Workshop summary report, which stemmed from previous collaborations between researchers at UCL STEaPP and Portuguese stakeholders, following an award by the UCL Global Engagement Fund, in partnership with Universidade de Coimbra and Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal). It contributes to highlighting the role of universities to promote the science policy/diplomacy interfaces, their knowledge-sharing capacity and policy demand driven research potential (such as STEaPP and its Policy Impact Unit (PIU)).