ALLEA Member Academies Albania: Akademia E Shkencave E Shqipërisë; Armenia: գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա; Austria: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften; Belarus: Нацыянальная акадэмiя навук Беларусі; Belgium: Académie royale des Sciences des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique; Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van Belgie voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten; Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde; Académie Royale de langue et de About ALLEA littérature françaises de Belgique; Bosnia and Herzegovina: Akademija nauka i umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine; Bulgaria: Българска академия на науките; Croatia: Hrvatska Akademija ALLEA (All European Academies) is the European Znanosti i Umjetnosti; Czech Republic: Akademie věd České Federation of Academies of Sciences and republiky; Učená společnost České republiky; Denmark: Kongelige Humanities. It was founded in 1994 and brings Danske Videnskabernes Selskab; Estonia: Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia; Finland France together almost 60 Academies of Sciences and : Tiedeakatemiain neuvottelukunta; : Académie des Learned Societies from over 40 countries in the Sciences - Institut de France; Académie des Inscriptions et Belles- Lettres; Georgia: საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული Council of Europe region. ALLEA is financed by აკადემია; Germany: Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der annual dues from its member academies and Wissenschaften; Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften; remains fully independent from political, religious, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen, Akademie der commercial or ideological interests. Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Member Academies operate as learned societies, Wissenschaften, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg, think tanks, or research performing organisations. Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Nordrhein-Westfälische They are self-governing communities of leaders Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste, Sächsische Akademie of scholarly enquiry across all fields of the der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig (Associate Members); Greece: natural sciences, the social sciences and the Ακαδημία Αθηνών; Hungary: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia; humanities. ALLEA therefore provides access to Ireland: The Royal Irish Academy - Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann; Italy: Accademia Nazionale ;האקדמיה הלאומית הישראלית למדעים :an unparalleled human resource of intellectual Israel excellence, experience and expertise. Furthermore, dei Lincei; Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti; Accademia delle its integrative membership structure comprises Scienze di Torino; Kosovo: Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Latvia Lithuania: Academies from both EU and non–EU member Kosovës; : Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija; Lietuvos mokslų akademija; Macedonia: Македонска Академија на Науките states in Europe. и Уметностите; Moldova: Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei; Montenegro: Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetno ALLEA Secretariat ALLEA seeks to contribute to improving the sti; Netherlands: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van framework conditions under which science and Wetenschappen; Norway: Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi; Det Jägerstr. 22/23 scholarship can excel. Jointly with its Member Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab; Poland: Polska Akademia 10117 Berlin Academies, ALLEA is in a position to address the Umiejętności; Polska Akademia Nauk; Portugal: Academia das Germany full range of structural and policy issues facing Ciências de Lisboa; Romania: Academia Română; Russia: Europe in science, research and innovation. In Российская академия наук (Associate Member); Serbia: Srpska doing so, it is guided by a common understanding Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti; Slovakia: Slovenská Akadémia Vied; Phone: +49 (0)30-3259873-72 of Europe, bound together by historical, social Slovenia: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti; Spain: Real Fax: +49 (0)30-3259873-73 and political factors as well as for scientific and Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas; Real Academia de Ciencias economic reasons. Exactas, Físicas y Naturales (Associate Member); Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona; Institut d’Estudis Catalans; Sweden: E-mail: [email protected] Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien; Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Twitter: @ALLEA_academies Antikvitets Akademien; Switzerland: Akademien der Wissenschaften Web: www.allea.org Connecting excellence Schweiz; Turkey: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi; Bilim Akademisi (Associate Member); Ukraine: Національна академія наук України; United Kingdom: The British Academy; The Learned Society of Wales; The Royal Society; The Royal Society of Edinburgh Working Groups Science Advice for Policy Publications by European Academies Science and Ethics The Permanent Working Group Science and Ethics ALLEA Working Groups regularly produce a leads collective deliberations on topics such as research wide range of publications and high-level policy integrity, research misconduct or ethics education among recommendations responding to on-going issues others. Its publications include The European Code of and anticipating upcoming challenges in their fields Conduct for Research Integrity, recognised by the European of expertise. Their outputs include, among others, Commission as the reference guide for research integrity in the European Research Area. The SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European scientific statements, position papers and reports. Academies) consortium works within the European Whenever needed, ALLEA provides support for Mission Intellectual Property Rights Commission‘s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) and is carried out by ALLEA in partnership with other European safeguarding the autonomy and independence of The Permanent Working Group Intellectual Property Academy Networks (Academia Europaea, EASAC, Euro- science and research and that of scientific institutions, ALLEA’s mission includes Rights deliberates and provides policy advice on the CASE, and FEAM). particularly academies of sciences and humanities. most challenging topics of IPR in the European context. To this effect, ALLEA issues public statements, open » promoting the exchange of information and The expert group produces scientific recommendations The overall objective of SAPEA is to bring together letters, as well as joint statements along with other experiences between Academies, and fostering in fields such as access to scientific publications, stem timely, independent and evidence-based scientific international scientific cooperation, cell research, the EU patent system and on the relevant expertise for the highest policy level in Europe and European and international scientific organisations. » representing the European Academies and aspects of the Digital Agenda. for the wider public. In doing so, it assembles the Furthermore, ALLEA regularly publishes volumes outstanding knowledge and expertise of Fellows from communicating their positions to European Framework Programme 9 in a book series on pan-European topics entitled over 100 Academies and Learned Societies in more authorities and institutions, Discourses on Intellectual Europe. These volumes The Working Group Framework Programme 9 aims at than 40 countries across Europe. SAPEA works closely » contributing with its policy for science work to the are comprised of bilingual essays from renowned developing suggestions for the next EU’s research and together with Young Academies and -when appropriate- improvement of the framework conditions under innovation programme, succeeding the current Horizon other relevant stakeholders. scientists and scholars from all across Europe and which science and scholarship can flourish, 2020 programme. Its goal is to ensure that the interests from a wide range of disciplines. Recent titles are » fostering excellence and high ethical standards in of the whole Wissenschafts-community are taken into “The boundaries of Europe” and “The role of music in the conduct of research, as well as inter-, trans-, account and that the social sciences and humanities are Intellectual Europe European integration”. and multidisciplinary approaches in all scientific fully represented. endeavours, In its efforts to promote and strengthen an understanding Science Education » offering the best available impartial scientific of Europe as multifaceted, intellectual, open and vibrant, advice to a wide range of decision-makers and The Working Group Science Education is engaged in ALLEA stakeholders in the science policy arena as well as fostering effective science education in schools by » awards the All European Academies Madame de promoting training programmes for science teachers in to the European society at large, Staël Prize for Cultural Values to honour European Europe and beyond, as well as working with policymakers » striving for academic freedom and the autonomy of scholars for exceptional contributions to common to improve the quality of science education across Europe science and research, and of scientific institutions, European values and identity, and globally. » contributing to the process of European integration » publishes the book series Discourses on Intellectual and to a close collaboration in science between EU E Humanities Europe, which seeks to explore the question of an and non-EU countries in Europe, The Working Group E Humanities is concerned with intrinsic or quintessential European identity, its » promoting public trust in scientific values and identifying and raising awareness for priorities and issues roots, and how European scientists and scholars can processes, and providing a platform for public facing the advancement of digital humanities in academia, actively contribute to the discourse that will shape engagement with science. as well as contributing to the improvement of the Open Europe’s future, Science agenda. » holds symposia and workshops together with its Member Academies on current scientific issues and challenges of pan-European relevance. .