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Call for nominations for the Holberg Prize awarded annually to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology.
Nomination deadline: 15 June 2025.
Join in celebration of outstanding research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The Holberg Week 2024 will take place 4 –7 June in Bergen and Oslo.
ALLEA publishes the detailed programme of the much-anticipated ALLEA General Assembly on 22–23 May 2024 in Berlin. This event, celebrating ALLEA's 30th anniversary, promises an enriching platform for intellectual discourse and collaborative exchange.
Call for nominations for the The Sustainability Award 2024.
Deadline for submitting nominations: Sunday, March 31st, 2024.
Applications for the Lab sustainability award recognizing pioneers of environmental sustainability in life science research.
Deadline for applications: March 15, 2024.
Call for applications for the XXXVI Premi Internacional Catalunya 2024.
Deadline: 29th February 2024.
Submissions open for the Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community.
Deadline: 31 January 2024.
The International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences celebrates its establishment 75 years ago, on the January 19th, 1949, at the ''Palais des Académies'' in Brussels.
Read ALLEA's new report on the Evolution of Digital Scholarly Practices in the Humanities.
The American Physiological Society journal, ''FUNCTION'', has released a special Physiology & Pathophysiology 2023 Symposium virtual issue, highlighting articles arising from the international symposium held in March 2023.
The International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022/23 spotlights the links between the basic sciences and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Make a nomination for the Millennium Technology Prize for groundbreaking technological innovations that benefit people globally and improve life on the planet in a sustainable way. Nominations are welcomed from all fields of technology, excluding military technology.
The call is open until Tuesday 31 October 2023.
The Institute's mission is to revitalize cooperation among Russian-speaking researchers outside of Russia, to encourage them to think freely and critically about new international realities and their own identity, and to establish joint research projects with colleagues from all over the world.
Academia Europaea and SAPEA call for nominations of experts: Successful and timely uptake of Artificial Intelligence in science in the EU.
Deadline: 14th August 2023.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters calls for nominations for the Abel Prize 2024. Deadline: September 1, 2023.
Eligible nominations from AE members are supported by Academia Europaea. Deadline: 14th August 2023.
Submit nominations to the Mohn Prize, which carries a cash award of 2 million NOK (approximately 180 000 €). The prize is awarded to an individual or to a research group who has published excellent research related to the Arctic.
Deadline for nominations: 31st of July 2023.
Read the new Open Research Europa newsletter.
Grants for refugees from Ukraine, formerly employed in scientific institutions - for scientists, scholars and doctors fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Call for Applications for the selection of members of the Commission expert group on the Interim Evaluation of Horizon Europe.
Deadline for applications: 20th June 2023.
The Trustees of the Academia Europaea have today issued a statement expressing their concern at the Spanish Government’s proposed elimination of Linguistics as a core discipline from the Spanish University system.
Call for nominations for the Buys Ballot Medal 2023 by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Deadline for nominations: 15 May 2023.
Academia Europaea encourages its members to nominate or apply for the Falling Walls Awards.
Deadline: 1 May 2023.
Press release by European Academies Science Advisory Council (easac): Scientists applaud EU pesticide regulation, but Member States and industry must stop using loopholes.
SAPEA publishes its latest Evidence Review Report, with input from Academia Europaea.
Call for application for the Early Career Researcher Awards by the Board of the Union Académique Internationale (UAI).
Deadline: February 1st, 2023.
The European Commission has published a call for experts to support monitoring of EU Missions.
Application deadline: 5 November 2022
Academia Europaea encourages its members to endorse and sign up the Manifesto to support early research careers.
Latest edition of Open Research Europe with interesting items for members of Academia Europaea.
Invitation to young scientists to take part in the second edition of the international competition for Stanisław Lem European Research Prize, organized by the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
Deadline: 30 September 2022.
Announcement of SAPEA's publication of the second evidence review report of the year.
Election of new members. Press release by Academia Europaea.
30 May 2022.
ALLEA is officially launching a call for applications for the European Fund for Displaced Scientists (EFDS).
Deadline for applications: 1 July 2022.
Members of Academia Europaea are encouraged to nominate the Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022 and help bring the most outstanding research to the international stage at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin (7–9 November 2022).
Call for Nominations for the DKK 5 million (appr. EUR 672,000) 2022 Novo Nordisk Prize.
Deadline: 1 June, 2022.
Scenarios for Europe in the post Covid-19 world.
