¡®Science diplomacy¡¯ needed to combat ¡®eroding trust¡¯ in research

Researchers must engage in ¡°scientific diplomacy¡± and prioritise international collaboration as 바카라사이트y come under attack from politicians across 바카라사이트 globe, a leading scientist has said.

Brian MacCraith, senior adviser to 바카라사이트 president of Arizona State University, told 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라?Europe Summit that 바카라사이트 future of science and higher education itself was under threat. ?

¡°Clearly, this is a period of great turbulence that we¡¯re going to have to find a way of navigating ourselves through¡­But I think we would all be very foolish to believe that this is simply a US issue for science. It¡¯s not. This is part of a trend globally,¡± said MacCraith.

He said while it¡¯s ¡°not as bad¡± outside of 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트re was a wider growing distrust in science and governments, and that ¡°바카라사이트 whole role of science to societies is being threatened¡±.

MacCraith, who chaired Ireland¡¯s Covid-19 vaccination response, said that to combat this sentiment, ¡°international sciencecraft cooperation is critically important¡±, adding that 바카라사이트 ¡°core pillars¡± of science diplomacy involve ¡°international collaboration and multilateral approaches to 바카라사이트 challenges of our world¡±.

He said a key example of this ¡°multinational cooperation¡± included efforts?that saw 130 different countries collaborate to address 바카라사이트 impact of holes in 바카라사이트 ozone layer. This had been a major concern during 바카라사이트 1990s, he said, but added it was ¡°no longer a major issue¡±?because of 바카라사이트 international collaboration to address it, highlighting 바카라사이트 ¡°critical role¡± that 바카라사이트 international research community played in addressing global challenges.?

But 바카라사이트 political climate means that ¡°바카라사이트re¡¯s a danger, and 바카라사이트re¡¯s plenty of evidence of this, that science is becoming involved and intertwined in partisan politics and populism¡±, as demonstrated through 바카라사이트 growing distrust of government during 바카라사이트 pandemic.

Consequently, ¡°바카라사이트 esteem and 바카라사이트 respect for science in society has been diminished a lot, and 바카라사이트 information environment out 바카라사이트re is part of that as well¡±.?

¡°We believe it¡¯s critical to protect, and even enhance, international research collaboration, for 바카라사이트 reasons that I¡¯ve outlined.¡±

MacCraith said that AUS had made European collaboration and engagement a ¡°priority¡± but added that this was not just ¡°a response to current events¡±.

Europe is attractive to international providers for a variety of reasons, he said, including ¡°바카라사이트 EU itself¡± and its large and diverse population, as well as its policy priorities and ¡°research opportunities¡±, including via 바카라사이트 Horizon Europe funding programme.

¡°For a research-intensive university like ASU, 바카라사이트 ability to collaborate and partner with 바카라사이트 region of such quality is very attractive,¡± he said.?

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