22/03/2018
New data confirm increased frequency of extreme weather events, European national science academies urge further action on climate change adaptation Man-made climate change has been proven to have increased recent extreme rainfall and associated floods; coastal flooding due to sea-level rise; heatwaves in Australia, China, and Europe; and increased risks of wildfires with implications for […]
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28/02/2018
A statement published today by ALLEA (All European Academies), responds to the increase of multinational inventions resulting from international cooperation in research and development, and the implications for the legal framework under which those inventions are managed and protected. The statement, titled The Ownership and Protection of Multinational Inventions – in Particular Inventions Resulting from Publicly […]
News from the European Academy Networks
20/02/2018
SAPEA board member Professor Sierd Cloetingh spoke about SAPEA’s work at a conference in Brussels, Belgium on 20 February 2018. The conference explored scientific integrity, public policy and better regulation. It was organised by the European Risk Forum, in collaboration with the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Further information is available […]
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01/02/2018
In a new report by EASAC (the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council), senior scientists from across Europe have evaluated the potential contribution of negative emission technologies (NETs) to allow humanity to meet the Paris Agreement’s targets of avoiding dangerous climate change. They find that NETs have “limited realistic potential” to halt increases in the concentration […]
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12/01/2018
FEAM (the Federation of European Academies of Medicine) has published a summary of its European Biomedical Policy Forum workshop titled “Use of data a in cross-border biomedical research: what are the challenges ahead for Europe?”. The workshop took place on 20 November 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. The workshop was organised against the backdrop of the General Data […]
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11/01/2018
The ALLEA (All European Academies) Permanent Working Group on Science and Ethics will present a one-day workshop on Ethical Aspects of Open Access on 1 February 2018 at the Academy Palace in Brussels, Belgium, hosted by the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. The workshop will be held back-to-back with an Open Data in […]
News from the European Academy Networks
05/12/2017
European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) published a report on 5 December 2017 titled Opportunities and Challenges for Research on Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture in Europe. It calls for urgent action on food and nutrition. This thorough analysis has implications for policy-makers working on food, nutrition, health, the environment, climate change, and agriculture. Combating […]
News from the European Academy Networks
04/12/2017
SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) has announced Professor Bernard Charpentier as the new chair of the SAPEA Board. Professor Charpentier is the President of FEAM (Federation of European Academies of Medicine), Honorary Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Paris Sud 11 and a Fellow of the French Academy of Medicine. He takes […]
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30/11/2017
SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) has published its first Evidence Review Report titled Food from the Oceans, which examines the question of how the ocean can help satisfy the global demand for food. As an integral part of the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM), SAPEA was asked to produce this Evidence […]
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16/11/2017
SAPEA brought academies from across Europe together for meetings in Madrid, Spain and Bucharest, Romania to share best practice in the provision of scientific advice to policy-makers and public engagement. During the months of September and October, science academies from over 20 countries took part in these two workshops organised by SAPEA. The workshops were […]
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