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Science Europe's newest member organisation, the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, celebrates its third anniversary.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR) present an Action Plan to further develop and expand a sustainable, community-driven Diamond OA scholarly communication ecosystem.
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.
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 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.
The European University Association and Science Europe, the association of research funders and performers, will lead the drafting of an agreement on reforming research assessment. The exercise is part of efforts coordinated by the European Commission.
European research organisations have called on policymakers to provide more support for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, saying this kind of research is needed to tackle societal challenges but lacks funding.
With money finally flowing to projects, the next year will be a critical time to lay the foundations for beating cancer, adapting to climate change, saving the oceans and protecting soils
The Science Europe Updates December 2021 is out!
This newsletter is filled with news and information on our events, publications, and other activities.
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.
