One of the most inspiring scientists of all times has left us. Thank you, Jane.

22 October 2025:
Join the AU–EU Dialogue on #ScienceDiplomacy to discuss:
- Science advice to foreign policies
- Using science diplomacy for trust-building
- Role of research & tech infrastructures
- Training and capacity-building
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Great discussion today at #RiDaysEU about the link between academic freedom, science diplomacy and research security, featuring Robbert Dijkgraaf, Stéphanie Balme and James Hammond! Will the #EU be the only scientific superpower with academic freedom left?

Where am I?

An honour to be visiting today @queenscollegeox.bsky.social in the frame of the inaugural @ingsa.bsky.social Europe conference - an intellectually stimulating environment!

After months of work by 130 experts developing recommendations for a European Framework for #ScienceDiplomacy, it was very gratifying to see EU Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva announcing at @unesco.org the delivery of such framework later this year - pragmatic, inclusive, and rooted in our values.

Ready to go: @unesco.org Global Ministerial Dialogue on #ScienceDiplomacy

As a geographer, I am really intrigued by this map of the members of the Organization of Islamic Countries

A beautiful day in Lower Austria today

It was great meeting today Vitalij Suprun, Ukrainian member of the former EU #ScienceDiplomacy Working Groups, to discuss the role of science diplomacy in 🇺🇦

It has been a great moment to hand over our landmark report on a European Framework for Science Diplomacy to the @ec.europa.eu, together with EU #ScienceDiplomacy doyen Luk Van Langenhove - brace for impact!

Great discussion with my colleagues Dovile Gailiute-Janusone and Pierre-Bruno Ruffini about the final report of the EU #ScienceDiplomacy Working Groups at #WSF, organised by the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance