Newsletter ALLEA Issue 1 / 2013 ALL E uropean A cademies
SSH in Horizon 2020 Perspectives for Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) Research and Infrastructures in Europe Dear Reader, Content 2013 is a decisive year for the future Academy, a research infrastructure of science and research in Europe. The conference that ALLEA co-organises on Board/Presidency deliberations on the future European the invitation of the European Strategy 2 The ALLEA Board framework programme for research and Forum for Research Infrastructures Members innovation, Horizon 2020, are currently (ESFRI) and the launch of a survey and in their final phase and the Commission analysis project on basic social sciences 3 ALLEA Board Meeting seeks to accomplish the European and humanities research, ALLEA has quite Roundtable with EASAC Research Area until 2014. For ALLEA, it a say in this context and is regarded as and Academia Europaea has - until now - already been a very busy a trusted and renowned advisor to the 4 Fact Finding Commission year with numerous activities related to European decision makers. 5 Visit of Kosova Academy the current science policy developments 6 70th anniversary of NASRA in Europe but also beyond: In the future, the ALLEA newsletter 7 Academy lecture at TÜBA portrays three times a year the most Earlier this year we came together in important activities conducted by Berlin for our 14th General Assembly, our Working Groups, the Board and Focus: SSH in Horizon 2020 our Working Groups organised meetings Presidency as well as selected joint 8 “The hardware of society, and conferences, issued statements and activities of ALLEA member academies. on which all other made recommendations regarding the Each issue addresses a focal topic of high Siences depend“ conditions for science and research in relevance for science and research in 9 Interview with Günter Europe, the ALLEA Board and Presidency Europe in general and for the Academies Stock have been working on pressing issues for in particular. In its digital format you 11 Mapping Basic SSH the future of our European federation of can make use of related background Research in Europe Academies which – since our last annual information accessible via numerous links 12 SSH Infrastructure Conference meeting – comprises 55 members from in the articles. 43 countries. Since this actual issue is the first one ALLEA Working Groups In order for you to get detailed insights and thus covers more information 13 Science and Ethics into what has been done, what is being and a longer period of time it is more 14 Intellectual Property Rights planned and how our activities evolve comprehensive than the upcoming Science Education we have revived the idea of an ALLEA issues. Nonetheless, I hope you will find 15 E Humanities newsletter. This first issue focuses on the time for an enjoyable lecture of the the perspectives for Social Sciences articles and reports on the following Miscellaneous and Humanities (SSH) research and pages. infrastructures in Europe against the 16 General Assembly 2013 background of the above mentioned With kindest regards, 18 Imprint, Next Topic science policy developments. With dedicated and continuous efforts including namely the activities of our Working Group on Social Sciences and Günter Stock Humanities, so ably led by the British ALLEA President Board / Presidency
The ALLEA Board 2012-2014
Günter Stock Daniela Jezova Ed Noort (President/Chair) (Vice President) (Vice President) Union of the Slovak Academy Royal German Acade- of Sciences Netherlands mies of Sciences Academy of Arts and Humanities, and Sciences Berlin- Branden- burg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Oivind Carlo D’Adda The ALLEA Board comprises eight Andersen Accademia members, elected biennially by the Norwegian Nazionale dei General Assembly, and the Presi- Academy of Lincei, Italy dent who chairs the Board. The Science and Vice Presidents are elected from Letters among the members of the Board. The President of EASAC is invited to the meetings of the ALLEA Board as a guest.
The ALLEA Board for 2012 – 2014 was elected on the occasion of the General Assembly in Rome on Peter Kennedy Nikolay G. 12 April 2012. It has 3 - 4 regular The Royal Irish Miloshev meetings a year. Academy Bulgarian Academy Find regularly updated information of Sciences about the Board on the ALLEA Website.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
December 2013 Lisbon Jürg Pfister Menahem Swiss Academies Yaari March 2014 of Arts and Israel Academy Brussels Sciences of Sciences and Humanities September 2014 tbc
December 2014 Jerusalem
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ALLEA Board Meeting in Wrocław, Poland On the occasion of the 25th anniversary conference of Academia With deep sorrow and regret we received the message of the unexpected Europaea, the ALLEA Board held its death of our colleague in the Board of ALLEA, the Scientific Secretary- third regular meeting in the running General of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences year in the city of Wrocław, Poland, on 16 September 2013. Professor Eugene Nickolov. ALLEA President Günter Stock opened the meeting with words in We have known Professor Nickolov as an outstanding scientist and science the memory of Eugene Nickolov, manager and always appreciated his invaluable and thought-provoking delegate of the Bulgarian Academy contributions, his well-chosen arguments and comments and his support of Sciences to the ALLEA Board, who for the idea of a European intellectual community. We have lost a dear unexpectedly and tragically had colleague who will be greatly missed and we pay tribute to his memory. passed away in July 2013. The Board kept a minute of silence and paid The ALLEA Board tribute to his memory.
In addition to reports about recent Further topics included a science that scientifically based policy advice and on-going activities of Presidency policy workshop, attended by would need to include societal aspects and Working Groups and on the ALLEA ALLEA President Günter Stock on of future challenges also in the field of budget for 2013, issues discussed the invitation of EuroCASE with the technology. ALLEA was seen as a very in the meeting included new and Joint Research Council (JRC) and relevant actor and natural partner for pending membership applications, high level officials from numerous this endeavour. the scientific programme for the EC directorate generals as well as General Assembly 2014 and the with the Chief Scientific Advisor to The participants also addressed the launch of ALLEA activities funded EC President Barroso, Professor Anne governmental ambitions in Russia by the German Federal Ministry Glover. EuroCASE, recently under new to restructure the national science for Education and Research, leadership of Reinhard Hüttl (acatech, system and reiterated their concern namely an investigation project Germany), showed an increasing that the intended legislative changes addressing basic SSH research and interest in close ties between the two represent a negative impact on the research infrastructure in Europe academy organisations in Europe. future position of the Russian ALLEA (conducted by ALLEA and the Union member, the Russian Academy of of German Academies of Sciences Günter Stock reported how the Sciences (RAS), particularly as regards and Humanities) as well as the co- workshop revealed the Commissions its independent functioning on the organisation of an ESFRI-conference desire to hear the European basis of scientific excellence and by ALLEA in late 2013. Academies speak with one voice and autonomy.
