25/04/2018
Presentation of EASAC-IAP publication on “Opportunities and Challenges for Research on Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture in Europe” Palais des Académies, Rue Ducale 1, Brussels (Auditorium Albert II) Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM (CEST) Brussels, Belgium REGISTER HERE Presentation event of EASAC-IAP report on “Opportunities and Challenges for Research on Food […]
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25/04/2018
Despite decades of research into health inequalities there is still no consensus on some of the basic issues. For example, different disciplines hold different views on the nature of the causal relationship between low socioeconomic status and health, and on the main mechanisms linking low socioeconomic status to ill health and premature death. This symposium […]
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25/04/2018
The recent work on food from the oceans by the European Group of Chief Scientific Advisors and SAPEA was discussed at the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels, Belgium on 25 April 2018. The event was titled “Food from the Oceans, a look into our future”, and featured European Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for Environment, Maritime Affairs and […]
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25/04/2018
With the dramatic increase in measles in Europe – a four-fold increase from 2016 to 2017, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization – and the urgent need for vaccines protecting against infections for which no vaccines currently exist, the European Commission (EC) has drafted a Roadmap for Strengthened cooperation against vaccine preventable diseases and aims to adopt […]
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19/04/2018
Europe is one of the most innovative regions in the world. There is, however, a growing concern as to why Europe has not achieved its full potential in producing disruptive technological and social innovations. Europe with its well-educated workforce and world class research (public and private) should be able to produce many more jobs through […]
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09/04/2018
In this public symposium, speakers discussed the opportunities offered by CO 2 reuse, in parallel with SAPEA’s work on this topic, in the context of the Scientific Advice Mechanism. The event was a collaboration between the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (AcTI) and SAPEA. It took place […]
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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 […]
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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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