Read a new publication about the possible futures of 2040 for the EU emerging from the crisis of the pandemic, as possible contexts for EU R&I.
Members of Academia Europaea are invited to nominate candidates for the 2023 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) International Awards.
Young researchers, including Postdocs, PhD candidates and Master students can apply for travel grants to attend EuroScience Open Forum - ESOF2022, 13-16 July 2022.
Request to help Ukrainian researchers by European Commission’s Director-General for Research and Innovation, Jean-Eric Paquet.
University of Alabama advertizes Post-Doc/Visiting Scientist posts in Biosciences.
Read the statement from the AE Board of Trustees in response to the publication of a statement by the Russian University Rectors Union.
Read the open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists against the war with Ukraine.
Academia Europaea lists websites with links to schemes, initiatives and programmes which support Ukrainian researchers and students who are in search of work or seek refuge in other countries.
Academia Europaea fully supports the “Declaration on Fundamental Values for International Co-operation in Research and Innovation”, as signed by the Research Ministers of the EU recently.
Academia Europaea recognizes and applauds the Hungarian Academy of Science's fundraising campaign for Ukrainian scientists and scholars.
Academia Europaea supports the decision by ALLEA to suspend the Russian and Belorussian Academies from membership of their organisation.
The Academia Europaea strongly supports the initiative “Stick to Science” proposed by ETH Zurich, EPFL, Universities UK (the association of 140 universities in the UK) and the Wellcome Trust. The Academy encourages our individual members to sign up to the initiative.
Academia Europaea congratulates the City of Leiden - the “European City of Science 2022”. The city will be a venue for a 365-day science festival packed with activities, lectures, workshops, excursions, exhibitions, and events.
The Board of the Academia Europaea issue a strong condemnation of Russian state action against the Ukraine.
Links to statements on the Russian war against Ukraine issued by other European Academies and Academic organisations.
Read the new SAPEA Evidence Review Report recommending improvements to existing screening programmes for cervical cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
Best wishes for the Chinese lunar New Year!
View the recording of the ERC Mentoring Event organised by the Young Academy of Europe in collaboration with the Budapest Hub on 11 November 2021.
The deadline for the ERC Research Starting Grants is 13th January 2022.
Academia Europaea wishes everyone a restful and a safe holiday period.
Read the new SAPEA Evidence Review Report presenting the latest scientific evidence on the biodegradability of plastics in the open environment.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
December 1, 2021.
SCIENTIFIC GRAND PRIZE 2021 - Call for nominations.
INSTITUT DE FRANCE LEFOULON-DELALANDE FOUNDATION.
Deadline for the reception of the dossiers: January 14, 2022.
The statement concerns the Academy communications in relation to the action by the ‘Tribunal de Cuentas’ in Madrid.
ADVANCE NOTICE of the 2021 Members Business meeting (AGM) and of A SERIES OF ONLINE MEMBER BALLOTS.
Call for Nominations for the Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize (3rd edition, Humanities and Social Sciences).
Deadline for nominations: September 30, 2021.
Key Messages from European Science Academies for UNFCCC COP26 and CBD COP15:
The urgency of the climate and biodiversity crises requires closer coordination between UNFCCC and CBD.
EASAC publishes a Commentary summarizing EASAC’s ten years of scientific analysis covering environmental, energy and biosciences set against the scary backdrop of an inexorable increase in temperature and humidity.
Call for the nomination of experts to take part in a SAPEA Working Group on ‘Strategic crisis management in the EU: Improving EU crisis prevention, preparedness, response and resilience’
The 10th call for the 2022 European Young Researchers' Award is now open. The call open for applicants in PhD and Postdoc category.
The deadline for the 2022 call for both awards is Friday September 17, 2021 at 12:00pm CEST.
Academia Europaea's Cardiff Knowledge Hub celebrates its 5th anniversary.
Academia Europaea unreservedly endorses and supports the concerns as expressed in the open letter of the European STI Councils and Advisory Bodies and other Science Organisations on the Participation of Switzerland under Horizon Europe.
The signing ceremony of the agreement for a new 4 year contract between Academia Europaea and the University of Bergen.
View the video of the signing ceremony.
André Mischke YAE Prize 2021 awarded to Professor Marian Verhelst.
Academia Europaea provides links to information and research about the coronavirus.