Intensified Collaboration Roundtable discussion of ALLEA, EASAC and Academia Europaea in Wroclaw In the context of the 25th anniversary and the European Academies ALLEA President Günter Stock and conference of Academia Europaea, Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Vice President Ed Noort, EASAC representatives of the three assembled for a roundtable President Sir Brian Heap and European academy organisations discussion on 16 September President elect Jos van der Meer – Academia Europaea (AE), All 2013 ahead of the conference all long standing members of the European Academies (ALLEA) programme. Academia Europaea – followed an
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invitation of AE President Lars Walloe a joint letter of and foreign secretary Jerzy Langer to concern to the discuss an intensified collaboration heads of state and of the three organisations in order to governments in strengthen the position of academies Europe issued in the in Europe in general and towards EU context of expected authorities in Brussels in particular. cuts in the EU budget for research Joint letter of support for research budget in Europe The discussions followed up on and innovation (11/2012) by Academia Europaea, ALLEA and EASAC earlier meetings of the three in the previous Presidents initiated in 2012. Previous year. The next meeting is planned upcoming EASAC Council meeting in cooperation had led inter alia to to take place on the occasion of the early December 2013 in Rome. Fact Finding Commission ALLEA delegation visits Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) and The Science Academy, Istanbul (SAI)
Left photo (from left): ALLEA Vice President Professor Ed Noort, Board member Professor Peter Kennedy, SAI President Professor Mehmet Ali Alpar, ALLEA President Professor Günter Stock; right photo: TÜBA President Professor Ahmet Acar (left) with ALLEA delegation
On 25 – 27 September 2013 a Issues addressed in the meetings Procedure for admission to ALLEA delegation of the ALLEA Board focused on recent legislative changes visited the Turkish Academy of in the Turkish science system and The possible admission of new Sciences (TÜBA) in Ankara and their impacts on the constitutional members to ALLEA follows a the recently established Science structure and procedures of TÜBA step-wise approach including Academy based in Istanbul. During which led to the foundation of the the thorough revision of a their stay, ALLEA President Günter Science Academy by a number of comprehensive application Stock, Vice President Ed Noort resigning TÜBA members in late dossier, the consultation of and Board member Peter Kennedy 2011. existing member academies in convened meetings with the the applicants` countries and a presidencies of both academies Both in Ankara and Istanbul, the recommendation of the ALLEA respectively. ALLEA delegation discussed the legal Board to the General Assembly. status, appointment and election Based on the recommendation The visit aimed to gather procedures and valid statutes of the and the application dossier, the information and to gain more respective academy as well as its ALLEA member academies decide insights into the current situation role and position within the national by majority vote on the admission of the academies landscape in science system and towards the of new members to ALLEA. In the Turkey against the background of Turkish government. Findings will last General Assembly, in April 2013 an application from the Science be reported and discussed on the in Berlin, three academies were Academy, Istanbul, for membership occasion of the next ALLEA Board admitted to become members in in ALLEA. meeting in December 2013. ALLEA (>>read more).
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“Symbol of Courage and Conviction” ALLEA President visits the ALLEA member Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo
Left photo: Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Hajredin Kuçi (2nd from left); right photo: Professor Hivzi Islami; President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (l.), Günter Stock, President of ALLEA
On 29/30 August 2013 ALLEA dependent and as a prerequisite The Academy of Sciences and Arts President Günter Stock visited the for the work of academies. As a key of Kosovo was founded in the ALLEA member Academy of Sciences responsibility that has not changed Autonomous Socialist Region of and Arts of Kosovo. The first day of the over the centuries he pointed to Kosovo in October 1975. Among visit included in depth discussions with the independent advisory role of the aims of the Academy are the Academy President Professor Hivzi academies. stimulation, the development and Islami and further members of the the promotion of scientific thinking academy as well as diplomats from the The presentation of on-going ALLEA and artistic creativity by direct German Embassy in Prishtina. On the activities particularly included the participation in creating scientific second day, the Deputy Prime Minister federations’ recent actions when it and arts policies. It comprises four of Kosovo, Professor Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, came to infringements of fundamental sections: Language and Literature, officially welcomed President Stock principles of member academies due Humanities, Sciences and the Section and discussed scientific developments to political interference. Examples of Arts. in Kosovo especially regarding the could be found in letters of concern Academy of Sciences and Arts as well issued to the heads of state in Turkey Since its foundation the academies’ as opportunities for international and Russia within the past months. organisation and funding were cooperation. The reception was repeatedly threatened and disrupted followed by a lecture by Günter Stock The ALLEA President expressed his by the instability of a continuously to a selected audience of Academy highest respect and appreciation for changing political environment of members, representatives of Prishtina the solidarity towards the Academy the war-torn region of Ex-Yugoslavia. University and the media. from members and supporters in Despite these adverse conditions most difficult times, 1994-99, when the academy kept up its engagement In his lecture entitled “The Academies’ activities were maintained in a self- to foster the spirit of and interest in role in the course of history – organised way and without any public sciences and arts, issuing editions and Responsibilities and principles of support. “The continuation of the initiating international cooperation Academies in the past and present” academy´s work since 1975 despite even in periods when public funding the ALLEA President outlined the adverse conditions represents a strong was cut off completely. basic principles of excellence and symbol of courage and conviction. autonomy on which academies build Even in times when academic freedom After the 1999 war the Academy upon since their very beginning. He is constrained: Ideas and thoughts returned to its premises and described these principles as mutually cannot be oppressed”, he pointed out. continued its work. In 2004 the
