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The reform of research assessment initiative continues to take major steps forward, with several milestones on the horizon this month.
Together with cOAlition S, OPERAS, and ANR, Science Europe organised the first webinar for the organisations and individuals who endorsed the 'Action Plan for Diamond Open Access'. Since its launch, it has been endorsed by over 80 organisations and more than 50 individuals.
The report of the symposium ‘Science for Net-Zero Transition: Linking Green Objectives with Societal Development’ was published.
Substantial discrepancies exist in European research and innovation capacity. To support capacity-building in European countries with lower R&I performance, Science Europe and its Task Force on Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence are launching a series of activities.
Thierry Damerval is the President and CEO of the French National Research Agency (ANR), as well as a Member of the Science Europe Governing Board. Secretary Lidia Borrell-Damián spoke with him on 15 March in relation to the French Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of the year.
Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and ANR organise a webinar on 22 April for the endorsers of the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access to gather their views on the next steps.
Science Europe's newest member organisation, the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, celebrates its third anniversary.
On 1 March, the European Commission appointed three eminent scientists as new members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC): Professor Chryssa Kouveliotou, Professor László Lovász, and Professor Giovanni Sartor. They are appointed for an initial period of four years.
The European Commission initiative to reform research assessment continues to develop at pace. A first public political announcement about the initiative was made as part of the Paris Open Science European Conference 2022 (OSEC2022) on 4 and 5 February.
Science Europe’s newest Member Organisation, the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (SFRS), was established in March 2019 and celebrates its third anniversary in the coming month.
Science|Business, a Brussels-based organisation bringing together industry, research and policy, recently released a paper called ‘Horizon Europe: the first assessment’. This paper builds on feedback gathered from an online survey and meetings with Science|Business’ member organisations.
On Friday 25 February, the ERA Forum met for the first time to discuss the implementation of the ERA Action Plan and Council Conclusions on the new governance of the ERA.
On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science took place. Members of the Science Europe Governing Board spoke out in support of gender equality in the research system.
Science Europe and its Member Organisations condemn the Russian aggression and occupation of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. We call on Russia to cease the hostilities and respect international law and human rights.
Science Europe was in contact with Olga Polotska, Executive Director of the Ukrainian NRFU, and would like to share its plea for support from the research community.
FAIRsFAIR has released additional guidance on making Data Management Plans FAIR, based on the January 2021 Science Europe DMP guidance.
Science Europe supports the call for open and barrier-free science collaboration between European countries, including Switzerland and the UK, made in the newly-launched Stick to Science initiative.
In 2021, the European Commission conducted an extensive consultation on reforming the research assessment system. Science Europe and several of its members were involved in this consultation.
Science Europe Governing Board Member and RCN Executive Mari Sundli Tveit represented Science Europe at the Forum of Universities for the Future of Europe, reflecting on the role of universities in the Europe of the future.
In 1991, the Parliament (Seimas) of the Republic of Lithuania established an expert body to advise the Seimas and the Government on science policy issues.
Now in its 6th edition, the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Roadmap for 2021 includes 41 European Research Infrastructures which have already been implemented (Landmarks), and 22 RI Projects that are in their preparatory phase. This totals an investment of over 20 billion Euros. The 2021 edition includes 11 new research infrastructure projects.
The report of the 2021 Science Europe High Level Workshop on the European Research Area, with a focus on Research Culture has just been published and can be read on our website.
The Science Europe Updates December 2021 is out!
This newsletter is filled with news and information on our events, publications, and other activities.
Science Europe publishes the report of its 2021 High Level Workshop on the European Research Area (ERA), addressing issues on research culture.
In December 2020, the EU knowledge community collectively welcomed the provision in Protocol I of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement for the UK to associate to Horizon Europe. Now, at the end of the first year of Horizon Europe’s implementation, the procedure to officialise the association is in a deadlock.