 The Princess has worked for more than a decade to help foster an environment in which home-grown solutions can be found for pressing issues facing Jordan and the region.Her university degree in the History of Art at the University of London’s Courtauld Institute of Art, and her subsequent career in science and research, have combined to give her an invaluable understanding of the cultural capital that derives from scientific achievements to improve lives and to protect the environment.Her focus on science in education, research, innovation and promoting women in science (4) is geared to encouraging sustainable development for the benefit of all sections of society.