Bioelectrodynamics Research team, Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Position can be started from June 2021, but no later than January 2022.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ALLEA PROJECT CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE
ACADEMIC SYSTEM.
Members of Academia Europaea are invited to participate in the ALLEA project.
The deadline for sending in expressions of interest: April 12, 2021.
A committee chaired by Prof. Erol Gelenbe, member of the Informatic section of Academia Europaea, published a report addressing key problems in scientific and technical communication, and peer review.
Invitation to AE members to submit nominations for the 2021 Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia.
Deadline: 31st April, 2021.
2021 Nominations open: BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards.
The closing date for submissions is June 30, 2021, at 23:00 GMT.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
1 March 2021.
Call for nominations for the André Mischke YAE Prize for Science and Policy 2021.
The deadline has been extended until 15 April 2021.
André Mischke YAE Prize 2020 awarded to Dr Grant Hill-Cawthorne in recognition of his internationally leading roles in academic research, management, and policymaking.
AE Cardiff Hub’s Annual Report 2020 is available now.
The Daniel Carasso Fellowship is an initiative to support research on sustainable food systems.
Call for nominations.
Call closure: 05.03.2021
Academia Euroapea thanks its members, patrons, institutional sponsors and partners and all visitors of its web site for a fruitful 2021.
Read the latest newsletter by EASAC, the European Academies Science Advisory Council.
The new AE Budapest Knowledge Hub was launched on 9 December 2020.
Attend the virtual launch of the AE Budapest Knowledge Hub.
9 DECEMBER 2020, 14.00-16.00 (CET)
2020 Harry H. HESS Medal of the American Geophysical Union awarded to Donald B. Dingwell.
Interview with Gemma Modinos, new Chair of the Young Academy of Europe.
Gemma Modinos appointed Chair of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) Board.
Sir John Meurig Thomas, member of the Chemical science section of Academia Europaea passed away 13 November 2020.
Academia Europaea elects Professor Marja Makarow as the next President.
Prof. Makarow takes up the role in October 2021.
SCIENTIFIC GRAND PRIZE 2021 - Call for nominations.
INSTITUT DE FRANCE LEFOULON-DELALANDE FOUNDATION.
Deadline for the reception of the dossiers: January 11, 2021.
Nicole Grobert, member of Chemical sciences section of Academia Europaea, has been elected Chair of the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors.
Due to the ongoing COVID restrictions and postponement of the 2020 Barcelona conference to October 2021, the deadline for the nomination has been extended to 31 October, 2020.
Call for Papers for the JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development (Hybrid) Conference: Covid-19 Pandemic and Sustainable Development.
Submission deadline: 10 November 2020.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
26 October 202.
Connecting Universities Across Eurasia. A new publication by Marijk van der Wende, member of the Human Mind and its Complexity section, William C. Kirby, Nian Cai Liu and Simon Marginson.
Webinar on the occassion of the book launch. 5 November 2020
2–4 PM (CET).
Cartographic Constructions of Israel/Palestine.
A new publication by Christine Leuenberger and Izhak Schnell, member of the Human Mobility, Governance, Environment and Space section.
Members of Academia Europaea are called upon to take part in the presidential elections 2020.
The voting period ends 12 October 2020.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 awarded with one half to Sir Roger Penrose, member of the Academia Europaea Mathematics section and the other half to Reinhard Genzel, member of the Earth and Cosmic Sciences section (jointly with Andrea Ghez).
Prof. Christopher Smith appointed Executive Chair of the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
September 28, 2020.
Beijerinck Prizes for Virology 2021
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) invites researchers and scientific institutions to consider candidates for the M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize. This Prize goes to an internationally recognized virologist from any part of the world with groundbreaking contributions to virology.
Members of Academia Europaea are also eligible to nominate candidates.
Deadline for nominations: 1 November 2020.
Professor Jean-Marie Tarascon awarded the 2020 Balzan Prize for Environmental Challenges: Materials Science for Renewable Energy.
Professor Sir Martin Hairer is the single winner of the 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics.
The President of the International Balzan Foundation "Prize" Alberto Quadrio-Curzio and the Chairman of the Balzan General Prize Committee Luciano Maiani will announce via live streaming the names of the 2020 Balzan Prizewinners.
A review by Luca Steardo Jr, Luca Steardo MAE and Alex Verkhratsky MAE highlighting the importance of appropriate management of psychiatric aspects of COVID-19.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
August 24, 2020.
