Science diplomacy

Science is a universal language and it can be used to bridge political and geopolitical barriers. Our work explores science diplomacy and how it can be effectively used.
20.04.2026  

Repositioning science within an uncertain and fractured world

Address to the Academy of Sciences of Moldova on receiving the award of the Dimitrie Cantemir Medal.

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13.03.2026  
The New Science Diplomacy: Sir Peter Gluckman, Raisina Dialogue
Sir Peter Gluckman, Director and Managing Trustee of Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures and President of the International Science Council, has appeared as part of a plenary session discussing this topic at The Raisina...

Flags of UN and EU stand in European council Building at Brussels, Belgium.
03.03.2026  
Science in transition: Sir Peter Gluckman speaks at IIT Mumbai
Sir Peter Gluckman, Director of Koi Tū and President of the International Science Council, delivered a keynote address at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai on the changing landscape of science and its role...

Flags of UN and EU stand in European council Building at Brussels, Belgium.
23.09.2025  
Honouring science’s principles in a troubled world
A lecture in honour of Prof Anne Husebekk.

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22.08.2025  
Rewiring science diplomacy
A new article in Science by Sir Peter Gluckman, Director of Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures, and science diplomat Vaughan Turekian explores how science diplomacy must adapt to shifting geopolitical realities.

Flags of UN and EU stand in European council Building at Brussels, Belgium.
07.05.2025  
Webinar: Science diplomacy in an unstable world
Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures invites you to join us for a conversation with two global leaders in science diplomacy – Sir Peter Gluckman (President of the International Science Council) and Dr Salvatore Arico (Chief...

View of complex machinery like a particle accelerator at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research
10.04.2025  
Science diplomacy and the global state of affairs
This address by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, president of the International Science Council, was presented on 27 March 2025 at the European Union Network of Science Advisors and Science Diplomacy Coordinators in Ministries of Foreign Affairs, a...

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21.11.2024  
Opening remarks to the World Science Forum 2024, Budapest
It is 25 years since ICSU (International Council for Science Unions), the predecessor of the ISC and UNESCO, convened the World Conference on Science for the 21st Century in Budapest.

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