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newsletter Issue #12 | August 2017 ALLEA’s vision for Framework Programme 9 Contents On 12 July the ALLEA Working Presidency/Board 2 Group Framework Programme 2017 ALLEA General Assembly 9 published the position paper Developing a Vision for Portrait of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Framework Programme 9, ALLEA Board meeting in Barcelona which calls on the EU to make Intellectual Europe 7 a clear commitment to research and innovation in the next Book release: The role of music in European integration framework programme in order ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize (2014-2016) to better respond to future Focus 8 challenges. ALLEA's vision for Framework Programme 9 Dear Reader, Interview with lead author Prof John Bell SAPEA 11 n the coming years Europe has an exceptional responsibility not only to stay at the cutting edge of research, but also Food from the Oceans: Events in the UK and Norway Ito defend the freedom and autonomy of academia. It is in SAPEA‘s contributions to EU science advice the hands of the scientific community to make this happen. We, at ALLEA, are determined to contribute to these great Working Groups/Projects 13 goals, working side by side with our Member Academies. Science and Ethics Working Group meeting With our policy-for-science work we aim to actively improve Intellectual Property Rights statements the conditions for science and research in Europe in general AGATE: New report on digital infrastructures and the nature of European research funding programmes in particular. Thus I am very pleased to present you in this Latest news 15 newsletter issue our latest position paper “Developing a Vision for Framework Programme 9”. The publication, prepared by ALLEA’s Working Group Framework Programme 9, provides to the Professor of European Law at the Katholieke a set of visionary yet reasonable policy recommendations Universitet Leuven and President of the European Court on guiding principles FP9 should particularly focus on. of Justice, Koen Lenaerts. I am very much looking forward We dedicate our Focus section to this topic and include to these days and especially to connecting with many an interview with the lead author and chair of the Working great minds from across Europe. Group, Professor John Bell. You may find a summary of the Last but not least, in Budapest we will have time to group’s key recommendations on page 9. discuss the progress of our science-for-policy activities FP9 and many other topics relevant for and in the research within SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European community will be part of our debates in the upcoming Academies) after more than half a year in operation. ALLEA General Assembly, celebrated on the kind invitation As you will read in this issue, the European Academy of the the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest on 4 Networks consortium is gaining momentum. We are September 2017. This year’s annual meeting is exceptional leading the production of scientific advice on the topic in more than one way. As my Presidency is drawing towards “Food from the Oceans” and engaging the public with its conclusion in spring 2018, we will already be electing the creative and stimulating scientific events such as the next ALLEA President in our business meeting in Budapest ones organised in Norway and in the UK. to ensure a smooth transition. Furthermore, for the first time we are organising a longer, two-day international I wish you an enjoyable reading and I am looking forward scientific conference together with our partner Academia to meeting many of you in Budapest. Europaea with the title “Sustainability and Resilience” Kind regards, on 5-6 September. The event will bring together eminent scientists and scholars with European high level officials to discuss Europe’s most pressing scientific questions in an interdisciplinary manner. Furthermore, we will be awarding Günter Stock the 2017 All European Academies Madame de Staël Prize President of ALLEA Presidency/Board 2 BUDAPEST The 2017 ALLEA General Assembly ready to start The event hosted by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) will bring together delegates from more than 50 European Academies from across Europe to discuss ALLEA's future priorities and most pressing issues for science and research in Europe on 4-6 September in Budapest It is not every day that representatives from European academies from across 40 countries sit together in one room, but the day is finally coming: 4 September 2017. Delegates from ALLEA Member Academies will meet in Budapest for the 18th ALLEA General Assembly to deliberate and decide on the most critical issues for the next year. With the end of Prof Stock's Presidency approaching (spring 2018), delegates will vote on the successor candidate for the term 2018-2021. The agenda will include topics for discussion such as ALLEA Member Academies’ delegates during the General Assembly celebrated in 2016 at the Austrian the future of European research and of Academy of Sciences. the role of academies in policy advice, the candidacy of new members or the up international conference latest and upcoming publications of “Sustainability and Resilience” The role of academies in Europe ALLEA’s policy for science working (4-6 September), co-organised with groups. is expanding and transforming, ALLEA’s partner Academia Europaea. ALLEA encourages its Member particularly in providing policy Read below for further information on Academies to prepare for what is advice and in today’s challenges to the event. To warm up for the two days expected to be a vibrant debate on, “ of scientific panels, the conference scientific values." inter alia, the next EU’s research and will be inaugurated on September 4 Günter Stock, ALLEA President immediately after ALLEA's business The 2017 Madame de Staël Prize meeting honouring a distinguished of academies in promoting trust in Laureate Koen Lenaerts will give a high level European guest: Koen expertise. “The role of academies in Lenaerts, Professor or European Law, lecture on “The European Court of Europe is expanding and transforming, President of the European Court of Justice in Times of Societal Change" particularly in providing policy advice Justice and recipient of the 2017 All and in today’s challenges to scientific during the award ceremony European Academies Madame de Staël values. We need ALLEA Member Prize for Cultural Values. As part of the Academies to make their voices award ceremony, Sir David Edwards, innovation programme after Horizon heard and provide their long-standing former judge of the European Court of 2020, the implementation of the experience to the discussion. I am Justice, will deliver a laudatory speech European Code of Conduct for Research looking forward to this year’s Assembly and Professor Lenaerts will give a Integrity, ALLEA's enduring efforts for and to opening the stage for debate”, lecture under the title “The European academic freedom and international states Günter Stock, ALLEA President. Court of Justice in Times of Societal scientific collaboration, as well as the ALLEA delegates are also invited Change”. recently opened fronts on the role to participate in the follow- CONFERENCE International conference on Europe’s Sustainability and Resilience The 2017 ALLEA General Assembly programme includes an international conference co-organised with ALLEA’s partner Academia Europaea Following ALLEA’s tradition to an interdisciplinary conference on 5-6 on Europe’s heritage, social system, present a scientific programme on the September. On this occasion, eminent health, economy, climate, and the most crucial and current questions for scientists, scholars and European science and research landscape. European academies and European high level officials are invited to Furthermore, a panel series called research and science, this year’s constructively discuss the facts, “Frontiers of Science” will look into General Assembly will continue with challenges and potential solutions the most pressing issues in science allea newsletter #12 | august 2017 Presidency/Board 3 and research. A highlight will be the The Venue lecture by José van Dijck, President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and View of the Large Lecture Room at the Hungarian distinguished Professor at Utrecht Academy of Sciences. University, on “European public values in a global online society". Academies will have their special showcase session during the panel “Academies’ advice to policy-making – impact and strategies”. Another panel will address the new initiatives of the European Commission and European Academy Networks on scientific advice under the Scientific This year the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) is the distinguished host of Advice Mechanism (SAM) and the the annual meeting and will open its doors to its monumental neo-renaissance SAPEA consortium (Science for Policy building on the banks of the river Danube for ALLEA delegates. The ALLEA Advice by European Academies). For Business Meeting on Monday 4 September will take place from 9:00 to 16:00. further information, check out the Following the opening of the conference and the award ceremony, all participants latest programme on the website: are invited to stay for a festive reception. http://www.ae-allea-yae- conference2017.org ALLEA’s General Assembly programme at a glance 4 September 5 September 6 September 9:00 – 16:00 9:30-10:00 9:30-11:00 ALLEA General Assembly – Business Reinhard Jahn (Balzan Prize Plenary Session IV: Health and Meeting Laureate): How neurons talk to each Disease,