The paper presents a study of British-Israeli cooperation in the scientific sphere in the context of the study of the third dimension of public diplomacy of the UK. The work presents brief data on the financing of British-Israeli scientific projects from the British Council and the UK Science and Innovation Network. It points out that the start of most initiatives was given even before the UK left the European Union, and the financial benefits of bilateral projects for Britain are under threat due to the attractiveness of other sales markets and attracting investment from other states. The vast majority of programs are aimed at organizing scientific and educational projects in the medical and STEM fields, which is a logical continuation of the global trend to increase the demand for and popularization of these areas. Within the framework of this study, the author focused on the interaction of the parties in the field of medicine and the role of the British Council in the coordination and implementation of bilateral and unilateral projects. It has been revealed that the British are most interested in research on the problems of aging, cancer, and regenerative medicine. The reasons for the actualization of these areas of medical research are also highlighted. However, for Tel Aviv, British initiatives carry certain risks in the form of a potential increase in brain drain to the United Kingdom. In addition, the article examines how the cooperation between London and Tel Aviv is evaluated by pro-Palestinian activist organizations, looking at the case study of how Israeli research projects are financed by major British universities. This examination allowed to include an alternative view of the research problem.
public diplomacy; educational policy; UK; Israel; research projects; British-Israeli relations; British Council.