Our current projects

Presently on hold until the new Programme Director is in post later this year, this project will examine nutritional,…

Presently on hold until the new Programme Director is in post later this year, this joint project with FEAM will use…

The next energy project, which will address the security of sustainable energy supplies is expected to begin in 2024 and…

With an anticipated dramatic increase in the risk of large landscape-scale fires in Europe, this study will be very…

Neonicotinoids (neonics) are a group of synthetic pesticides used to control insect pests. The most widely used…

The use of bioenergy at the moment is already controversial as the science suggests that many applications-particularly…

This EASAC project takes as a point of departure the recent shifting agricultural and biodiversity policy arena in…

Data sharing is an essential part of modern research. Within medical research, pooled data on individuals are often…

The EASAC Biosciences Programme has a tradition of promoting science-based assessment of alternative medicines on par…

The state of the ocean is at the heart of European climate and living conditions. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning…

Packaging plastics can offer an almost infinite range of options for manufacturers, both in terms of function and…

A project on this topic was launched by the EASAC Energy Programme in 2020 with a multidisciplinary expert group…

Regenerative medicine is an emerging medical endeavour aimed at tissue regeneration with small molecule drugs,…

During 2018, the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) has been revised, and the EU has also envisaged that carbon…

A project on negative emission technologies has examined the technological challenges associated with removing large…

EASAC has conducted the European regional phase of a global IAP project in parallel with the three other regional…

EASAC has a significant tradition of interest in climate change issues across the Programmes. The Biosciences Programme…

The GHG emissions from the European transport sector currently represent approximately 24% of total GHG emissions from…

The EASAC Working Group on Homeopathy completed its discussion in early 2017 and a Statement was published in September…

Large-scale electricity storage is making a come-back because it can contribute to the flexibility which is needed by…

European forests have multiple functions - from wealth and employment creation, the production of natural resources and…

Follow up work is continuing to engage with the European Institutions, for example with regard to the opportunities for…

The pressures on maintaining the sustainability of Europe's soils and their ability to meet targets of food production,…