Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea “The creation of the Academia Europaea “On behalf of Euro-CASE, it is our great was a concrete recognition by scientists of all pleasure to congratulate Academia Europaea disciplines that Europe is a natural scene where on its 30th anniversary. As a truly European they have a role to play. Its success, attested by institution, Academia Europaea represents the high level events it organises and its role a fundamental cornerstone for the modern Inspirational in gathering expertise to advise the European Scientific Advice Mechanism of the European Commission, confirms the rightfulness of this Commission. For the years to come, we vision.” wish Academia Europaea the best possible years Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon MAE development and we feel fortunate to be a partner in supporting the growth of Europe 30 President of the European Research Council through providing evidence-based options for action.” 2018 marks 30 years of the Academia Europaea. We will continue to devote our best efforts to Professor Reinhard F. Hüttl MAE On 24th September, many of our members promote a wide understanding of the benefits of President of Euro-CASE gathered at the Royal Society in London, at knowledge and learning, as well as highlighting an event organised by our Vice-President and scientific and scholarly issues that affect Founding Member Ole Petersen, to mark society. As one of the 5 executive members of “More than any other learned institution in this very special occasion. The Royal Society SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European our continent, Academia Europaea personifies played an important role in the foundation of Academies), we are pleased to be part of the the intimate link that exists between our Academia Europaea, as Sir Arnold Burgen, our European Commission’s Scientific Advice contemporary understanding of science and Founding President, highlighted in his speech Mechanism. Europe’s moral values: three scientific modes – “I’m glad to have the opportunity to congratulate at the event. I would like to express my sincere axiomatic, empirical, and hermeneutic, but one Academia Europaea on this anniversary. We live thanks to the President of the Royal Society, Sir As this commemorative brochure illustrates, we common paradigm: science and scholarship at in times that are not easy for culture and science: Venki Ramakrishnan, and Vice-President Sir have a fascinating history and many highlights the highest level, beyond local boundaries.” there are many difficulties, new problems both John Skehel for their generous support for our of which we can be immensely proud. Making in Italy and in the world. Academies must play Professor Antonio Loprieno MAE celebratory event. a difference depends on people, so I would like a crucial role in analysing the causes of this President of ALLEA (All European Academies) to take this opportunity to thank all the many situation and try to propose solutions.” Today, Academia Europaea has almost 4000 colleagues who have contributed to make our Professor Giorgio Parisi MAE members, eminent scientists and scholars Academy the success it is today. President of Accademia dei Lincei from a wide variety of disciplines and cultures, including more than 70 Nobel laureates. In Professor Sierd Cloetingh addition to our headquarters in London, we President of Academia Europaea have a network of Hubs in Barcelona, Bergen, “On behalf of Cardiff University, I congratulate Cardiff and Wroclaw, as well as an information Academia Europaea on its 30th anniversary. As centre in Graz. host of Academia Europaea’s Cardiff Knowledge Hub we benefit significantly from its work “There may not have been a more exciting time in promoting and creating pan-European for the integration of the disciplines of science scientific collaboration and infrastructure across in society generally, and for the Academia all disciplines. We are also extremely lucky to to play its part as a united and independent have Professor Ole Petersen, Vice-President voice for culture in Europe. Recognition of Academia Europaea, as one of its leading of the Academia in providing advice to the advocates. In these turbulent and uncertain times Commission emphasises its value in this role and it’s important that academic colleagues continue the establishment of the regional hubs has clearly to come together to promote European research. facilitated the international coordination of its Over the next few years, Academia Europaea contributions.” will have a crucial role to play in helping the Sir John Skehel MAE FRS academic community navigate the new and Vice-President of the Royal Society unchartered European research waters. I wish everyone associated with Academia Europaea every success over the next 30 years.” Professor Colin Riordan President & Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University

2 Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea 3 A history of 1994 1999 2008 ■ Hubert Curien, ■ The Burgen Scholarships were ■ Professor Lars who was Minister established at the Copenhagen Annual Walløe (former Academia Europaea of Research and Conference, in honour of our Founding President of the Technology of the President, Sir Arnold Burgen. The Norwegian Academy Republic of France Burgen Scholarships provide recognition of Science and from 1984-1986 to younger European scholars, at post- Letters) became our 1992 and from 1988- doctoral level, who are emerging talents fifth President (2008- 1987 1993, became our and possible potential future leaders in 2014). ■ At the fourth Annual ■ After several years of informal second President their fields. Meeting in Budapest, (1994-1997). meetings and soundings, based on an the first Erasmus initiative taken by the Royal Society Medal was awarded to János (UK), a group of European scientists 30 Kornai. Since then, the Erasmus Medal 2010 and scholars (A. Burgen [UK], J. Lecture has been Academia Europaea’s 2001 ■ The Graz Information Centre was Canovas [Spain], H. Curien [France], years annual highlight. The basis of the 1995 ■ Dr David Coates was appointed as the founded. The establishment of the Centre M. Cappelletti [Italy], D. Magnusson award is ‘lifetime scholarly excellence, ■ Mr Peter Colyer was appointed as the third Executive Secretary. was made possible by a joint agreement [Sweden], B. Flowers [UK], K. Glamann achievement and impact’. Later recipients second Executive Secretary. between Academia Europaea and Graz [Denmark], T. Hagerstrand [Sweden], R. include the Nobel laureates Paul Crutzen University of Technology. van Lieshout [Netherlands], R. Mayntz (Gent 1997), Harold Kroto (Lisbon ■ The AE was reconstituted as a not-for- [Germany], E. Seibold [Germany] 1989 2002), Bert Sakmann (Budapest 2006) profit company limited by guarantee and and J. Tits [France]) met in London in ■ 2002 The first Annual Meeting was held at and Lord Martin Rees (Cardiff 2016). a registered charity. December and reached agreement on the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre 1997 ■ Professor Jürgen the general structure of a broadly-based in London in June. The Foreign and ■ The Academia’s Mittelstraß (Member European Academy, comprising both the Commonwealth Office gave a reception first three Gold of the Vatican’s sciences and the humanities. The group at Durbar House, where members were Medals (awarded Pontifical Academy also agreed that the academy would be received by the Minister of State, Lord 1993 for the support of of Sciences) became 2011 known as ‘Academia Europaea’ (AE). Glenarthur. At this time there were ■ The first issue of European science through our fourth President ■ Academia Europaea already more than 600 members. Academia Europaea’s inspiration, management expertise (2002-2008). opened its first regional European Review was or financial means) were presented knowledge hub in published in January to the Royal Society, Professor Heinz Wroclaw, in co-operation 1988 (by Wiley and since Riesenhuber (German Science Minister in with the City of ■ The above-mentioned group met again in March and decided who should be 1998 by Cambridge Helmut Kohl’s government from 1982- 2004 Wroclaw and its Mayor, invited to be Foundation Members. They also made arrangements for a Foundation University Press). The 1993) and Dr George Soros. Rafal Dutkiewics. th th ■ Meeting, which was held at Pembroke and Downing Colleges, Cambridge on 5 and 6 ER is an international quarterly, peer- ■ Stig Strömholm, who was Rector The Expert Group HERCulES (Higher September, attended by 52 Foundation Members. One of the important decisions, made reviewed journal. The first editors were Magnificus (President, Vice-Chancellor) Education, Research and Culture in at the Foundation Meeting, was that membership would not be restricted to countries Arnold Burgen and Henk Wesseling. of Uppsala University (the oldest European Society) was established. Its of Western Europe, but that Europe would be regarded as the geographic entity, i.e. ■ The Academia organised a highly- University in the Nordic countries) from mission was to assist and advise the AE Council on issues relevant to research and 2012 from the Atlantic to the Urals. The meeting elected the first officers of the Academia: valued Russian Prize scheme giving 1989-1997, became our third President ■ Arnold Burgen became President and Ruurd van Lieshout and David Magnusson awards to young scientists and scholars (1997-2002). policy in European institutions of higher The Young Academy of Europe was Vice-Presidents. All this happened on 5th September 1988, which is therefore the formal from the republics of the former education and learning. established as an independent association date of the foundation of the Academy. On that same day, the meeting was addressed Soviet Union. The scheme has helped of young scientists (initially, all ERC grant by Hubert Curien, the French Minister for Research and Technology, who provided his to promote further support of young holders). The YAE is formally affiliated strong support for Academia Europaea. The Foundation Members dined in the Hall of scholars within these countries. Professor with the Academia Pembroke College and after dinner heard a recital of music by Ravel and Beethoven by Vladimir Skulachev played a key role in Europaea, Quatuor Parisii. Academia Europaea was established as a charitable trust in the UK, with organising this scheme. with mutual its office in London. Dr Craig Sinclair became the first Executive Secretary. representations at Board meetings.