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academy´s existence was secured referred to as Akademia e Shkencave and Arts of Kosovo became member in a new law issued by the Kosova dhe e Arteve e Kosovës – Accademia of ALLEA alongside the Academies Parliament describing it as “the Scientiarum et Artium Kosoviensis. of its neighbour states Serbia and supreme institution of science and Montenegro. arts in Kosovo”. Since then it is In 2004, the Academy of Science 70th Anniversary Celebration of Armenian Academy ALLEA Vice President attends the 70th anniversary celebration of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Left photo: view on Yerevan and Ararat Mountain; middle: President NAS RA Radik Martirosyan; right: President of the Republic of Armenia Serzj Sarkisian (middle), Director General of the Hermitage St. Petersburg Mikhail Piotrovsky (right)
On 15-16 October 2013 the National to outstanding young scientists by the most important problems. In the Academy of Sciences of the Republic the Armenian National Assembly, subsequent ceremony the President of Armenia (NASRA) - since April 2013 Government and different Ministries. of Armenia awarded prizes to excellent a member of the ALLEA - celebrated students of schools and universities its 70th anniversary in Yerevan. Vice In context of the subsequent solemn and asked the ALLEA Vice President to President Ed Noort contributed to meeting devoted to the 70th address the prize winners. Professor the programme with addresses and anniversary of the founding of the Noort spoke on curiosity in science lectures on behalf of ALLEA. National Academy of Sciences of and on the relation between applied Armenia, the ALLEA Vice President science and blue-sky research. In a high level meeting with NASRA gave a speech which highlighted the President Radik Martirosyan, history of the Armenian Academy with Participants then had the honour Professor Noort and numerous its excellent scientists and scholars. He of meeting his eminence Catholicos academy delegates particularly presented selected ALLEA activities Karekin II, the religious leader of the from the Caucasus region, Russia, in the field of “policy for science” Armenian people, in his residence Romania, Belarus and the Baltic states and emphasized the importance of in Echmiadzin. The anniversary discussed among other issues the promoting young researchers, e.g. celebrations concluded with a dinner advancement of science and research by establishing young academies or hosted by the Academy President. in Armenia, strategies for encouraging intensifying scientific and scholarly Both days were accompanied by a the youth to opt for scientific careers exchange within the international comprehensive cultural programme. and possibilities to enhance the scientific community. In the further perspective of young researchers. course of the event, academy The National Academy of Sciences of delegates were invited to discuss the Republic of Armenia was founded In the following, the Prime Minister with the President of the Republic on 10 November 1943 as Armenian of the Republic of Armenia, Tigran of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, how Branch of the USSR Academy of Sargsyan, opened an exhibition on to foster international cooperation Sciences. It became a member of the the achievements of the NASRA especially in the field of science and All European Academies by decision institutions. The ceremony also research. Again the future of young of the 14th General Assembly held in comprised the awarding of prizes scientists was recognized as one of Berlin on 30 April 2013.
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“Excellence and Independence” ALLEA Vice President Ed Noort holds academy lecture in the context of the 43rd General Assembly of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)
On the occasion of the 43rd General be to ensure that academies could for economic and social well-being. Assembly of its member academy autonomously and unrestrictedly ALLEA’s mission would include TÜBA, ALLEA was invited to contribute exercise their role “as the voice and promoting these shared aims of its to the award ceremony preceding conscience of science and as guards member academies and to offer the annual TÜBA meeting in Ankara of the quality of science”. Against the European science and society advice on 8 June 2013. In his from the most excellent lecture entitled “The role scholars in the European of ALLEA and the position countries represented in of Academies in Europe”, the federation. ALLEA Vice President Ed Noort gave a historic The Vice President overview on academies and highlighted that TÜBA – their nature and mission particularly in the recent in the past and presented past – has been an active current challenges for member in the ALLEA with academies and the role and its past President serving work of ALLEA. in the ALLEA Board for three terms (2004 – 2010). Starting from the birth of Also, TÜBA has been and the idea of an academy Lecture held by ALLEA Vice President Professor Ed Noort is represented in different by Plato (387 BCE) – “in ALLEA advisory groups, a grove outside the political center background of a number of recent e.g. in the permanent Working Group of Athens” – academies provided examples of political interference on Intellectual Property Rights or a place for research, reflection and in the rules and procedures of formerly in the working groups on for advisory activities independent European academies, e.g. regarding Evaluating for Science and Science from the political sphere of the Greek the criteria of membership selection, Education. societies. the ALLEA Vice President pointed to different causes that would TÜBA was established in 1993 as a This idea and mission, so the ALLEA endanger the independence and scholarly society and initiated its Vice President, have prevailed and autonomy of academies, among activities one year later. Today it need to be permanently safeguarded others when research results were comprises 150 principal and 150 until today. Exemplified by the influenced by economic and financial corresponding members. Among courageous support and shelter interests or when scientific topics and TÜBA’s self-described aims are “to that the early Accademia dei Lincei outcomes were prescribed by political establish the criteria of scientific provided for its prominent member preferences. It would lie within the excellence in Turkey, to encourage Galileo Galilei against the religious responsibility both of each individual and foster scientific endeavours, to and political prosecution by the academy as well as of the supra- ensure that scientific principles be Catholic Church and the Roman national academy organisations to applied in all spheres and to create an Empire, also in our days academies face these dangers. environment of debate so that basic would need to strive for excellence social strategies may be defined in the and independence as a conditio sine Other objectives of every single light of scientific and technological qua non for their very raison d‘être. academy would be the sharing of data.” best practice, learning from common Therefore, one of ALLEA’s primary interest, defending the vital role and For more information, please visit the and most important objectives would the diversity of science and research TÜBA website.