Professor Peter Trudgill awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Murcia University.
Academia Europaea Barcelona Knowledge Hub presents several short documentaries on different examples of symbiotic relationships existing in nature, presented in a visually striking format.
There is a high level of trust in scientists and a low level of trust in politicians. How is working together likely to impact on levels of trust in scientists and politicians and the relationship between scientists and politicians?
Article by Baroness Onora O’Neill, member of the Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies section of Academia Europaea.
Take part in the Young Academy of Europe’s COVID-19 Impact Survey. The purpose of the survey is to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the research and careers of young researchers.
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina starts a new virtual format together with its global partners: Leopoldina International Virtual Panel Series: “Contact Tracing Apps: Promising Tool in the Fight Against COVID-19?”
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 · 11:00 to 12:15 GMT+2
COST actions and COVID-19 created an interdisciplinary network booklet, featuring a full list of the expertise offered and details on how to connect.
Professor Peter Day, member of the Chemical sciences section of the Academy, former Council member, Board member and for a long time the AE Honorary Treasurer passed away 19 May 2020.
Read the obituary by Michel Verdaguer and Graham Hutchings, Class chair of the Chemical sciences section.
Read the new COVID-19 position paper by EASSH (European Allience for Social Sciences and Humanities.
Endocytic Uptake of SARS-COV-2: Roles of pH, Ca2+ and NAADP.
New article by Ole Petersen, Vice President of Academia Europaea.
The paper highlights how interdisciplinary research will help to understand how SARS-COV-2 affects the gastrointestinal system.
Academia Europaea and its Cardiff Knowledge Hub have led the work on sustainability planning for the future strategic development of SAPEA.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
June 15, 2020.
Award of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences to Prof. Gilles Brassard.
The webinar "The Higgs Boson and the Coronavirus (Basic Science after the Pandemic)" will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 4:00 pm CET.
Call for speakers for the YAE Symposia on COVID-19.
Invitation to a webinar on culture and education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL).
June 3, 2020 13:00.
Prof. Swyngedouw awarded two Honorary Doctorates by Swedish and Danish universities.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
Newsletter from the President of Academia Europaea, Professor Sierd Cloetingh.
May 2020.
Prof. Leon O. Chua has been named a Celebrated Member of the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS).
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology. The bulletin presents
interesting news about the COVID-19 research.
A systematic collection and map of the most recent published evidence on covid-19 published by the EPPI-Centre (Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre).
Martin McKee, member of the Behavioural Sciences section of Academia Europaea, has published a new article on the Wider health effects of COVID-19 response.
The Commission announced that 8 large-scale research projects, aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the coronavirus, were selected in a fast-track call for proposals, launched in March by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private partnership.
Professor Milena Žic Fuchs, member of the Linguistic Science section of Academia Europaea, was elected first Croatian member of the ERC Scientific Council.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology.
10 members of the Informatics section of Academia Europaea elevated to First Cohort of Fellows by IFIP, the International Federation of Information Processing.
The nominations cycle 2019/2020 will close at midnight on 30 April 2020.
A group of COST Actions joins forces to set up an informal ‘inter-COST network’ to advance research on coronavirus. Stratagem COST Action is leading and coordinating this bottom up initiative.
Human Diversity in Context: publication drawn from the Academia Europaea Curien Fund supported conference in Triest in 2018.
Hard copy and online access available.
Academia Europaea mourns the passing of Professor Robert McCredie May, member of the Organismic and Evoluationary Biology section of Academia Europaea.
Luca Steardo, Robert Zorec and Alex Verkhratsky, members of the Physiology and Neuroscience section of Academia Europaea, have published a commentary entitled ‘Neuroinfection may contribute to pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of COVID-19’.
Academia Europaea would like to inform its members about the publication of the latest COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology.
Board Member of Academia Europaea, Éva Kondorosi, has been appointed to the European Group of Chief Scientific Advisors.
Interview with Peter Jackson on the occassion of the publication of the new SAPEA evidence review on "A Sustainable Food System for the European Union.
The Jordan – UK El Hassan bin Talal Research Chair in Sustainability Call is open to established scholars of any nationality in any discipline within the social sciences and humanities who are recognised internationally for their expertise in the area of sustainability. Deadline: 6 May 2020.
Read the new acatech report ‘The Coronavirus Crisis: Keeping the economy running, meeting basic necessities, maintaining innovation: Intervention – Stabilisation – Stimulation’.
