British Council Science, Perceptions and International Trust Research Program 2021

Applications for the British Council Science, Perceptions and International Trust Research Program 2021 is now on. The British Council seeks to commission an organisation or consultant to produce a high-quality piece of research addressing if and how science, perceptions and international trust engender attraction and international collaboration, and to what extent.

The opportunity is for a consultant or researcher to explore the relationship(s) between international trust and collaboration in higher education and science, international perceptions of the UK as a science superpower, building the conditions for cooperation, and the UK’s role in fostering domestic and international research talent flows.

 

Outputs

The British Council require the following outputs from this study:

• An approach to mapping international collaboration in science, international mobility of researchers and students, international perceptions of countries, and levels of international trust;
• Innovative visualisations of the relationships between these factors;
• A report of around 10,000 words setting out the role of science in a nation’s soft power;
• A PowerPoint presentation to support the communication of research findings;
• Communications content to support global communication of main research findings (including tweetable content, press release content, summary findings for segmented audiences (including internal British Council, UK government, UK research sector, international research actors).

The report should clearly evidence recommendations including:

Deadline: January 4, 2021

 

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