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SCIENCE EUROPE BUILDING SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE IN EUROPE & BEYOND 26 May 2021 “Science Europe 2020 Annual Report” Available at: https://scieur.org/annual-report-2020 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4773624 Author: Science Europe Office Acknowledgments: Marie Timmermann, Mathilde Reumaux, Dr. James Morris, Adrien Braem, Dr. Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch, Maud Evrard, Fekria Allachi, Artemis Rodopoulou, Lauren O’Connor, Iwan Groeneveld, Giorgia Battiato. Editors: Hayet Zeghiche, Lorna Stokes, Dr. Lidia Borrell-Damián. For further information please contact: [email protected] © Copyright Science Europe 2021. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited, with the exception of logos and any other content marked with a separate copyright notice. 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SCIENCE EUROPE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 1 FOREWORD BY THE SCIENCE EUROPE PRESIDENT 2 2 SCIENCE EUROPE 2020 - OUTPUTS AT A GLANCE 4 3 MAP OF SCIENCE EUROPE MEMBERS 6 4 ACTIVITY AREAS 8 COVID-19 8 EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA 10 EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES 12 RESEARCH POLICY 14 OPEN ACCESS 14 RESEARCH DATA 16 GENDER AND DIVERSITY 18 RESEARCH ASSESSMENT 20 RESEARCH COLLABORATION 22 CROSS-BORDER AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION 22 RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES 24 GLOBAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 26 5 CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE SCIENCE EUROPE SECRETARY GENERAL 28 ANNEX 31 SCIENCE EUROPE GOVERNING BOARD 32 MEMBERS OF SCIENCE EUROPE’S COLLABORATION GROUPS 33 STAFF OF THE SCIENCE EUROPE OFFICE 42 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 42 LIST OF EVENTS 43 1 1 SCIENCE EUROPE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT FOREWORD “ Scientific research became more relevant and important than ever in 2020.” 2 NO ONE COULD HAVE The year brought new energy for Science Europe, supported by a new Governing Board who took office PREDICTED THE WAY in November 2019. Much effort has been dedicated to IN WHICH OUR WORLD WOULD driving the strategic development of the association as we began developing the future Science Europe Vision TRANSFORM WITH THE ARRIVAL and Strategy. After excellent dialogue with its Member OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Organisations, we look forward to a new phase of development for Science Europe. Science Europe, which brings together the I am honoured to lead the association alongside my expertise of the largest and best-known fellow Governing Board members, supported by the research organisations in Europe and a Secretary General and the Science Europe Office in commitment to jointly push the frontiers Brussels, and I congratulate them on another successful year. I would also like to thank Science Europe’s many of how scientific research is produced and partners for their collaboration over the course of the last delivers benefits to society, became more 12 months, including OECD, EUA, GRC, CESAER, DORA, relevant and important than ever in 2020. and cOAlition S. Without our collaboration with the wider research community and many stakeholder groups, our Despite the challenges and turbulence of the past year, outputs would not have been as effective. Finally, I would Science Europe continues to thrive. Building on the like to express my gratitude to Science Europe’s Member collaborative nature of its work, Science Europe excelled Organisations whose commitment, trust, expertise, and at supporting the work of its Member Organisations by engagement make our activities possible. issuing aligned recommendations on a variety of key research policy topics, as this report illustrates. The association also continued to make a significant contri- bution to the EU’s future work by providing concrete recommendations to the European Commission and consistently supporting the European Parliament in its advocacy for a stronger budget for Horizon Europe and for hallmark programmes such as the ERC and Marie MARC SCHILTZ Skłodowska-Curie Actions. We very closely followed key PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE EUROPE files such as the preparations for the launch of Horizon SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH FUND Europe and the finalisation of the Multi-annual Financial OF LUXEMBOURG (FNR) Framework (2021–2027). 3 2 SCIENCE EUROPE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT OUTPUTS 2020 JANUARY MARCH MAY Science Europe shares the The Science Europe Office swiftly Science Europe calls on the experiences of its Member moves to remote work and EC to take into account the Organisations in its publication adapts its operations as COVID-19 importawwole of the research and event on ‘Implementing lockdowns take hold in Belgium sector as a producer and user Research Data Management and across the world. of data in its response to the Policies across Europe.’ Consultation on the European In light of the COVID-19 situation, Strategy for Data. Science Europe’s annual Science Europe requests the reception welcomes friends EC to adopt special measures and partners to mark the past in Horizon 2020 calls and year’s achievements and highlight projects that provide flexibility upcoming priorities. on deadlines and conditions to comply with project proposals A dedicated event on GDPR and reporting. helps Member Organisations with information and legal advice to continue their international collaborations in a GDPR- compliant way. FEBRUARY APRIL JUNE Science Europe releases the Science Europe sets up and Science Europe calls on EU report of its flagship study co-ordinates repositories of COVID-19- leaders to dedicate increased on Research Assessment related activities as launched by its funding for R&I to meet the Practices and launches a Member Organisations and launches EU’s ambitious objectives for consultation of its Member surveys to identify special measures a sustainable, healthy planet, Organisations on research and expected impact of the pandemic and to ensure the global assessment processes. for funders and performers. competitiveness of its research sector. The Science Europe Working Science Europe organises a workshop Group on Open Access to to develop recommendations on Science Europe meets the Research Publications starts research assessment processes. European Commission its new mandate and begins Alongside researchers, high-level to present its recommendations its study on the issue of representatives from the European on European Partnerships. monitoring Open Access. Research Council, the Marie Curie Alumni Association, the Global Young Academy, and the European University Association participate. 4 JULY SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER Science Europe calls on research Science Europe’s President, Secretary Heads of national research organisations to continuously General, and Governing Board members organisations, Ministers evaluate their research speak and moderate numerous sessions and Secretaries of State for assessment processes to at ESOF 2020, the pan-European research, and European ensure that they are effective, conference dedicated to R&I. Commissioner Mariya Gabriel efficient, fair, and transparent in discuss post-COVID-19 recovery its new ‘Position Statement and Science Europe outlines numerous and resilience at Science Recommendations on Research topics that should be further addressed Europe’s High Level Workshop Assessment Processes.’ to create the best possible start for on ERA. Horizon Europe in response to the EC Following the deal reached by Consultation on its First Strategic Plan Science Europe launches the European Council on 21 July, 2021-2024. a campaign to promote Science Europe calls for a higher the innovative research budget for Horizon Europe. Science Europe publishes its first assessment practices of its thoughts on the new European Member Organisations. Research Area - an ambitious plan calls for inclusiveness and collaboration. The EOSC Sustainability Working Group, co-chaired by Science Europe and EMBL, publish ‘Solutions for a sustainable EOSC: A FAIR Lady report.’ AUGUST OCTOBER DECEMBER Science Europe and the OECD Science Europe welcomes the adoption Twelve Science Europe members, with Global Science Forum team of the Bonn Declaration on ‘Freedom of support of the Science Europe Office, up and publish a report to Scientific Research’ at the Ministerial launch Weave, a cross-European identify ways to optimise the Conference on European Research Area. initiative to fund and support excellent operation and use of research The freedom of scientific research is a key international research projects. infrastructures at national level. principle of the success and sustainability of European research. Science Europe and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Science Europe signs the EU Manifesto organise the first in a series of events to for COVID-19 Research to ensure promote scientific exchange between that EU-funded coronavirus European and Chinese researchers research results are made working on COVID-19-related topics. available in Open Access. Science Europe and twelve Science Science Europe and the task group on Europe members join the newly Monitoring Open Access organise a launched EOSC Association as workshop to discuss ways to monitor the members and observer members. status of research publications and progress toward OA. 5 3 SCIENCE EUROPE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT SCIENCE EUROPE MEMBERS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 RESEARCH FUNDING ORGANISATION RESEARCH PERFORMING ORGANISATION 6 34 1010 37 255 1212 23 26 03 1313 2929 14 11 2828 1919 04 31 32 7 4 SCIENCE EUROPE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT ACTIVITY AREAS THE YEAR 2020 SAW A GLOBAL PANDEMIC ATTEST TO THE VALUE OF SCIENCE. In the race for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, Science Europe’s Member Organisations (MOs) were at the forefront of the global response. Dialogue with the European Institutions As the pandemic peaked in Europe at the beginning of the year, Science Europe reached out to the EU institu- tions with important messages on behalf of its members.
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