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“The hardware of society, on which all other sciences depend“ Statement on developments and perspectives for SSH in Horizon 2020 and the role of ALLEA by Professor John Bell and Philip Lewis, British Academy/ALLEA WG SSH
The future of the social in understanding and sciences and humanities tackling the problems (SSH) in Horizon 2020, we face. They help us the EU’s next seven-year deal with change and research and innovation since change is constant, funding programme, is the the social sciences and core mission of ALLEA’s SSH humanities will always be Working Group. This was an important part of the also fittingly the title of a research landscape.” speech that Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn In essence, we have been gave at the British Academy working to keep the on 10 November 2011. Commissioner to these promises to ensure the In that speech the content, funding and Commissioner for the structures of Horizon 2020 first time confirmed there are fit to deliver both its would be an additional interdisciplinary vision societal challenge that and a strong position for would be aimed particularly the social sciences and at the social sciences and humanities. It has been, humanities communities and still is, a long hard alongside acknowledging struggle! the critical position SSH will have in addressing all As the launch of Horizon of the societal challenges New horizons for SSH in Europe? Socrates memorial in Athens 2020 draws ever closer at and pillars in Horizon 2020. the end of this year we have The Commissioner also assured are the result of individual and been working intensively to achieve “that future funding at the European collective human behaviour. They are the best possible outcome for the level will provide significant space intrinsically linked to how we behave. social sciences and humanities in what for social sciences and humanities The social sciences and humanities has been a difficult environment. In research” and highlighted the crucial must, therefore, play a central role terms of the content of Horizon 2020, importance of the social sciences and humanities throughout her speech. Working Group Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) One such segment included: The purpose of the Working Group is to ensure that the interests of the Arts, “In the current context of the deep Social Sciences and Humanities within the member academies of ALLEA are economic crisis and of constant appropriately represented in the scope, organisation and funding of the EU transformation in our economy Programme Horizon 2020. In achieving that purpose the Working Group and society, the social sciences and engages in consultation with the Academies and in lobbying relevant EU humanities help us to address the institutions. most fundamental economic, social, political and cultural issues. The Chair/Lead: Professor John Bell, The British Academy challenges we face are fundamentally social and human in nature – they >>Website
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there is now a sixth societal challenge ALLEA President Professor Günter Stock about SSH Horizon 2020 on inclusive, innovative and reflective societies which should, if the Work duz: The funding lines “Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies“ and Programme and Calls are drawn “Science with and for Society“ are set to bring 1.7 billion Euro to researchers up properly (please see below), in the social sciences and humanities. Is that enough? enable significant social science and Stock: It’s a step up from the 7th EU Framework Programme, at least. And humanities research. there are still opportunities to acquire further funding from the European Research Council – provided we can devise worthy applications. SSH is also meant to be ‘embedded’ throughout Horizon 2020. The Isn’t there a risk that those disciplines will then phrase ‘embedding’ is the new become seen as ancillary only? fashionable word that has replaced I think the risk of this abated with Brussels’s genuine ‘mainstreaming’ as it seems widely openness towards multidisciplinary approaches. We acknowledged in Brussels that need to take advantage of this openness and make previous attempts to ‘mainstream’ sure we play a key role in the detailed planning stage certain matters did not lead to the of the programmes. desired result. We are unsurprisingly keen for a more substantive reform What is it that the programmes will fund, exactly? in the processes around ‘embedding’ The exact content of the programmes is still under or ‘mainstreaming’ to take place than discussion. We have to think carefully about which simply a change in the name. If social Professor Günter Stock, projects we need to support. If we only take a half- President of ALLEA science and humanities researchers hearted approach to accepting the EU’s offer, it have the opportunity to apply for could result in money being withdrawn from the programmes. funding across Horizon 2020 in a proper and interdisciplinary manner What really needs to be funded? this would be a large step forward for Migration is an important topic, for example, and a pan-European phenomenon. European research and innovation, How we deal with religious diversity as a society is another central question. and not just for the social sciences The preservation and interpretation of European cultural heritage is another and humanities. Whether this comes vital topic, as is the question of the youth in Europe. to pass is the question. Critics have advanced that the humanities receive less support than the The structures for how Horizon 2020 social sciences. What is your opinion on this? is being and will be developed and Naturally the funding line “Science with and for Society” has a strong social implemented are thus utterly vital in science leaning. But the funding programmes are competitive, and if the providing the level playing field for humanities really make an effort then they will fare well. Social scientists the social sciences and humanities are well practiced in thinking in terms of the broader research context and that the Commissioner and Horizon working in research consortia, where the humanities still have a fair bitto 2020 promise as well as for delivering learn. But there are also issues in the humanities that can only be approached on its interdisciplinary vision. We have in the context of the bigger research picture. These should be the core of our raised consistently throughout this proposals to Brussels. year the essential need for structures to organise, manage and oversee The approval rates for funding applications in the social sciences and the ‘embedding’ of SSH in Horizon humanities were very low in the 7th EU Framework Programme. Isthat 2020. In March this year the Working going to change? Group’s roadmap on embedding SSH I anticipate rather that competition will rise even more. Many EU member in Horizon 2020 highlighted this as states are struggling to come up with significant research budgets, which is a key action required; in June the why researchers are increasingly turning to EU funding programmes. Working Group’s Chair, Professor John Bell FBA of the British Academy, Excerpt of an interview first published in the independent German University and ALLEA’s President, Professor Magazine “duz - Deutsche Universitätszeitung“ (11/2013, 25.10.2013, p. 37) Günter Stock, wrote to Commissioner >>www.duz.de Máire Geoghegan-Quinn raising this
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amongst other concerns and the Working Group provided evidence to the Lithuanian Presidency conference on SSH to this effect as well. The response from the Director General of the Research & Innovation Directorate-General, Robert Jan- Smits, to our letter failed to provide an assurance on this point.
