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From Paris to Montreal: Science diplomacy gets institutional backing

Quebec’s network of research chairs turns last year’s UNESCO science diplomacy agenda into funded partnerships.

The Moon shines over the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late January.
The Moon shines over the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late January, as teams prepare for a dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of Artemis II. (NASA)

One year after UNESCO’s Global Science Ministerial Dialogue called for stronger science diplomacy frameworks, a concrete response has emerged — not from a major power, but from a province.

Quebec has launched one of the most structured investments in science diplomacy to date: a network of university research chairs funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the Office of the Chief Scientist.

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