For example, scientific collaboration between countries can be a fruitful way of sharing skills and knowledge, and learning from the intellectual insights of one another.

Regardless of where the work takes us in the future, though, it stands as a testament to the potential of scientific collaboration today.

The prime minister's announcement of reforms to visa applications 'to fast track the 'brightest minds from around the world' ' demonstrates a lack of understanding of how international scientific collaboration works.

One of its objectives was to foster international scientific collaboration.

Open access to data, tools and facilities for processing, analysis, and visualization, and new algorithms and workflows are changing the landscape of geodetic scientific collaboration.