Archive for December 2023
International Science Council (ISC) Appoints New Fellows
The International Science Council (ISC) announced on 19 December 2023 that it has appointed 100 new ISC Fellows, in recognition of outstanding contributions to promoting science as a global public good.” The Fellowship is the highest honour that can be conferred on an individual by the International Science Council.” Together with the 123 individuals that…
Read MoreTransdisciplinary Research with the Central Arctic Ocean High Seas
Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) presentations with the International Marine Efforts: Marine Ecosystems Community on 6 December 2023 illustrate transdisciplinary connections with research into action. This IARPC meeting considered the 2018 AGREEMENT TO PREVENT UNREGULATED HIGH SEAS FISHERIES IN THE CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEAN, which entered into force on in 25 June 2021, and its…
Read MoreEU Science Diplomacy Working Groups
As announced on 6 December 2023 by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation about the recentGlobal Approach Implementation Report – the European Commission intends to set up informal working groups composed of individuals from both, the science and diplomacy communities, to develop potential elements of a future European framework for science diplomacy. The…
Read MoreInternational Institute of Science Diplomacy and Sustainability (IISDS)
The Inaugural Meeting of the International Advisory Council (IAC) with the INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE DIPLOMACY AND SUSTAINABILITY (IISDS) at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was convened by its Director, Tan Sri Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid, on 14-15 November 2023. The IAC members are: UCSI University formally established IISDS a new Centre of Excellence…
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