Science Europe is the association representing major public organisations that fund or perform excellent, ground-breaking research in Europe.
We bring together the expertise of some of the largest and best-known research organisations in the world to jointly push the frontiers of how scientific research is produced and delivers benefits to society.
We advocate science and the scientific community to help build the European Research Area and shape the global scientific agenda.
With members from 31 EU and non-EU countries and from all parts of Europe, we speak with a truly European voice.
Bringing together research funding and research performing organisations.
Our members make a significant contribution to European scientific research and are crucial stakeholders in European science and research policy making.
This Annual Report provides an overview of the progress and achievements of Science Europe across the research policy topics that it worked on in 2025, including FP10 development, research culture, trust in science, research security, Artificial Intelligence, research assessment, environmental sustainability, inclusion, and open access.
The 2026 High Level Workshop is co-organised with FWO and NWO. Topic for discussion is 'Dual Use and Defence-related & Security Research'.
The 2026 Regional European meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) is jointly organised by Research Council of Lithuania (LMT), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and Science Europe, to prepare for the 2027 GRC Annual Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
As part of its efforts to support the Ukrainian research ecosystem during the ongoing war, Science Europe and NRFU are jointly organising three online workshops between September 2025 and February 2026 to address the current priority areas for Ukrainian research.
By including environmental sustainability into the next Horizon Europe Framework Programme as an integral priority, the programme can help strengthen the resilience, efficiency, and competitiveness of European R&I systems.
Science Europe has joined a coalition of European research and innovation organisations in publishing a joint statement MSCA: Research Talent is Europe's Strategic Advantage.
Bottom-up research underpins long-term competitiveness and innovation. Science Europe supports creating a dedicated instrument in Horizon Europe 2028–2034 to strengthen collaborative, researcher-driven approaches. Complementing existing schemes, it would boost scientific capacity across Europe. Science Europe welcomes this momentum and stands ready to help shape the most effective implementation.
This report summarises the key outcomes of Science Europe’s webinar Driving Environmental Sustainability in Research Organisations: Building Institutional Strategies for Change, held on 23 January 2026. Bringing together experts from across the research and innovation landscape, the webinar examined how research organisations can develop and implement effective sustainability strategies, strengthen governance arrangements, and integrate environmental considerations throughout their activities.
This report summarises the discussions and recommendations from Science Europe’s webinar 'Equality and Inclusion: Strengthening Excellence in Research,' highlighting how research organisations, funders, and policy makers can foster more inclusive research environments, address structural inequalities and gender-based violence, and support under-represented groups across the research ecosystem.
Developed by DORA, the Global Research Council Responsible Research Assessment Working Group, and Science Europe, the Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Funding Organizations supports more holistic, inclusive, and context-sensitive approaches to research assessment.
The Bengaluru Roadmap and Action Plan is the outcome document of the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, organised in Bengaluru, India, from 2-6 February 2026.
These recommendations set out minimum standards for careers in research to strengthen working conditions, research environments, and professional development across the research system. By promoting co-ordination, collaboration, and advocacy, they aim to transform existing good practices into systemic changes that improve research professionals' daily working lives across Europe and beyond.
This Position Statement presents a shared vision of aligned assessment systems and open science principles to strengthen research and innovation systems. It makes recommendations to guide a strategic alignment of key actions and interventions by RFOs and RPOs.