Nevertheless, it does seem that the Commission will look to highlight
areas within Horizon 2020’s Calls © The British Academy in which the social sciences and humanities will be able to bid for funding, which is encouraging. It is as yet unknown though how this will look like in reality and we are waiting Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn holding a speech on “The future of the to see how the Commission tries to social sciences and humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020“ at the British Academy put this into practice. Furthermore, this does not represent a structure are not certain at the very least. It available to SSH than was the case within the Commission or overarching is also the case that whilst SSH will in FP7. It is clearly a huge step back Expert Advisory Group responsible for no longer have a dedicated funding in terms of understanding that SSH ensuring that cross-cutting priorities stream, DG Research Directorates on research is vital in achieving Europe’s in Horizon 2020 like the social sciences energy and health, for example, do stated research and innovation goals. and humanities are implemented as have dedicated societal challenges We are working very hard to ensure required. This absence is troubling as and we can only hope, as well as such a final budgetary settlement such structures given an appropriate continuing to press, the Commission does not come to pass. remit would provide the necessary opens up these societal challenges manpower and oversight to ensure to social science and humanities From our reading of the draft the social sciences and humanities researchers. Work Programmes for the societal are ‘embedded’. It is perplexing why challenges they are, in terms the Commission does not see, or wish In terms of the sixth societal challenge of SSH’s integration in them, to see, the need for such structures. on inclusive, innovative and reflective very disappointing indeed. We societies, which is meant to be the are advocating for substantial One of the most contentious parts, most SSH-oriented challenge, it improvement. In their current state if not the most contentious, of the frustratingly will receive the smallest the draft Work Programmes do Horizon 2020 negotiations has been percentage of funding of all the not represent an understanding of on the budget available for SSH. societal challenges at 1.7 %. Much the social sciences and humanities As SSH is being ‘embedded’ it does more disturbingly though, we now as “the hardware of society, on not have a formal budget as it did understand that DG Research are which all other sciences depend” as in Framework Programme 7 when looking to give over almost 30 % Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn SSH received € 623 million. The of the sixth challenge’s budget to described it in a speech this year at Commission’s line has been that no Information and communications the Royal Irish Academy. particular research area will receive technology (ICT) in a bizarre any discipline-related funding as compromise which in our opinion We must make sure that Horizon Horizon 2020 will fund projects via a ignores the legal basis provided by 2020 lives up to its challenge-driven challenge-drive approach. That is all Horizon 2020’s Specific Programme interdisciplinary vision not only for well and good but it depends on the and certainly does not honour the the sake of the social sciences and structures to implement the content spirit of a challenge on inclusive, humanities but for the future of of the Work Programmes and Calls, innovative and reflective societies. European research and innovation for which as we have highlighted above This would leave far less funding the next seven years.
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Mapping Basic SSH Research in Europe ALLEA and the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities launch the first survey and analysis of basic social sciences and humanities research at the European Academies (SASSH) In August 2013, ALLEA and the between the academies and their at the institutions. Questions will Union of the German Academies of existing research infrastructures, and specifically address the research topic, Sciences and Humanities launched an deficits in the same. Ultimately, the institutional framework, funding, investigative survey and analysis of initiative hopes to use these insights use of digital tools to access, process basic SSH research at the European to formulate recommendations for a and publish data, collaborations and Academies (SASSH), funded by the cultural heritage research programme multidisciplinarity. German Federal Ministry of Education at the European academies
and Research. The initiative uses a including the necessary (digital) For further information about the written survey to map who is doing research infrastructures and funding project please visit the project´s what research, where and using opportunities at the European level. website. which (digital) resources. Guided by a Scientific Advisory Board of leading The presidents of the ALLEA >>Project Flyer SSH experts from around Europe, Academies have already received the results of the initiative will be a request to nominate relevant Contact available after the project concludes projects to participate in the Project Coordinator: in May 2015. initiative, and nominees will be Camilla Leathem receiving a survey before the end of [email protected] The European Academies of Sciences the year. Further science academies and Humanities offer the ideal and learned societies in Europe ALLEA framework for implementing a with SSH departments will also be c/o Berlin-Brandenburg Academy collaborative pan-European research invited to participate. The survey of Sciences and Humanities network. Using the survey and analysis is designed to provide detailed Jaegerstr. 22/23 results, the goal of SASSH is therefore information on the nature of the D-10117 Berlin to identify opportunities for optimising research projects undertaken and Germany cohesion and interoperability the research infrastructures in place Tel.: +49 30 203 70 627
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Facing the Future: European Research Infrastructures for Humanities and Social Sciences ALLEA co-organises SSH research infrastructures conference in Berlin
On 21/22 November 2013 ALLEA and the German Data Forum (RatSWD) jointly host a conference entitled Facing the Future: European Research Infrastructures for Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference is initiated by the Social and Cultural Innovation Strategy Working Group of ESFRI – the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures – and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and will take place in the Federal Press Conference building (Bundespressekonferenz) in Berlin.