Petition concerning Covid-19: Mobilizing EU collective intelligence for responsible lockdown exit strategies.
Academia Europaea would like to share the April COVID-19 Bulletin of the Royal Society of Biology.
SAPEA Evidence Review Report on “A Sustainable Food System for the EU” has been published today, Thursday 09th April 2020.
Coronavirus information by SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) providing some guidance and ideas, regularly updated, for communicating science and research topics.
April 2020.
ERC Update – Coronavirus research, Advanced Grants results, new stories.
April 2020.
The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) have published a Statement on COVID-19.
Operating modes of the London Headquarters, the regional Knowledge Hubs and the Graz Information Centre.
23 March 2020.
A special call for Registered Report (RR) submissions that are relevant to COVID-19 in any field, including but not limited to biological, medical, economic, and psychological research.
The Wroclaw workshop “Collective Identities, Nations and Social Spheres" is postponed and rescheduled to next Spring.
The European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) is organising a Call for Expression of Interest in view of establishing a Reserve List of Seconded National Experts - Research Programme Experts.
Deadline for application: 21 April 2020, at 12:00 (midday) Brussels time.
Call for nominations for the Premi Internacional Catalunya.
Deadline: 3 April 2020.
Report on the panel discussion on the ‘Making Sense of Science for Policy’ Evidence Review Report.
The event was hosted by Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange (CUSPE) at Magdalene College, Cambridge, 30 January 2020.
March 2020. With news about the activities of the Barcelona Knowledge Hub, the international conference on "The Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions" organized by the HERCuLES group, the 2020 Annual conference “BUILDING BRIDGES III”, and 32nd annual Business meeting of members in Barcelona, the ERASMUS MEDAL award, the lauching of a fifth AE Regional Knowledge Hub in Munich, and the nomination cycle 2020.
Candidatures to the Premi Ramon Margalef d’Ecologia Prize 2020.
The deadline for submitting proposals is May 15, 2020.
Sir John Cadogan, a member of the Chemical sciences section and one of the early members of Academia Europaea, passed away on 8 February 2020.
Three members of Academia Europaea, Ole Petersen, Anant Parekh and Tullio Pozzan will play key roles in the development of a new journal of the American Physiological Society (APS)
Call for nomination for the André Mischke YAE Prize for Science and Policy 2020
Deadline for submissions: 29 February 2020.
"What is the Significance of Nuclear Energy to the Future of Global Power Generation? - a new exptert report published by Acatech.
Wishes for the Chinese lunar New Year.
Invitation to conference "The Role of Cultural Heritage in Socio-Economic Development and Preservation of Democratic Values - HERItage".
Venue: Rijeka, Croatia, European Capital of Culture 2020.
Date: March 11-13, 2020
Academia Euroapea thanks its members, patrons, institutional sponsors and partners and all visitors of its web site for a fruitful 2019.
Holiday closure of AE headquarters, Knowledge Hubs and the Graz Information Centre.
2020 Arthur HOLMES Medal and Honorary Membership of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) awarded to Prof. Dingwell, the Vice-President of Academia Europaea.
Prof. Dingwell, Vice-President of Academia Europaea, awarded Honorary doctorate of the National University of Mexico.
Prof. Laure Saint-Raymond awarded the 2020 Bôcher Memorial Prize.
The AE is pleased to announce the award of the 2019 Erasmus Medal to Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The Erasmus Medal will be presented Wednesday 23 October 2019, at the Atenau of Barcelona.
The 2020 Conant Prize awarded to Prof. Amie Wilkinson.
The Board of trustees of the AE are pleased to announce the award of an Erasmus Medal to Prof. Aleida Assmann MAE for her sustained scholarship in the field of literary studies.
Professor Ole Petersen appointed as the Founding Editor-in-Chief of a new American Physiological Society publication 'FUNCTION'.
Read Academia Europaea's new strategic plan 2019 - 2024.
CALL FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA.
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATIONS IS: Noon (UK time) on 30th November 2019.
Abraham-Gottlob-Werner Medal for Professor Donald B. Dingwell.
Interview with Professor Professor Johan Rooryck MAE, Professor of French Linguistics at Leiden University and an Open Access Champion.
Representatives from SAPEA, EU Commission, science advisors, and EU Science Hub
addressed a packed room on how to ensure EU policy is informed by the best available evidence.
