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The UK has big ambitions for science diplomacy, and a strong research base, but these...

Conclusion
The UK has big ambitions for science diplomacy, and a strong research base, but these are not matched by strategy or delivery. The government has not articulated a coherent strategic framework setting out priority partners, technologies, or intended outcomes of its partnerships, but instead seems to take an opportunistic approach to international agreements. Without such a framework, the UK risks substituting activity for strategy, undermining both domestic outcomes and its credibility as an international partner. (Conclusion, Paragraph 47)
Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.2 yrs
Report published 07 Jul 2026