A selected audience of humanities and social sciences experts, policy the European federation of academies the preparation and holding of the makers, and scientific research had addressed related issues in the conference with Working Group chair infrastructure coordinators are context of its annual meeting in April Sandra Collins co-chairing the session invited to engage in a productive 2013 when experts from academia on Digital Humanities on the second exchange of ideas for a roadmap to and science policy discussed the topic day of the forum. Among other inputs strengthen humanities and social “management of large data corpora” by ALLEA, President Günter Stock sciences alike with a particular focus in a scientific symposium in Berlin. will hold the closing words of the on research infrastructures. Hereby conference. the conference aims to identify ESFRI is a strategic instrument to and discuss relevant topics - e.g. develop the scientific integration The involvement in the ESFRI possible ways of getting countries of Europe and to strengthen its conference is part of an initiative more involved in the current ESFRI international outreach. Its mission of ALLEA and the Union of German roadmap and the importance of “big is to support a coherent and Academies of Sciences and data“ across different domains - and strategy-led approach to policy- Humanities addressing basic research to highlight opportunities for an making on research infrastructures and digital research infrastructures excellent research environment as a in Europe, and to facilitate for SSH in Europe. The initiative aims basis for innovative research today multilateral initiatives leading to to formulate recommendations for a and in the future. the better use and development of cultural heritage research programme research infrastructures, at EU and at the European academies The presentations will focus international level. including the necessary (digital) on the questions how research research infrastructures and funding infrastructures will look like in the ALLEA was invited by ESRFI and the opportunities. Read more on page 11 next decade, what has to be done to BMBF to enrich the conference with in this newsletter. face upcoming challenges, and how its scientific expertise particularly in they will relate to the emerging “big the field of the humanities. To this data“ movement. These questions end, the ALLEA Working Group on For further and up-to-date information being among ALLEA`s key priorities, E Humanities is strongly involved in please visit the conference´s website.
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The Working Groups of ALLEA Permanent Working Group Science and Ethics
On 2 October 2013 ALLEA has The permanent ALLEA Working Group on Science and Ethics is concerned published a statement on “Ethics with a wide range of problems, ‘internal‘ (within the scientific community) Education in Science” prepared by and ‘external‘ (relations between science and society). Since ethical the ALLEA permanent Working Group considerations have been an essential component in the consolidation of the on Science and Ethics. The statement new Europe, and in the creation of ALLEA, the permanent Working Group has highlights the been extending its capacities and activities during recent years, in order to need for adequate fulfil adequately its mission of collective deliberation on topics like research tools for ethics integrity, plagiarism, ethics education etc. education and its integration in the Chair/Lead: Professor Göran Hermerén, Royal Swedish Academy of curricula for early Letters, History and Antiquities career researchers Next Meeting: April 2014, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest and scientists. It formulates >>Website recommendations to universities and academies carrying out or promoting research including the behavioural, the social presented the existing facilities and and emphasises their responsibilities sciences and the humanities. resources of the centre and discussed in this context. with the ALLEA delegates possible The publication of the statement areas of collaboration in elaborating The statement provides reasons “Ethics Education in Science” the second statement including why ethics education is of increasing coincided with the meeting of the examples of best practice in ethics importance for the research ALLEA permanent Working Group on education and references to relevant community, society and the individual Science and Ethics in Bonn, Germany, on-line facilities of the kind provided scientists. It underlines ALLEA’s long on 2 October 2013. The meeting was by DRZE. The meeting was preceded term interest in promoting excellence held in the premises of and jointly by a welcome dinner on the invitation and high ethical standards in the with the German Reference Centre of the North Rhine-Westphalian conduct of science and research in for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE)/ Academy of Sciences, Humanities Europe. Institute of Science and Ethics in and the Arts, represented by its Vice Bonn which since 2004 has been a President Wolfgang Dieter Lebek, on The authors, the ALLEA permanent research centre of the North Rhine- the evening prior to the meeting. Working Group on Science and Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Ethics chaired by Professor Göran Humanities and the Arts, an associate Please click here to download Hermerén, state that researchers – member of ALLEA. the statement “Ethics Education perhaps more than ever – need to in Science”. Printed copies of the be able to take decisions based on DRZE director Dieter Sturma and statement will be provided upon a solid legal, ethical and scientific executive manager Dirk Lanzerath request ([email protected]). understanding of the subject matter and its potential implications for science and society. To this end, societies would need to set aside or create resources in order to ensure that all research is conducted by individuals who are endowed with the necessary literacy in ethics. The recommendations address ethics education in all scientific disciplines Participants of the Working Group meeting in October 2013 in the DRZE, Bonn
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Permanent Working Group Intellectual Property Rights