Interview with Professor David Prangishvili MAE, Professor at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and Academic Director of the AE Tbilisi Knowledge Hub.
The Max Weber Foundation and the Historisches Kolleg are inviting nominations for the International Research Award.
Closing date for applications: 15 November.
31th Annual Plenary Conference of Academia Europaea in Barcelona, Spain.
Website and registration now open!
October 23-24, 2019.
Updated draft programme available (1 July, 2019).
Interview with Dr Mangala Srinivas, Chair of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE)
A new Evidence Review Report entitled "Making sense of science for policy under conditions of complexity and uncertainty" published by SAPEA.
9th July 2019.
Professor Milena Žic Fuchs and Professor Eystein Jansen appointed to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council
SAPEA publishes the report “Transforming the future of ageing”. This is the second report published since Sierd Cloetingh, the President of Academia Europaea, was elected Chair of SAPEA.
Alexandru Nicolau and his team create three art installations at the Vencice Bienalle interacting with viewers through artificial intelligence.
Award of the honour of Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Merite to Erol Gelenbe.
The imperativ of climate action to protect human health in Europe
New EASAC policy report
June 2019
A call by the European Commision for experts to join ‘Mission Boards’.
Deadline: 11 June 2019.
Call for nominations for the Adam Kondorosi Academia Europaea Award for Advanced Research.
Deadline for nominations: June 1st 2019.
Article by Adrian Bejan ranked 1st in a list of trending papers in the category 'All Categories' among all works published in March 2019.
Enjoy reading!
The Université de Nantes, the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Università di Napoli l’Orientale, the University of Kent and the University of Amersterdam are hiring post-doctoral researchers for the project “The European Qur’an: Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion (1150-1850)” (EuQu).
Application deadline: April 1st, 2019.
Doctoral candidates for work on the project “The European Qur’an: Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion (1150-1850)” (EuQu) recruited.
Application deadline: April 1, 2019.
Technology Academy Finland TAF calls for nominations for the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize.
1 April – 31 July 2019
The nomination period 2018/2019 opened on 1 December 2018 and will close on 31 March, 2019.
Complimentary access for members of Academia Europaea to the first issue of Nationalities Papers published by Cambridge University Press.
Statement on the situation of HAS.
The Academia Europaea expresses its anxiety at the restrictions now forced upon the operations of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Call for Nominations.
Deadline for Submission: 1 March 2019.
Public launch of the EASAC report on Decarbonisation of Transport: Options and Challenges
Wednesday 20 March 2019, 12:00 – 14:00, Brussels
Handover of new SAPEA report to the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
Establishment of a new regional Academia Europaea Knowledge Hub in Tbilisi, Georgia.
A popularization project of 3D animation movie about the place of humanity in the universe and the environment.
Professor Genoveva Marti elected Vice President of Academia Europaea
Professor Veljko Milutinovic elected Honorary Treasurer of Academia Europaea.
Academia Europaea publishes an anniversary brochure in celebration of its 30th anniversary.
On Monday 24th September, more than 80 members of Academia Europaea (MAEs) gathered at the Royal Society in London to mark the Academia Europaea’s 30th anniversary.
Call for Nominations for the first edition of the Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize.
Deadline for nominations: October 31, 2018 at 5 pm.
Announcement of the 2018 elected members.
Academia Europaea is pleased to report the award of the 2018 Balzan Prize to Professor Eva Kondorosi (member of the AE Board), Professor Juergen Osterhammel and Professor Marilyn Strathern.
Half-year report available now.
Advance notice: The 30th Annual Business meeting of members of the Academia Europaea will take place on 28 November 2018 at the Institut D’Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, 15:00 – 16:00.
Deadline to receive nominations is 1 October.
Academia Europaea invites its members to sign the petition.
Academia Europaea issues an OPEN LETTER to Mr Michel Barnier and Mr David Davis
Academia Europaea has expressed strong support for the recent letter signed by 153 Directors of the Max Planck Society Institutes.
On 12 April, an afternoon informal tea-party in the presence of Professor Arnold Burgen, the founding President of the Academy, was hosted at the Darwin College Cambridge in recognition of the establishment of Academia Europaea in 1988.
Letter by Sierd Cloetingh to Minister László Palkovics regarding the proposed amendment of the Law on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Law on the 2019 State Budget of Hungary.
