Academies' Activities

EASAC is the united voice of the EU National Academies of Science. Here are some news items about these academies‘ individual and joint activities.

06.08.2024

New Science-for-Policy Initiative in Spain

ONAC (Oficina Nacional de Asesoramiento Científico/National Office for Science Advice) lies at the heart of the Spanish Government…
12.06.2024

Kavli Prize Announcement 2024

The 2024 Kavli Prize Laureates will be announced on June 12, 2024 at 15:00 (GMT+2).
01.06.2024

Conference "Energy: what is needed and what is possible" at Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

On June 10-11th, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei holds a hybrid conference "Energia: Il necessario e il possible"/"Energy: what…
06.05.2024

The Future of Europe Depends on Robust, Open and Free Science and Education

In an open letter, Presidents of National Academies of Sciences of the European Union Member States appeal to future MEPs for…
03.03.2022

EASAC member academies stand with Ukraine and support the freedom of its citizens and scientific community

Here you can find an overview of how our member academies react to the Ukraine crisis
06.08.2021

Academies’ recommendations to G20 leaders to increase preparedness for future global pandemics and to consider the impacts of crises on societies, from an economic, societal, legal and cultural perspective

Academies from the G20 countries have signed two joint statements on pressing global issues to be addressed. The statements…
31.03.2021

Science Academies submit three statements for G7 Summit

How can biodiversity decline be reversed, how can greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to net zero, and how can health data be…
17.03.2021

COVID-19 threatens to lead to a “lost generation” of researchers, say international scholar networks

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Global Young Academy (GYA) lay out recommendations to mitigate the harms of COVID-19…
17.03.2021

Lovász and Wigderson to share the Abel Prize

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2021 to László Lovász of Alfréd Rényi…
10.11.2020

World Science Day - European Academies are calling attention to the crucial role of science for society

On today’s World Science Day, many European Academies are calling attention to the crucial role of science for society. The…
10.11.2020

IAP is calling all researchers to participate in a global survey on academic predatory journals and conferences

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is currently running a project on combatting predatory journals and conferences and invites all…
EASAC
01.10.2020

European Academies concerned about implications of the “Shrems II” decision for international sharing of health data for research

A letter expressing concerns at the impact of recent developments relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (including…
16.01.2020

Arctic warming and microbial threats: perspectives from IAP and EASAC following an international academies’ workshop

Workshop in Herrenhausen, Germany 6-7 November 2019: Understanding and responding to global health security risks from microbial…
04.04.2019

Global Sustainable Development Goals in a Mediatized World

International Symposium in Vienna
30.01.2018

New joint European Statement on the Unity of Science

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Académie des Sciences and the Royal Society have published a joint…
15.01.2018

KNAW: Sustainability in the European Union's forests and the energy challenge, Symposium on 19 February 2018

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences organises a symposium following up on EASAC report
16.11.2017

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences organises symposium on "The Ocean in a +2°C world - An analytical perspective"

In this symposium we will address the potential evolution of the ocean in warming climate. We will learn from the geological past…
19.10.2017

SCNAT-chaired workshop "Open Data in Science: Challenges and Opportunities for Europe", Brussels, 31.01.2018

The workshop addresses the challenges and opportunities of Open Data for the scientific enterprise in the European context.
07.09.2017

Breakfast briefing on EASAC Electricity Storage Report at the Royal Irish Academy

The EASAC report on "Dedicated Electricity Storage" was introduced in Dublin during a breakfast briefing on 7 September 2017.
22.05.2017

New report by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences on "Misuse potential and biosecurity in life sciences research"

Research in the life sciences produces knowledge and technologies to the benefit of humanity and the environment. However,…

Current Publications

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Update on the EASAC Plastics Report: Towards a Plastics Treaty

The new EASAC Commentary on Plastics sheds light on the plastics crisis and how it could be addressed in ongoing…
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Advances in Ecological Research

Roadmap for transformative agriculture: From research through policy towards a liveable future in Europe
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Deep-Sea Mining: assessing evidence on future needs and environmental impacts

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) organises and controls activities related to mineral resources in ‘the Area’…
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Current Projects

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AI in Healthcare

This joint project with the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) will use case studies to explore how the…
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Meat Alternatives

This project is exploring the use of different new technologies (e.g., cultivated meat and precision fermentation),…
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Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies

EASAC’s latest energy project, which will address the security of sustainable energy supplies, began in February 2024…
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Member Academies

The Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Czech Academy of Sciences
The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
The Estonian Academy of Sciences
The Council of Finnish Academies
The Académie des sciences, France
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
The Academy of Athens
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Royal Irish Academy
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy
The Latvian Academy of Sciences
The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Polish Academy of Sciences
The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
The Romanian Academy
The Slovak Academy of Sciences
The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Society, UK
Academia Europaea