On 10/11 October 2013 ALLEA - Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), be it patents or copyrights play an through its permanent Working Group important role in all academic activities. The ALLEA permanent Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights - and Intellectual Property Rights, which has been in existence since the 1990s, has the National Academy of Sciences prepared and issued reflections, declarations and recommendations on the of Ukraine (NAS) jointly convened most challenging topics of IPRs. At present it is developing a horizon-scanning an international conference on ”The mechanism to identify emerging issues and suggest appropriate solutions. Grace Period and Topical Issues of Intellectual Property” on the premises Chair/Lead: Professor Joseph Straus, Union of the German Academies of the NAS in Kiev, Ukraine, that was of Sciences and Humanities. supported by the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and >>Website the Professor Schindler Foundation. grace period in international relations NAS it aims to find a workable and After a welcome address by ALLEA reaffirmed. The conference closed generally acceptable solution for the Board Member Prof. Carlo D’Adda, with the adoption of a joint statement grace period problem. Such a solution in his introductory remarks Working on the grace period prepared by the is designed to help overcoming the Group Chair Prof. Joseph Straus ALLEA permanent Working Group existing imbalance in international discussed the subject “Grace Period and endorsed by delegates from relations which is of particular - a topic of harmonisation of patent participating patent offices such as disadvantage to scientists and law since 30 years“. Prof. Yuriy the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) researchers in academia and small Kapitsa, fellow of NAS and member and the Patent Office of Ukraine. and medium sized companies. of the Working Group co-chaired It will be submitted to several the session on “Topical issues of other international authorities for Further current activities of the intellectual property protection and consideration and endorsement. permanent Working Group on commercialisation”. Intellectual Property Rights include With the conference and the joint the finalisation of two statements Throughout the conference, statement, ALLEA follows up on past addressing the issues of Patenting opportunities for a harmonised efforts in favour of a harmonised Human Embryonic Stem Cells and solution potentially acceptable also international agreement on the Open Access respectively, which will for the countries which currently do grace period (e.g. in a statement be published and distributed shortly. not provide for a grace period were on The Future Patent System of the discussed and the importance of a European Union). Together with Working Group Science Education
In a comprehensive report written Nowadays science often has a poor image in European societies and a shortage upon request of the European of manpower in scientific and technical jobs can occur. One reason for this Commission and entitled “A renewal negative situation is the poor pedagogical quality (or even absence) of science of science education in Europe - views education at the pre-university level, especially at primary and lower secondary and actions of national academies”, school level. Thus the Working Group on Science Education is presently engaged the ALLEA Working Group Science in fostering science education and improving its quality (e.g. through the new Education recently detailed the inquiry-based pedagogy) as well as in raising awareness amongst politicians views and actions taken by European and science policy makers about the importance of this matter. Academies to advance the renewal of science education and maintain the Chair/Lead: Professor Odile Macchi, Académie des Sciences (Institut passion for science and technology de France) among the youth. The report mainly Next Meeting: 20/21 November 2013, The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin pleads for an extension of the so called “Inquiry-based Science Education” >>Website (IBSE) and for strong efforts in the
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sphere of science teachers training November 2013, co-organised by particularly in developing countries, as well as for better interaction at the Royal Irish Academy and ALLEA, the conference “African-European- the level of the national education and bringing together selected Mediterranean Academies for science systems and between the scientific representatives from academies, education” (AEMASE), to be held in community and stakeholders in schools and industry. Expected spring 2014 on the premises of the politics, society and the corporate outcomes include the identification Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in sector (download report / download of possible future alliances between Rome, will expand the geographical executive summary). the different sectors with the aim scope of efforts – bringing together of building a rigorous system for European Academies with Academies In order to concretely follow up on training and continuous professional and other scientific institutions from these recommendations, the next development of science teachers. the African-Mediterranean region – Working Group meeting in Dublin in order to enhance the perspectives will be preceded by an open session Against the background of the of science education also beyond the “Academia-Industry Alliance: Joint important role of science education limits of Europe. efforts in Science Education” on 20 in fostering development and growth
Working Group E Humanities
As a follow-up to the ALLEA General The Working Group E Humanities is charged with identifying and raising Assembly 2012 in Rome which awareness for priorities and concerns of the Digital Humanities, contributing in a special session addressed to the Open Access agenda from a Humanities and Social Sciences “The Digital Agenda and access to perspective, and building consensus for common standards and best scientific information”, the ALLEA practices in E-Humanities scholarship and digitisation. Board established a Working Group dedicated to the challenges and Chair/Lead: Dr Sandra Collins, The Royal Irish Academy opportunities of digitisation in the Next Meeting: 20 November 2013, Berlin Brandenburg Academy of humanities and related disciplines. Sciences and Humanities, Berlin The Working Group E Humanities collaborates with European research >>Website infrastructure consortia such as DARIAH or CLARIN and takes further in working with networks instead It will also take a lead in the upcoming the dialogue initiated in Rome of single bodies and encouraged conference “Facing the Future: between ALLEA President Günter the Working Group to draft a report European Research Infrastructures for Stock and European Commission Vice about key developments, major the Humanities and Social Sciences” President Neelie Kroes on the Digital challenges and core issues of for the which is co-organised by ALLEA on the Agenda in Europe (>>Video). digital humanities in Europe. The invitation of the European Strategy report is currently being compiled Forum on Research Infrastructures In March 2013, a delegation of the in close collaboration with the (ESFRI). Representatives of the ALLEA WG met representatives of the DARIAH network (Digital Research Working Group also serve in the European Commission Directorate Infrastructure for the Arts and Scientific Advisory Board of the General for Communications Humanities). recently launched project “Survey Networks, Content & Technology (DG and Analysis of Basic Research in SSH Connect) in Brussels and discussed The Working Group has been conducted at the European Academies opportunities for a balanced growth strongly involved in the realization of of Sciences and Humanities” (SASSH), of digital activities across Europe. ALLEA’s General Assembly 2013 on covering particularly the area of The Commission showed interest “Management of large data corpora”. (digital) research infrastructures.
For information about the Working Group on Social Sciences and Humanities and its recent activities see the article “The hardware of society, on which all other sciences depend“ in this issue (page 8 ff.)
