4D4C published by the University of Twente 17.07.2019 As part of a series of working papers, (STePS working paper series "Science, Technology & Policy Studies"), S4D4C project partner University of Twente...
InsSciDE’s First Policy Brief Published 05.06.2019 The first of four InsSciDE policy briefs is available for download. The policy brief on Building an interdisciplinary European science diplomacy targets European...
Download Science Diplomacy Case Study "Pitches" 11.04.2019 The InsSciDE Project’s case case study authors have developed short pitches to articulate the subject-matter, background, aims and methodologies of each InsSciDE case...
Results Published from Round Tables at the InsSciDE First Open Conference! 11.04.2019 The InsSciDE project held its 2019 Open Conference, the first of three major cross-sectoral science diplomacy events, in Krakow, Poland, 18-20 January. The conference...
Call for Expressions of Interest for AAAS-TWAS Train the Trainers Course on Science Diplomacy 04.04.2019 S4D4C partner TWAS is organising the first Train the Trainers Course on Science Diplomacy to be held on 26-28 August 2019 in Trieste, Italy and kindly inviting the S4D4C...
Reminder: Call for Papers ‘The Past, Present and Future of European Science Diplomacy’ still open until December 2019! 20.03.2019 On January 7th we already posted on our website an announcement for a Call for Papers for science diplomacy-related research articles in the online open access journal...
What it takes to do science diplomacy. Baseline analysis and needs assessment 11.03.2019 One of the principal objectives of the S4D4C project is to increase the capacities of EU and EU Member State science diplomats and to offer relevant knowledge...
The Madrid Declaration on Science Diplomacy is published 14.02.2019 After S4D4C’s 1st Global Meeting on Science Diplomacy took place in Madrid in December 2018, we are proud to announce that the project has published its “Madrid...
Call for papers: Diplomats in science diplomacy – Promoting scientific and technological collaboration in international relations 12.02.2019 The Commission on Science Technology & Diplomacy is inviting scholars to submit papers for an upcoming workshop from July 19-20 at the Niels Bohr Institute in...
EL-CISD Final Conference on February 27 in Brussels 17.01.2019 The "European Leadership in Cultural, Science and Innovation Diplomacy (EL-CSID)" project (Horizon 2020) analysed the relevance of cultural, science and...
Policy brief on science diplomacy in the European Union 06.11.2018 Tim Flink and Charlotte Rungius, our S4D4C colleagues at DZHW/Germany, have published our project’s first policy brief focusing on practices and prospects in...
The ‘State of Play’ of Science Diplomacy in Europe 01.11.2018 On 14 September 2018, three H2020 projects took the stage in Washington D.C. to inform a North American and international audience about the ’state of play' of...
EL-CSID, InSciDE and S4D4C will hold a common session at ‘Science Diplomacy 2018’ 03.09.2018 ‘Science Diplomacy 2018’, the fourth AAAS annual conference on science diplomacy, will take place in Washington, D.C. on the 14 September 2018. Among this...
S4D4C’s State-of-the-Art Report on Science Diplomacy 13.08.2018 One of the goals of our early project work in S4D4C is to provide the conceptual grounds for our subsequent analyses of science diplomacy cases and governance. As one...
Science Diplomacy: Transatlantic Asset and Competition 07.06.2018 In this short contribution Tom C. Wang brings EU and USA science diplomacy face to face. The paper provides a brief but to the point and insightful overview of the...
Science, Technology and European Foreign Policy: European Integration, Global Interaction 07.06.2018 Even though it dates back already to 2002, this article still represents an excellent account both in tracing the evolution of the intra-European S&T co-operation and...
Science and Diplomacy: A New Dimension of International Relations 07.06.2018 This book examines science diplomacy as a particular field of international relations, in which the interests of science and those of foreign policy intersect. Building...
Science and Innovation Diplomacy Agencies at the nexus of research, economics, and politics 07.06.2018 Both practitioners and scholars tend to regard Science and Technology Agreements (STA) to be important, prominent, and highly effective tools for science diplomacy (SD)....
Science and Technology Agreements in the Toolbox of Science Diplomacy: Effective Instruments or Insignificant Add-ons? 07.06.2018 The last decade has seen the emergence of several organisations dedicated to pursue national science diplomacy agendas. This working paper comparatively examines three...
New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy 07.06.2018 The Royal Society’s report (in cooperation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science) is the synopsis of a conference in 2009 in the United Kingdom...
International Science and Technology Cooperation in a Globalized World: The External Dimension of the European Research Area 07.06.2018 This book provides theoretical insights and practical solutions on how to equip the European Research Area with policies and instruments to ‘go global’ successfully,...
Understanding European Union Science Diplomacy 07.06.2018 The study investigates and systemises different motivations of EU policy makers for science diplomacy practices. It develops nine role conceptions of EU external science...
Science Diplomacy at the Intersection of S&T Policies and Foreign Affairs: Toward a Typology of National Approaches 07.06.2018 In the wake of burgeoning international activities and collaborative venues in S&T, rich industrial countries have taken to science diplomacy to strengthen their...
Science Diplomacy: New Day or False Dawn? 07.06.2018 This edited volume asks the question whether science diplomacy has to be considered a new type of diplomacy and whether it will prove more effective than other forms when...
Connecting Scientists to Policy Around the World: Landscape Analysis of Mechanisms Around the World Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy 29.05.2018 This report constitutes one of the most extensive mapping projects of S&T policy cooperation mechanisms around the world available up to date. Even though it is not...
