SCIENCE POLICY

Science Diplomacy

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Humanity's greatest challenges – and some of its most promising opportunities – are regional and global. Increasingly, the world requires effective partnerships between scientists, policymakers and diplomats.

Science diplomacy takes many forms: When nations come together to negotiate cooperative agreements on fisheries management or infectious disease monitoring, they need scientific expertise. When scientists come together for complex multi-national projects in astronomy or physics, their nations devise diplomatic agreements on management and financing. And when political relations between two nations are strained or broken, joint research efforts can give them a way to keep talking – and to build trust. Today, the need for science diplomacy is growing. In collaboration with a growing number of partners, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), TWAS's science diplomacy activities include lectures, workshops, courses and prizes aimed at building bridges between the worlds of science and diplomacy.

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Participants in the Science Diplomacy course
At the 2024 AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy, early-career scientists and policymakers from developing countries learned how to settle disputes and reach agreement
María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán (right)
After attending the AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy, Guatemalan physicist María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán aims to build a scientific network with colleagues from neighbouring countries.
Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)
AAAS and TWAS host the 11th edition of the flagship science diplomacy course
Participants in the event
The latest event in TWAS’s science diplomacy series addressed respecting and navigating international treaties about biological dangers, from pandemics to weapons
Nazma Ashrafi and Noor Sharma Sarmin
Inspired by the 2023 AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy course, Nazma Ashrafi and Noor Shaila Sarmin from Bangladesh plan to use science diplomacy to support local policymakers as they focus harder on the…
Fernanda De Oliveira Lana explains why science diplomacy is essential.
In a new short video, Fernanda De Oliveira Lana explains why science diplomacy is essential
Participants in the 10th AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)
Over two dozen scientists and policy specialists gather at TWAS headquarters in Italy to learn about and engage with the fast-growing field
10th AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
Watch the new video and discover how science diplomacy can create pathways to cooperation
2023 AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course - Group photo
On 20-23 June 2023, ‘participant pairs’ will meet in Trieste, Italy, to learn how to build bridges between the worlds of science and diplomacy.
Sengphachanh Sonethavixay at work in the field
AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course alumni are now part of the fast-growing field, influencing policy and educating new science diplomats

You can find an overview of past activities here.

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In a new short video, Ugandan medicinal plants researcher Anywar Godwin discusses the potential of science diplomacy to have an impact
Participant pairs from eleven nations will meet in Italy at the 11th AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
All you need to know about the fast-growing science diplomacy field, as well as how to become more involved
TWAS Fellow Mustapha Benmouna urges Arab scientists to join in science diplomacy efforts
Scientists and policymakers can apply to attend an in-person course in Trieste on the intersection of science and diplomacy

Former Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim speaks at AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course
The ninth American Association for the Advancement of Science-TWAS virtual course on science diplomacy is close to its start
A key TWAS Committee advocates for better regional genomic surveillance networks in the global South, in the section "Correspondence" of the scientific journal Nature
UNESCO-TWAS takes part in science diplomacy round table
Annual Science Diplomacy Course introduces key skills in an uncertain world