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ALLEA General Assembly 2013 German Minister for Education and Research opens annual meeting in Berlin
For the first time in the last 15 years, European interoperability and large- Minister Wanka expressed her ALLEA convened its General Assembly scale European data infrastructures, pleasure about the General Assembly 2013 in Germany. The meeting in the as well as reliable digital archives and taking place in Germany after many city of Berlin comprised a scientific repositories. years again. The minister stated that symposium on “Management of Large the positions elaborated by leading Data Corpora“ open to the public (29 International experts from various European scholars from the ALLEA April 2013) and the annual internal European countries and different member academies would represent business meeting for the delegations institutional backgrounds presented valuable and important contributions of the ALLEA member academies examples of best practice and to on-going and future developments (30 April 2013). Since 1994, it was addressed the opportunities and in science and research in Europe. the 14th General Assembly of the challenges that arise when dealing European Federation of Academies of with these issues. The event was Plenary Business Meeting Sciences and Humanities. chaired by Dr Sandra Collins, director of the Digital Repository of Ireland In the plenary business meeting on and chairperson of the ALLEA Working the following day, the ALLEA delegates Symposium “Management of Group E Humanities. heard a programmatic speech by Large Data Corpora“ ALLEA President and assembly chair In their presentations, the invited Professor Günter Stock and reports The symposium was opened by experts addressed the most pressing on the financial year 2012 and on the German Federal Minister for questions related to digitisation of the prospects for the coming years Education and Research, Professor research data and results including by ALLEA Vice President Ed Noort. Johanna Wanka, and the Deputy “Challenges and Opportunities of The assembly agreed on procedures Director General of DG Connect, Digital Preservation“ (Dr William for the endorsement of ALLEA Dr Zoran Stancic, and highlighted Kilbride), “Scholarly Work and Open publications and for the tasks and the challenges and opportunities Access“ (Professor Laurent Romary), activities conducted by the ALLEA that the rapid progress in data “Research Infrastructures and Working Groups whose scope, digitisation creates for scientists and Cultural Data“ (Professor Claudine membership and on-going activities researchers, including questions of Moulin), “Bibliographic eArchives“ were presented by the chairs, storage, accessibility and long-term (Professor Tito Orlandi), “Trusted respectively. preservation of research data, pan- Digital Archives“ (Dr Peter Doorn). (continued on page 14)
Left photo: (from left) Professor Johanna Wanka, German Federal Minister for Education and Research, Professor Günter Stock, ALLEA President, Dr Zoran Stancic, Deputy Director General in the European Commission; right: audience of the symposium
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Left photo: ALLEA delegates in front of the Concert Hall in Berlin; right: Dr Sandra Collins, director of the Digital Repository of Ireland and chairperson of the ALLEA Working Group E Humanities in discussion with the presenters
ALLEA Vice President Daniela Jezova its network of partnerships and closed with an invitation by ALLEA gave insights into the complex and cooperation, its financial contributing Board member Oivind Andersen to diverse landscape of European system as well as future priorities in celebrate the next General Assembly academy organisations of which the times of severe budget constraints on the premises of the Norwegian European Academies Science Advisory including most of the member Academy of Science and Letters in Council (EASAC) was presented by its academies countries’ funds for Oslo on 24/25 April 2014. President elect Jos van der Meer who research and education. The assembly informed about the Advisory Council’s priorities and current activities. Links to presentations and documents of the General Assembly 2013 With an absolute majority of the Programme (pdf) (ALLEA Symposium) • Professor Tito Orlandi - votes cast, the ALLEA General Bibliographic eArchives Assembly decided to invite three Welcome Addresses (pdf) • Dr Peter Doorn - Trusted Digital further academies to become part • Professor Günter Stock (ALLEA Archives of the ALLEA. On the basis of the President) comprehensive application dossiers • Professor Johanna Wanka Recordings of the event (mp3) that the applicants had provided, the (German Federal Minister for • Dr Sandra Collins ALLEA Board had recommended the Education and Research) • Dr William Kilbride admission of the National Academy of • Dr Zoran Stancic (European • Professor Laurent Romary Sciences of the Republic of Armenia as Commission, Deputy Director • Professor Claudine Moulin well as of the two Belgian academies General for Communications • Professor Tito Orlandi Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Networks, Content and • Dr Peter Doorn Literature (Koninklijke Academie voor Technology) Nederlandse Taalen Letterkunde) and Photos Royal Academy of French Language Presentations of the speakers(pdf) and Literature (Académie Royale de • Dr Sandra Collins - Introduction ALLEA members can visit the langue et de literature françaises de • Dr William Kilbride - The restricted area on the ALLEA Belgique). With the admission of the Challenges and Opportunities of homepage in order to access the three new members, ALLEA currently Digital Preservation full set of meeting and background comprises a total of 55 member • Professor Laurent Romary - documents of the 14th General academies from 43 countries. Scholarly Work and Open Access Assembly 2013. • Professor Claudine Moulin - The meeting furthermore discussed Research Infrastructures and the important role of ALLEA as a link Cultural Data between the academies in Europe,
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The next issue of the ALLEA newsletter addresses the topic: In search for an intellectual Europe – responsibilities and contributions of the European academies
How can European academies best contribute to the idea and perception of Europe as an intellectual and cultural region? This question seems more and more important since in the media, among politicians and - as it seems – increasingly also in the minds of many citizens, Europe is being reduced to a merely economic dimension. The academies in Europe are particularly designated to show and promote the intellectual and cultural diversity and richness of Europe.
Imprint Save the Date All European Academies (ALLEA) ALLEA General Assembly 2014 Professor Dr Günter Stock (President) On the premises of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters c/o Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of 24/25 April 2014 | Oslo Sciences and Humanities - Jaegerstr. 22/23 - 10117 Berlin - Germany tel +49 (0)30-3259873-72 Preliminary Programme: fax +49 (0)30-3259873-73 • Celebratory event: 20th anniversary of ALLEA [email protected] • Scientific Symposium Enabling early career researchers - Needs for training of a new generation (working title) Authoring and editing: Matthias Johannsen, • Annual plenary meeting 2014 Aline Kahler-Al Dahabi and Dominik Adrian
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