Developing science advice at the Embassy of Portugal in the United Kingdom

This project, led by UCL’s Dr Jean-Christophe Mauduit and Dr Luis Lacerda, helped to position UCL as a leader in science diplomacy research with Portuguese stakeholders, and more broadly.

8 March 2023

International policy case study

Research title: Developing science advice at the Embassy of Portugal in the United Kingdom
Faculty: UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Activity: Consultancy
Policy type:
Country/Region: Europe
Policy partner: Non-UK National Governments (EU)

Synopsis

With funding from the UCL Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Fund, a knowledge exchange project was developed between the UCL Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) and the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) to explore and inform the development of science, technology and innovation capacity at the Portuguese Embassy in the UK, as one strand of a broader programme of work on science diplomacy.

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