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Uniting the world through science

The International Science Council harnesses the universal language of science to catalyse and convene scientific expertise, advice and influence on issues of major concern to both science and society, through a unique global membership of natural and social sciences and humanities.

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Who we are

We are an international NGO with a mission to act as the global voice for science to promote science as a global public good.

What we do

We catalyse and convene scientific expertise, advice and influence on issues of major concern to both science and society.

Membership

Our unique global membership brings together 250 diverse organizations from all fields of science and all regions of the world.

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17 April 20250 min read

Express your interest in registering for UNOC-3 through the ISC

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15 April 20252 min read

ISC President Peter Gluckman awarded highest distinction of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova

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11 April 202514 min read

Designing the Right to Science

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21 April 202522 April 2025

Introduction to Science Filmmaking

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DNA Fragmentation. A dye marker on agarose gel used to separate DNA by a female scientist. The smaller fragments move faster, the larger ones move slower. This separation process is used to analyyze the size of DNA fragments, to map DNA, to separate fragments of DNA to create clones. events
29 April 2025

International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) – Day of immunology 2025 webinar

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30 April 2025

Encouraging and managing interactions with online communities

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17 February 2025

Preparing national research ecosystems for AI: strategies and progress

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10 February 2025

Annual Report 2023 – Regional Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean

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17 January 2025

ISC Activity and Achievement Report

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14 November 2024

Code of conduct

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09 September 2024

A guide to anticipation: Tools and methods of horizon scanning and foresight 

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15 July 2024

Navigating new horizons – A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing

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