The Academia Europaea strongly supports the recent views expressed by the Wellcome Trust in its report "Building a Strong Future for European Science: Brexit and Beyond"
Spring 2018
Job advertisement: Head of Communications in SAPEA
Starting date: As soon as possible, ideally 1 July 2018
End date: 31 October 2020 (provisional termination of SAPEA grant)
Location: Brussels, Belgium
URGENT SAPEA call for experts.
Call for nominations for: an international Working Group, one Working Group Vice-Chair, independent reviewers, position of scientific writer, and a published report.
Deadline for response: 10 May 2018.
BarceloNews - Newsletter of the Barcelona Knowledge Hub
No. 1/2018, March 2018
Nominations are now being accepted for the second KNAW Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award. The deadline for nominations is 1 May 2018.
Physiology and Pathophysiology 2018. Symposium to mark the 75th birthday of Professor Ole Petersen, Vice President of Academia Europaea
The 2016 Hannover symposium volume on ‘University Governance and Creativity’ was now published in the European Review. All articles are open access.
World Scientific Publishing
Free access for Academia Europaea until 31 March 2018
The Sjöberg Prize 2018, is awarded to cancer researchers Zhu Chen, MAE, Anne Dejean, MAE and Hugues de Thé.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Single Molecule Transistors and Nanodevices Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Closing Date: 18 January 2018
Lund University celebrates its 350th anniversary with an extensive programme of events and activities.
Position paper: The European Alliance for SSH calls on the EU to make an ambitious investment in Democracy and the European Social Dimension.
Call for nominations for election as Treasurer of the Academia Europaea.
Deadline for receipt of nominations is midnight on 31 October 2017.
Call for nominations for election as a Vice President of the Academia Europaea.
Deadline for receipt of nominations is midnight on 31 October 2017.
ALLEA Press Release, 19 October 2017.
Job advertisement: Senior Scientific Policy Officer
For the EU-funded project SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) acatech is seeking a full-time Senior Scientific Policy Officer (SSPO).
Application deadline: September 22, 2017
Call for participation in survey on research & Innovation in Europe.
The participation in the survey is endorsed by Academia Europaea.
Call for nominations for the Millennium Technology Prize. The nomination period will close on July 31, 2017.
Save the date: The Future of University Development Cooperation. Perspectives of Leading Research Universities.
Leuven, 2 June 2017
Academia Europaea is now associated to the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanties (EASSH).
Message from the Chair of the Young Academy of Europe.
April 2017
The President of the Academia Europaea Sierd Cloetingh writes to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban expressing concern at proposed legislative impacts targeting the Central European University
Message from the Chair of the Young Academy of Europe.
March 2017
Winter 2017
Nominations for the $10,000 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies.
Deadline: January 31, 2017
The Jacobs Foundation invites members of the Academy of Europe to nominate candidates for the 2017 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize.
Deadline for Submission: 1 March 2017.
Introductory talk by Academia Europaea President Sierd Cloetingh at panel discussion at the Free University in Berlin.
Autumn 2016
Honorary membership awarded at the SLE 2016 to Anna Giacalone Ramat and Paolo Ramat.
Newsletter of the Barcelona Knowledge Hub
December 12, 2016
Hagit Amirav elected President of the Young Academy of Europe.
Summary report of the joint conference of the European Commission and International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA)
29th-30th September 2016, Brussels
Academia Europaea supports the latest advice on adoption and implementation of the new general Data Protection Directive as it applies to European research
The Academia Europaea urges the government of the Republic of Turkey to uphold the rights of individual scholars and researchers, students and teachers.
International and multidisciplinary event about frontiers of scientific and technological research in Europe.
Manchester, United Kingdom.
24-27 July 2016
At their meeting on 26 June, The Council of the Academia Europaea confirmed the election of new members to the four Classes of humanities; social and related sciences; exact sciences and life sciences.
New strategic partner of the AE`s Wrocław Knowledge Hub.
A new collaboration agreement signed by Academia Europaea president Sierd Cloetingh and University of Bergen Rector Dag Rune Olsen
Second call for nominations for the 2017 Erasmus Medal to a scholar from the field of Behavioural sciences, Social sciences, Law or Economics, business
and management sciences
Deadline: October 1, 2016.
Application for travel grants to the conference "UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE: IMPEDING OR FACILITATING CREATIVITY?"
Deadline: April 30, 2016.
