Frontiers Policy Labs: Global challenges, science diplomacy 

We face global, existential threats. From health emergencies to climate change, we see and feel them now. These threats can be managed and reversed. But that will require political will, global collaboration, and scientific breakthroughs at a scale not yet seen.  

Three experts shine a light on the missing links between science and international diplomacy. They ask how we can grow consensus when public trust in science and politics is fragile. And they make the case for science diplomacy to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. 

Featuring Dr. Marga Gual Soler (Head of Science Diplomacy Capacity Building at The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator), Robert-Jan Smits (President of the Executive Board at the Eindhoven University of Technology), and Professor Luk Van Langenhove (President of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance Research and Professor at the Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussels). 

 At Frontiers, we want to see all science open, so that scientists can collaborate better and innovate faster, for fairer outcomes in all parts of society. Global challenges demand collaboration – built on consensus for action. The Frontiers Policy Labs gather new voices and experts from the worlds of science, policy, and politics – to generate that consensus.