Center for Science Diplomacy

22/05/2025

"The danger of governments reducing funding is that we will lose the diversity of projects that we normally have... They lose the opportunity to have strategy, as well as to foster international cooperation." Read more from Jens Nielsen, CEO of BII:

In the first of a new conversation series for Science & Diplomacy, which features innovation leaders from private and non-profit sectors, Editor-in-Chief Kim Montgomery speaks with Jens Nielsen, CEO of the BioInnovation Institute, about turning research to reality and fostering international coopera...

21/05/2025

An exciting new initiative is coming to ! We are launching a Guest Editorial Board, featuring science diplomacy practitioners who will each share an editorial on a topic of relevance to them over the next year. Meet the board and learn more here: https://www.sciencediplomacy.org/science-diplomacy-launches-guest-editorial-board

20/05/2025

Check out this new conversation in , with Minister of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Yoo Sang-im. In it, he talks AI policy, international exchanges, and much more:

The Minister of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Yoo Sang-im spoke with Kim Montgomery, Director of International Affairs and Science Diplomacy at AAAS and Editor-in-Chief of Science & Diplomacy about climate action, international exchanges, and much more.

19/05/2025

Last week, shared the first in a new conversation series with from the private and non-profit sectors, with Jens Nielsen, CEO of BII. Check out this exciting first installment, which discusses how foundations can lead innovation:

In the first of a new conversation series for Science & Diplomacy, which features innovation leaders from private and non-profit sectors, Editor-in-Chief Kim Montgomery speaks with Jens Nielsen, CEO of the BioInnovation Institute, about turning research to reality and fostering international coopera...

08/05/2025

In her latest editorial, Science & Diplomacy's editor-in-chief, Kim Montgomery, re-emphasizes the need for the U.S. to develop a national science diplomacy strategy. Yet, she stresses that recent policies targeting the U.S. scientific ecosystem and harming relations with its allies threaten its ability to develop an effective one.

Science & Diplomacy's editor-in-chief, Kim Montgomery, re-emphasizes the need for the U.S. to develop a national science diplomacy strategy, but stresses that recent policies targeting the U.S. scientific ecosystem and harming relations with its allies threaten its ability to do so.

22/04/2025

"Sometimes policy may not favor constructive engagement or dialogue, but our principle is that dialogue is the only path to more peaceful relations," said Daniel Whittle in an interview for Science & Diplomacy.

Whittle, Valerie Miller, and Eduardo Boné Morón from the Environmental Defense Fund are the recipients of the 2025 AAAS David and Betty Hamburg Award for Science Diplomacy for their work facilitating environmental and scientific cooperation between the United States and Cuba. Check out a conversation with them that you will not want to miss:

This interview with the Environmental Defense Fund's Daniel Whittle, Valerie Miller, and Eduardo Boné Morón, recipients of the 2025 AAAS David and Betty Hamburg Award for Science Diplomacy, discusses their work facilitating environmental and scientific cooperation between the United States and Cub...

27/03/2025

In this new In the Field piece for , the Head of Programs at the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York explores how DWIH is advancing transatlantic cooperation by building bridges between actors and institutions. Read it here:

The Head of Programs at the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York details the ways that DWIH NY advances transatlantic collaboration in research and innovation by building bridges between actors and institutions.

27/02/2025

The AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Science Diplomacy Center are thrilled to launch a new initiative in Science & Diplomacy, the Minister Conversation Series. We are kicking off this collaboration with a conversation with Luciana Santos, Brazil’s Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation. Minister Santos talks about Brazil’s National Strategy for STI and the country’s AI plan, the Ministry’s initiatives to address inequalities in science, and more:

This conversation with Luciana Santos, Brazil’s Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation, is the first published as part of the Minister Conversation Series, a collaboration between the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and the IAI Science Diplomacy Center.

20/02/2025

The Center for Science Diplomacy was thrilled to take part in the 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, MA from February 13-15, 2025. Staff took part in a number of sessions, including Estefania Ortiz Calva, Senior Program Associate at CSD, who moderated a session on U.S.-Cuba Scientific Cooperation, and Kim Montgomery, CSD Director, who spoke in a session on actionable science diplomacy. You can find more information on CSD involvement here: https://www.aaas.org/events/center-science-diplomacy-2025-aaas-annual-meeting

During the meeting, AAAS and the Royal Society launched their revised framework on science diplomacy, “Science Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption.” They marked the occasion with a session featuring leadership from both organizations. You can read the new framework here: https://www.aaas.org/news/science-diplomacy-era-disruption

16/01/2025

📢 Correction: A previous post incorrectly included a link to the 2024 call instead of the link for 2025. For this year's course, please refer to the information included in this update.
Applications from participant pairs for the 2025 AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science and TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences course on are due TODAY, January 23 at midnight CET (Italy time).

AAAS and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), based in Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates for the AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy to be held in person in Trieste, Italy on 21-24 July 2025. Applications to attend the course are being invited from participant pairs. Applications for the cou...

18/12/2024

Many participants of the AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science and TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences course on take away lessons that contribute to helpful initiatives in their country. See this story on the course's impact over the years, and apply by Jan. 23 to take part in our 2025 course:

AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course alumni are now part of the fast-growing field, influencing policy and educating new science diplomats

16/12/2024

Check out this article from AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science and TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences which shows the impact of implementing a scientist-decisionmaker pairing model in training, with the aim of building relationships between scientific and policymaking communities:

This article presents the impact of a scientist-decisionmaker pairing model in science diplomacy training. This innovation, implemented jointly by AAAS and TWAS, has proven successful in building relationships between scientific and policymaking communities.