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Meeting of EASAC President with CSA Anne Glover
On Tuesday 12 February, a small EASAC group met with Commission President Barroso’s Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA), Prof. Anne Glover, to discuss the details of the future collaboration between her and the National Academies of...... read more
International Innovation Interview with Dr Christiane Diehl, Executive Director of EASAC
Founded by the national science academies of the EU Member States, EASAC acts as an authoritative voice of science in Europe, taking pride in its complete independence from outside funding bodies and its access to outstanding...... read more
The ‘smart villages’ initiative
EASAC is collaborating with the Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre (MCSC), a charitable body based at Cambridge, UK, on a study of provision of energy in rural communities in developing countries. The integrating concept...... read more
Joint EASAC-NASAC Workshop on „Planting the Future”
The networks of the European and African National Academies of Science – EASAC and NASAC – held a joint Workshop on 20 November 2012 in Addis Ababa, at the African Union Commission. The purpose of the workshop was to enter into a...... read more
EASAC-FEAM-STOA Workshop on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing on 3 December in Brussels
On 3 December EASAC has organised a workshop on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing in cooperation with FEAM and STOA. During this workshop the scientific, regulatory and ethical questions were discussed which are being raised...... read more
Letter of the academies' on Horizon 2020
To the Heads of State or Government of EU Countries and the Presidents of EU institutions Letter The Acadamies of Europe 1. As representatives of the European academies of science and humanities we support the Open Letter of...... read more
EASAC has elected Jos van der Meer as new President to succeed Sir Brian Heap from January 2014
Professor Jos van der Meer, current Vice-President of EASAC and former Vice-President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science (KNAW), has been elected as new President of EASAC to succeed Sir Brian Heap from January...... read more
European Commission-EASAC High-level Event on Independent Scientific Advice for EU Policies
On 16 October, the presidents of EASAC’s member academies were invited by the European Commission (EC) to a high-level event to discuss the topic of independent scientific advice for EU policies. The European Commission...... read more
Journal "Nature" has issued correspondence on EASAC-JRC report on nanomaterials
The journal "Nature" has issued a correspondence about the the joint EASAC-JRC report "Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on Health: Considerations for Benefit-Risk Assessment". This article can be downloaded...... read more
Announcement of new project and call for evidence: “Planting the future: opportunities and challenges for sustainable crop development”
There are major challenges for global agriculture to achieve sustainable food security when faced with population growth, climate change and increased social and economic instability. The EU is not immune from these...... read more
The Lancet has issued an editorial on EASAC's report "Direct-to-consumer genetic testing"
The Lancet has issued an editorial on EASAC's report "Direct-to-consumer genetic testing" which can be viewed here. ... read more
EASAC's concern about the draft Energy Efficiency Directive
European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the association of the National Science Academies of EU member states, is concerned about the draft Energy Efficiency Directive currently under consideration by the EU...... read more
European File Magazine publishes article on EASAC
The April issue of the European Files Magazine, dedicated to "Science and Innovation in Europe", includes an article on EASAC. In this article "The benefits of scientific networks in Europe: the example of EASAC...... read more
Science for Environment Policy publishes article on EASAC's report on Nanomaterials
Science for Environment Policy, the European Commission's environmental news service for policy makers has published an article on EASAC’s report “Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on Health” in its May 2012 issue. In this...... read more
Science for Environment Policy publishes article on EASAC's report on Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Science for Environment Policy, the European Commission's environmental news service for policy makers has published an article on EASAC’s report “Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)” in its March 2012 issue. In this article it is...... read more
Open call for evidence and inputs to the EASAC study of carbon capture and storage
Open call for evidence and inputs to the EASAC study of carbon capture and storage The European Academies Science Advisory Council (www.easac.eu) is currently undertaking a study of the challenges and prospects for carbon...... read more
Workshop “Solar Energy (Concentrating Solar Power)” in Athens, Greece
Report of workshop “Solar Energy (Concentrating Solar Power)” Held at the Academy of Athens, 9th December, 2011 The workshop was held at the Academy of Athens to consider developments in concentrating solar power (CSP) across...... read more
10th Anniversary Event in Brussels
EASAC has celebrated its 10th anniversary on 7 November in Brussels, at the Palace of the Royal Belgian Academies. Because EASAC aims at improving the dialogue between scientists and policy-makers, the first part of the evening...... read more
Launch Event EASAC-JRC report Nanosafety and EASAC-JRC "Letter of Intent"
EASAC will shortly publish a new policy report titled “Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on Health: Considerations for Benefit-Risk Assessment”. This policy report is the result of the first strategic liaison between the JRC and...... read more
Open Call for Evidence: Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing (EASAC and FEAM)
EASAC-FEAM Working Group on Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing: Announcement of new project and open Call for Evidence... read more
EASAC’s Energy Steering Panel reviews Japan’s nuclear disaster and Europe’s response
Such were the repercussions of a severe earthquake and its accompanying tsunami at the Fukushima nuclear power station on March 11, 2011 that it led governments, including Germany’s, to re-assess their nuclear energy...... read more
EASAC presentation for STOA panel
On 10 March 2011, the Chairman and the Secretary of EASAC’s Biosciences Steering Panel, Professor Volker ter Meulen and Dr Robin Fears, together with the head of EASAC’s Brussels Office, Ms. Sofie Vanthournout, visited a meeting...... read more
Open Call for Evidence: Concentrating Solar Power
EASAC has recently commenced a study on concentrating solar power (CSP). Its aims are to provide an independent view for policy makers of the prospects for concentrating solar power in Europe and the developments that will be...... read more
Energy and Environment Steering Panels Meeting in Brussels 11 May
The members of the EASAC Environment Steering Panel and the EASAC Energy Steering Panel have met in Brussels on 11 May. On their agenda was the discussion of upcoming EASAC studies, such as the Energy Programme’s plans for a...... read more
EASAC co-operates with Belgian Academies to create a Brussels network
The Royal Academies for Sciences and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB) are cooperating with EASAC to intensify the co-operation of both organisations with EU policy-makers and opinion-formers in Brussels. Since April 2010, RASAB is...... read more