The Brain Prize 2016 awarded to Profs. Timothy Bliss and Graham Collingridge, members of the Physiology and Neuroscience section
The Board of Trustees have published a letter to the President of the Ukraine on the issue of science funding in the Ukraine.
The Board of Trustees have issued a press statement concerning the recent repression of academics in Turkey.
Writing Residency Programme is intended to support and promote artists representing a variety of literary genres, forms as well combining differnt styles. Call for applications!
Op-ed by Klaus Zimmermann, the chair of the Economics, Business and Management Sciences section
The Nottingham-led International Research Network “Landscapes of Realism: Rethinking Literary Realism(s) in Global Comparative Perspective” funded by the Leverhulme Foundation.
Academia Euroapea thanks its members, patrons, institutional sponsors and partners and all visitors of its web site for a fruitful 2015.
Newsletter of the Barcelona Knowledge Hub
November 2015
EASAC Press Release
248 new members elected
2015 EIB Outstanding Contribution Award to Sir Anthony B. Atkinson
Invitation to nominate candidate(s) for the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize awarded by Technology Academy Finland
Volume 23 - Supplement S1 (Mobility and Migration in Science) - Mai 2015
Volume 23 - Issue 03 (Early Modern Print Culture in Europe) - Juli 2015
Presentations from the symposium now available!
Extensive study of science academy research and the potential for collaboration
European Academy Organisations' statement on President Juncker's announcement
of the new mechanism for independent scientific advice
PRESS STATEMENT - 13 May 2015
Support by Academia Europaea
PRESS RELEASE - 26 March 2015, by ALLEA
(All European Academies)
Professor Jerzy Duszyński elected President of the Polish Academy of Sciences
New address of the London AE office
An invitation to Senior Academia Europaea members - submit your answers for "The big question" to the Young Academy 2015
Statement of the Board of trustees of the Academia Europaea
Guest editor: Cinzia Ferrini
Contributing authors: members of the Academia Europaea
Open Letter to the Members of the European Parliament to express extreme concern about plans to cut the ERC budget by 221 M€.
The organising committee for the conference on "Central Europe and Colonialism" will meet on 12 December for the first time.
AE comment on the proposal of the President of the European Commission for a significant change of policy and budget for the Horizon 2020 support program for research and innovation
The 2014/2015 NOMINATIONS CYCLE closed April 31, 2015.
Ivan Stojmenovic, a member of the Informatics Section, died November 3, 2014.
May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser awarded Nobel Prize
Statement by Prof. Cloetingh, the President of the Academy
Start date: 31 August, 2014
End date: 3 October, 2014
Post-election Statement by Sierd Cloetingh
Download the document
New president elected
List of new members.
by Thomson Reuters
Postdoctoral positions at the Department of Materials, University of Oxford.
Closing Date: 12.00 midday on Thursday 31 July 2014.
2014 Erasmus Medal awarded to Professor Dr. Kurt Mehlhorn MAE
Wittgenstein Award for Josef Penninger.
New Academia Europaea Hub opens.
Public lecture by Professor Horst Möller on "First World War: the Great Seminal Catastrophe of the 20th Century" in Wrocław, Poland.
Order of the Netherlands Lion (Knight) for Sierd Cloetingh
At the end of March 2014 Academia Europaea signed bilateral agreement with Wrocław University of Technology
Postdoctoral positions at the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. Closing Date: 12-Mar-2014
Video with the highlights of the Barcelona Disputatio 2013
Research Europe analyses the role of the Academia Europaea.
Watch the video from the Annual Plenary Conferences of the Academia in Wroclaw
Alexei Verkhratsky elected member of The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Balzan Prize awarded to three members of the Academy: Pascale Cossart, Alan Aspect and Manuel Castells.
IEEE Fellowship awarded to Franco Zambonelli
The Young Academy of Europe was formally established at a constitutive annual meeting held in Brussels on 7/8 December 2012.
Call for Nominations for Elections as INDEPENDENT Members of the Council
Closing date for receipt of valid nominations - 31 July 2013.
ELECTION NOTICE: CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA
Academia Europaea members ONLY.
Anton Zeilinger new president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
A letter by the Board to the Government of Turkey expressing the Academy's wish to see a strong, independent and viable Turkish Academy.
The Board of the Academy have agreed to establish a standing panel for the Humanities and Social Sciences, to be an active focus for our policy and activities.
Launching of the Academia Europaea Knowledge Hub – Wroclaw, 16 December, 2011