Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group

About Us

Founded in 2016, we advocate for evidence-based policies that advance science and safeguard public health. Our participants include graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, healthcare professionals, and faculty.

Read more about past events, publications, and more at our website (https://www.jhscipolgroup.org/).

Join our group here!

Our Goals

Develop science policy and diplomacy coverage and commentary that promotes civic engagement and policy literacy in early career scientists

Coordinate advocacy events around the STEM legislative agenda, spanning US local and federal governments as well as internationally, including Visits to the Embassy series and Hill Day events

Create training, tool-kits, and science communication resources

Engage with STEM researchers, science policy, diplomacy, advocacy, and communication professionals via our invited "On Record" speaker series

Provide career development opportunities for trainees in STEM to get involved in science policy, diplomacy and advocacy

Collaborate with diverse groups to conduct research leading to publication

Upcoming Events

Nov 4 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Introduction to Federal Policy Advocacy

The training will cover how to advocacte for policy at the federal level through in-person meetings on Capitol Hill, phone calls, letter writing, and other forms of public discourse. Strategies will be presented with an emphasis on science and technology policy, but the information covered will be relevant for advocacy on any number of issues.

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On Record: Science Policy & Diplomacy Briefing Series

On Record - Science Diplomacy with the Swiss Ambassador to the US

View the rest of the On Record series on our YouTube Channel!