President Stig Strömholm with the AE Council (2001). (Front row, left to right: Jerzy Haber, Marie-Lise Chanin, Stig Strömholm and Vice-President Ian Butterworth. Behind the President: Ole Foundation Members in Cambridge on 5th September 1988. (Front row: Sir Arnold Burgen, 10th from right, Hubert Curien, 8th from right and Marie- Petersen. Behind the Vice-President: Sir Arnold Burgen). Sierd Cloetingh was a member of Council, Lise Chanin, 7th from right. Middle row: Ole Petersen far right) but not present at this meeting.

4 Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea 5 2013 2016 2017 2018 ■ The Barcelona Knowledge Hub was ■ The Adam Kondorosi ■ The very ■ Academia Europaea becomes the established through a joint agreement Prize was awarded for first SAPEA Lead Academy for the SAPEA project between the Academia Europaea and three the first time to Simona Evidence Review Making sense of science under conditions of partners in Catalonia: the Autonomous Radutoiu of Aarhus Report, Food complexity and uncertainty. Pearl Dykstra Government of 30 University, Denmark. from the Oceans, MAE is the lead for the Group of Chief Catalonia, years The award, named in which was led Scientific Advisors Barcelona City honour of the eminent by Academia and Ole Petersen is Council, and plant scientist Adam Kondorosi, provides Europaea via the the lead for SAPEA the Fundación recognition to a young emerging scholar in Cardiff Hub, and Academia Interbancaria “la the field of plant biology, especially nitrogen was published Europaea. Louise Caixa”. The Hub 2015 fixation biology and microbiology. In alternate at the end of Edwards is Chair is located at the Institute years there is a senior prize, awarded to an the year. The substantial report (154 of the SAPEA Staff ■ for Catalan Studies The Hubert Curien Fund was set up outstanding, established researcher in plant pages) was formally handed over to the Team. Professor (IEC). Professor Andreu in honour of the second President of the molecular sciences. European Commission, together with Ortwin Renn is Pearl Dykstra and Ole Petersen Mas-Colell MAE, who Academia Europaea. It provides small the Scientific Opinion produced, on the Chair of the Working discussing SAPEA evidence was Minister of Economy grants to members for international, basis of the SAPEA report, by the Group Group. Working review reports at an event in and Knowledge in the interdisciplinary and transboundary of Chief Scientific Advisors. Ole Petersen Group Meetings Sofia in 2018 Catalonian Government activities. represented SAPEA in the Commission’s are held in Berlin in ■ from 2010-2016 and gave the Erasmus Our Co-ordination Group and Cardiff Hub September, October and December. Lecture at the 2017 Annual Meeting in headquarters in Manager Louise Edwards chaired the ■ Academia Europaea celebrates its 30th Budapest, played a crucial role in the London moved SAPEA Staff Team. Anniversary at a special event held at the Panel discussion at AE’s 2016 Annual Meeting in establishment of the Barcelona hub. to its present A number of public outreach events Royal Society in London in September Cardiff. (From left: Sierd Cloetingh, Colin Riordan, ■ The 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting location at the disseminating information about the and then again at its 30th Annual Meeting Sir John Skehel, Günter Stock and Sir Mark Walport) was held in Wroclaw, with plenary lectures University of report and allowing discussion of its in Barcelona in November. Two Gold from the Nobel laureates Robert Huber London’s Senate content were held in a number of Medals are presented: in London to and Bert Sakmann. House. ■ Following a European locations, including Cardiff, Robert-Jan Smits (EC Open Access Collaboration Agreement Bergen, Hamburg and Sofia. Envoy and former Director-General of between Academia the Research & Innovation Directorate) 2014 Europaea and Cardiff and in Barcelona to the German National University, signed by Handover of the Food from the Oceans Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, ■ Professor Sierd Cloetingh (at that time Vice-President Sierd Cloetingh and report to Commissioners Vella and Moedas represented by its President Jörg Hacker Cardiff Hub of the European Research Council and later President of Vice-Chancellor Colin (Vella front row, 3rd from left, Moedas MAE. At the London meeting the first COST) became our sixth President. He announced in his 2014 Riordan in 2015, the front row, second from right). The Chair outreach activity takes place for the Christmas newsletter to the membership that, following the Cardiff Knowledge Hub opened in Cardiff. of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, SAPEA project Making sense of science, recommendations from a Working Group he had appointed The official launch took place during the 2016 Rolf-Dieter Heuer MAE, is seen standing with a panel including Ortwin Renn, (Anne Buttimer, Donald Dingwell, Svend Erik Larsen, Ole Annual Meeting in Cardiff. between the two Commissioners. The two Nicole Grobert MAE (Member of the Petersen [Chair] and Gispert Wüstholz with David Coates as ■ Academia Europaea became part of the SAPEA Working Group Chairs selected by Group of Chief Scientific Advisors) secretary), the Board had decided on a major restructuring of SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European AE were Dag Aksnes MAE (back row, second and Johannes Klumpers (Head of the the Academy. Up to that point in time, AE had 20 sections covering the sciences and Academies) consortium, within the European from left) and Poul Holm MAE (front row, SAM Unit in Brussels), chaired by Sierd humanities. Each of the 20 sections made recommendations in their fields about elections Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism far left). The SAPEA Board Chair, Günter Cloetingh. to membership of the Academy, which went to the Nominations Committee. This (SAM). The Cardiff Hub became the major Stock MAE, is far right. Sierd Cloetingh is in ■ Sierd Cloetingh becomes Chair of the committee then decided on and presented the final selection of candidates to Council for organiser of the Academy’s work for SAPEA. the back row (far right). SAPEA Board from 1st December. approval. The Working Group recommended abolishing the Nominations Committee and grouping the sections into 4 classes, Humanities and Arts, Social and Related This project has received funding Sciences, Exact Sciences and Life Sciences. Each Class would have a Class Committee, from the European Union’s consisting of its Section Chairs and would be chaired by a Vice-President. The inaugural Horizon 2020 research and Class Chairs were Svend Erik Larsen, Anne Buttimer (1938-2017), Donald Dingwell and innovation programme Ole Petersen. The decisions concerning election under grant agreement to membership were essentially devolved to the 4 No 737432. classes, who would present their election lists to the Board and Council for approval. This remains the current structure of the Academia. ■ The Bergen Knowledge Hub was established through a joint agreement between the Academia Europaea and four regional partners: Hordaland County Council, City of Bergen, University of Bergen and the Norwegian School of Economics.

