As the event comes to a close this afternoon, we'd like to thank all of our participants, panelists, and speakers for a fantastic mutual learning experience at this year's AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy!

Check out this exciting new addition to our #AmbassadorConvos! In this conversation for #scidip, Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen Jesper Møller Sørensen 🇩🇰 discusses clean energy, leaps in innovation, and fostering scientific excellence: brnw.ch/21wKT29

"Science is at the heart of a lot of the issues we are looking at, from building up research and academic collaboration to the question of #sustainability, the #greentransition, and how to mitigate the #climatecrisis." Read more from Jesper Møller Sørensen 🇩🇰 here: brnw.ch/21wLcj3

It was an immense pleasure to welcome such accomplished participants to Trieste for the 2024 AAAS - TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences course on #sciencediplomacy this June! If you're curious to know more about the event and participant pair experiences, click here: brnw.ch/21wLdNS

💬 'If we're really going to solve the grand challenges that we're facing...those groups need to work together more.' Kim Montgomery of AAAS explores how knowledge diplomacy can build bridges between sectors engaged in research and policymaking. Center for Science Diplomacy #knowledgediplomacy

Since 2021, CSD has strove to build connections between diplomats and scientists with #AmbassadorConvos. For more on the initiative, launched in #scidip, check out this piece that dives into past conversations with Ambassadors and their significance: brnw.ch/21wLf0K

Last month, Center for Science Diplomacy and and TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences convened the 11th AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy. The course uniquely pairs early-career scientist with policy makers to address some of the most pressing, cross-border challenges that the world is facing today. brnw.ch/21wLf95

Check out this brand new conversation with Ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti from Embassy of Brazil in the USA 🇧🇷, where she discusses 200 years of the U.S. - #Brazil relationship, protecting the Amazon, and much more! #AmbassadorConvos Read it here: brnw.ch/21wLfpL

After attending the AAAS-TWAS Course on #ScienceDiplomacy, Guatemalan physicist María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán aims to build a scientific network with colleagues from neighbouring countries. Read our interview with her: twas.org/article/introd… Center for Science Diplomacy

“[Attending as a participant pair] allows us to ‘open the laboratory window’ and look beyond, understanding the importance of working together with decision-makers,” says Marianela Rodriguez. Read more about the experience at the AAAS-TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences course: brnw.ch/21wLkg5

Congrats again to our winners: Pavla Hubálková (Pavla Hubálková) and Iris Duțescu! 🙌 Read our press release on the two winners, who will attend the 2025 #AAASmtg in Boston! #EurekAlertTravelAwards2024 engage.aaas.org/4bKSZuS

With new #AmbassadorConvos recently being released with Ambassadors of #Brazil and #Denmark, now is a great time to think about the impact of #scidip's Ambassador Conversation Series. For more on its role in AAAS international strategy, see: brnw.ch/21wLllX

"The Amazon stretches across several national borders, so conservation efforts require regional collaboration. We work with neighboring countries to build and exchange knowledge... then put it to use for the communities that live there." Embassy of Brazil in the USA 🇧🇷 brnw.ch/21wLmXs

Bill Colglazier is retiring from his role as editor-in-chief of #scidip, but not without one last editorial that will get everyone thinking about the past, present, and future of #sciencediplomacy. Read it here: brnw.ch/21wMBFk

"We should remember that science diplomacy really got its start after World War II... Those scientists knew that science alone cannot solve our problems—only people can—but science diplomacy can help." See Bill Colglazier's last editorial for #scidip: brnw.ch/21wMP0M