Science Europe
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Motto | Shaping the future of research |
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Formation | October 2011 |
Type | Association of research organization |
Purpose | Research |
Headquarters | Brussels |
Website |
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Science Europe is an association of major Research Funding Organisations (RFOs) and Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) [1]. It was established in October 2011 and is based in Brussels.
The association facilitates co-operation among its members and supports excellence in science and research in all disciplines, acting as a platform to develop positions on research policy issues and to address policy messages to the European institutions, researchers, national governments, and the public.
The RFOs and RPOs that make up Science Europe share a common mission: to fund and perform excellent research in a world where scientific communities are less and less shaped by national borders. They also share the responsibility of managing a substantial proportion of national public research investments in Europe. Science Europe was established by its members to act as a platform to share experience and practice, develop, and deploy collective strategies to face their common challenges, as well as to speak with one voice to other science policy stakeholders when it is relevant to do so.
The policy-related work of Science Europe is guided by a roadmap[2]. This document outlines the strategic objectives for Science Europe, as well as nine "Priority Action Areas" on which its member organisations collaborate.
Member organizations
The members of Science Europe are "Research Funding and Research Performing Organisations":[1]
- Austria: Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
- Belgium: National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS), Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO).
- Bulgaria: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
- Czech Republic: Czech Science Foundation (GACR).
- Croatia: Croation Science Foundation (HRZZ).
- Denmark: Danish Council for Independent Research (DFF), Danish national Research Foundation (DG).
- Estonia: Estonian Research Council (ETAG).
- Finland: Academy of Finland (AKA).
- France: Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR).
- Germany: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Max Planck Society (MPG), Leibniz Association.
- Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
- Iceland: Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís).
- Ireland: Health Research Board (HRB), Irish Research Council (IRC), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).
- Italy: National Research Council (CNR), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).
- Latvia: Latvian Science Council (LZP).
- Lithuania: Research Council of Lithuania (LMT).
- Luxembourg: National Research Fund (FNR).
- Netherlands: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
- Norway: Research Council of Norway (RCN).
- Poland: Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), National Science Centre (NCN).
- Portugal: Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
- Slovakia: Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV).
- Slovenia: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS).
- Spain: Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
- Sweden: Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE), Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (FORMAS), Swedish Research Council (VR).
- Switzerland: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
- United Kingdom: UK Research and Innovation.
Areas of Activity
Science Europe carries out advocacy and policy activities in a variety of research policy areas [3], including:
- Cross-border Collaboration
- Gender and Diversity
- Horizon 2020 and Framework Programme 9
- Innovation and Impact
- Open Access to Scientific Publications
- Open Science
- Research Careers
- Research Data
- Research Infrastructures
- Research Integrity
- Research Policy and Programme Evaluation
Dedicated working groups, high level policy networks, and task forces are set up around these policy areas to make concrete progress on finding common approaches; these groups draw on the extensive experience of the Member Organisations. Science Europe regularly publishes position statements, practical guides, policy briefs, survey reports, and other documents on these topics which provide analyses, present results, and make recommendations for research stakeholders [4].
EU Legislation & Regulatory Affairs
Science Europe is active on topics relating to EU legislation and regulatory affairs which have a large impact on the research sector, current topics include:
- Directive on Copyright
- General Data Protection Regulation
- Directive on Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
Scientific Advisory Committee
In November 2015, Science Europe Member Organisations established a new cross-disciplinary Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) who advise Science Europe on key European research policy topics.
The SAC comprises 30 active researchers from 16 countries [5] representing a variety of career stages and demonstrating a wide spread of research disciplines (including new and emerging fields), excellence in their represented research field, and a 50-50 gender balance. They provide scientifically independent advice to Science Europe on key European research policy topics and on the implications of EU legislative and regulatory developments.
Professor Ola Erstad, Head of the Department of Education at Oslo University, was elected as the new Chair of this cross-disciplinary sounding board in November 2016 for a 3-year term. Supporting him in his role are two Vice-Chairs, Susanne Siebentritt, Professor of Physics and Head of the Laboratory for Photovoltaics at the University of Luxembourg, and Professor Igor Emri, Director of the Center for Experimental Mechanics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The SAC replaced the six individual Scientific Committees that ran from 2012 to 2015.
See also
- Plan S – an open access plan launched by a consortium of scientists led by Science Europe
References
- 1 2 "Member Organisations". scienceeurope.org. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "Science Europe Roadman" (PDF). scienceeurope.org. December 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ↑ "Policy at Science Europe". scienceeurope.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ "Science Europe Publications". scienceeurope.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ "Scientific Advisory Committee Members". scienceeurope.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.