6 Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea 7 30th Anniversary Celebrations at the Royal Society, London Academia Europaea’s 24th September 2018 Presidents, past and present (Left to right: Sir Arnold Burgen [Founding President], Lars Walløe [AE’s 5th President], Sierd Cloetingh [Current President] and Jürgen Mittelstraß [AE’s 4th President])

Sir Venki Ramakrishnan (President of the Royal Society) welcoming members of Academia Europaea to the Royal Society Ole Petersen introducing Sir Arnold Burgen

Many of our speakers congratulating AE Gold Medal winner, Robert-Jan Smits (Left to right: Lars Walløe [AE’s 5th President], Sir Arnold Burgen [AE’s Founding President], Eva Kondorosi MAE [Vice-President, European Sierd Cloetingh awarding Research Council], Nicole Grobert MAE [Member of the European AE’s Gold Medal to Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors], David Coates [AE Robert-Jan Smits Executive Secretary], Robert-Jan Smits [AE Gold Medal winner], Ortwin Renn [Chair of the SAPEA Working Group on Making sense of science], (the European Commission’s Open Johannes Klumpers [Head of the European Commission’s SAM Unit], Access Envoy and formerly Director- Richard Catlow MAE [Vice-President, Royal Society], Ole Petersen [AE General of the Commission’s Vice-President and Academic Director of the Cardiff Knowledge Hub], Research and Innovation Jürgen Mittelstraß [AE’s 4th President] and Sierd Cloetingh [AE’s Directorate) current President])

8 Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea 9 Members of Tullio Pozzan Academia Europaea MAE presenting and guests in the his research on Kohn Centre the regulation of mitochondrial function The Cardiff Hub team (Left to right: Louise Edwards [Hub Manager], Esther Dorado Ladera [Executive Officer] and Juliet Davies [Executive Officer]) meeting Carl Petersen MAE

Members of the Making sense of science panel (Left to right: Ortwin Renn [Chair of the SAPEA Working Group on Making sense of science], Nicole Grobert MAE [Member of the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors], Richard Catlow MAE [Vice-President, Royal Society])

Sir John Skehel MAE chairs Our members the session 30 networking over years of scientific coffee in the developments Marble Hall

10 Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea Celebrating 30 years of the Academia Europaea 11 All event images courtesy of the Royal Society. Created and published by the Academia Europaea Cardiff Knowledge Hub.