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.
09.07.2022  

Principles and values in international science cooperation

The following is Sir Peter’s opening address as President of the International Science Council to the initial session on the Multilateral Dialogue on Principles and...

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20.06.2022  
Collaborating for the long term – Peter Gluckman on the Ukrainian crisis
In the lead up to World Refugee Day, 20 June, read ISC President Peter Gluckman’s address to the ISC co-organized conference on the European response to the crisis facing Ukrainian researchers, scholars and scientists.

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14.06.2022  
Launch of the Fellowship of the International Science Council
Speech at the launch of the Fellowship of the International Science Council, Paris.

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17.12.2021  
Science and the multilateral system
International scientific collaboration has a long history – the first organised multilateral science expeditions in the 18th century related to establishing the solar unit (the distance of the sun to earth).

10.12.2021  
Sir Peter Gluckman awarded Singapore’s President’s Science and Technology Medal
Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures is delighted to announce our Director Sir Peter Gluckman has been awarded the prestigious Singapore’s President’s Science and Technology Medal (PSTM) in a special online ceremony this afternoon.

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15.10.2021  
Sir Peter Gluckman, becomes President of the International Science Council
Peter Gluckman, an internationally recognized biomedical scientist and former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand and recently retired chair of the International network for Government Science Advice, becomes President of the...

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13.10.2021  
Interview: Sir Peter Gluckman’s influential new role in global science
Sir Peter Gluckman talks to NZ Herald's Jamie Morton about the International Science Council (ISC), of which he is currently President-Elect, and the impending release of a major ISC report mapping out various Covid-19 endgame...

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13.10.2021  
Sir Peter Gluckman: Incoming Presidential address – International Science Council
Starting a new organisation is always hard. Starting a new organisation on the shoulders of two previous organisations with their own long histories provides further challenges.

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07.09.2021  
Q&A: Multilateralism ‘failed badly’ during COVID-19
Sir Peter Gluckman assesses how the multilateral system has fared during the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with SciDev.net.

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