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EASAC is the united voice of the EU National Academies of Science. Here are some news items about these academies‘ individual and joint activities.

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EASAC
01.10.2014

EASAC commentary published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

On 1 October, Nature Reviews: Drug Discovery published a Commentary by EASAC President Jos van der Meer et al., on Antimicrobial…
EASAC
30.09.2014

EASAC continues collaboration with EU Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC)

On 30 September, EASAC and the JRC, The European Commission's in-house science service, renewed their Letter of Intent to…
EASAC
07.08.2014

EASAC supports position of Chief Scientific Advisor

EASAC has signed two letters recently in support of the continuation of the position of Chief Scientific Advisor to the European…
EASAC
14.07.2014

EASAC and JRC set up Brainstorming Workshop with Global Young Academy

As part of EASAC's ongoing cooperation with the EU Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), the two organisations have…
EASAC
28.03.2014

Risks to Plant Health - Launch of EASAC Report 24

On 10 March 2014 EASAC organised a public event to present its latest policy report "Risks to Plant Health: European Union…
EASAC
20.03.2014

Science-based advice for policy-making and society: The contribution of the EU's National Science Academies

The first in an intended series of EASAC regional Science into Policy events took place on 20 March 2014 at the Hungarian Academy…
EASAC
08.03.2014

EASAC - JRC Joint Fringe at the Innovation Convention

EASAC is participating in the European Commission's Innovation Convention 2014, which takes place 10-11 March 2014 in Brussels.…
EASAC
28.11.2013

Extreme Weather Events in Europe - Launch of new EASAC report

In recent years, Europe has suffered a rising number of extreme weather events - from unprecedented heat waves and droughts to…
EASAC
30.10.2013

Video Coverage from the EASAC Breakthrough Technologies Workshop in Stockholm

Here you can find the video coverage of the EASAC Breakthrough Technologies Workshop in Stockholm, Sweden 19-20 September 2013. …
EASAC
26.09.2013

Euractiv interview with Anne Glover: Chief EU scientist backs damning report urging GMO "rethink"

Studies linking genetically modified crops with adverse effects on the environment or animal health are based on "contested…
EASAC
22.08.2013

Response to the Commission's current consultation on the "Future of carbon capture and storage in Europe" (COM(2013) 180 final)

The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) is the body established by the national science academies of European…
EASAC
08.08.2013

Royal Swedish Academy of Science to host public EASAC Workshop on "Renewables - systems and storage" on 19/20 September 2013

EASAC study of breakthroughs in sustainable energy supply and consumption by 2050, and outlook towards the end of the century. …
EASAC
22.06.2013

Response to the consultation "A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies"

This response to the consultation on the green paper "A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies" is made by the European…
EASAC
29.05.2013

Launch Event of EASAC Report "Carbon Capture and Storage", 22 May 2013 in Brussels

On Wednesday 22 May EASAC organised a public event to present its latest policy report "Carbon capture and storage in Europe".…
EASAC
02.05.2013

Scientific Support to Key Enabling Technologies and Innovative SMEs

On 25th of April 2013, the Joint Research Center (JRC) organised a meeting on 'Scientific Support to Key Enabling Technologies…
EASAC
30.04.2013

A strategic vision for European standards: Moving forward to enhance and accelerate the sustainable growth of the European economy by 2020

Sir Brian Heap, President of EASAC, chaired a session on 'What can science offer' in a meeting on 'Putting Science into…
EASAC
29.04.2013

Letter from Rio-2013 on the Role of Science Academies in Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations for Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication

During their General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 24 - 26 February IAP, the global network of science academies, has…
EASAC
26.03.2013

Czech Academy of Sciences publishes short summary of EASAC report on Genetic Testing

The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic has published its own language version of EASAC's non-technical (lay) summary of…
EASAC
28.02.2013

Volker ter Meulen elected co-chair of the InterAcademy Panel

The InterAcademy Panel (IAP) has elected Professor Volker ter Meulen, former Leopoldina President and Immediate Past President…
EASAC
13.02.2013

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…

Current Publications

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Environmental Research

Climate change and human health in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East
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Lancet Planetary Health

Health must become core to global climate policy negotiations
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Health in the Climate Emergency: A global perspective

Climate change is having a range of impacts on health today that will become more severe unless urgent action is taken.…
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Current Projects

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Neonicotinoids and Integrated Pest Management (Update)

Neonicotinoids (neonics) are a group of synthetic pesticides used to control insect pests. The most widely used…
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Bioenergy and its role in Integrated Assessment Models - a Forest Bioenergy…

The use of bioenergy at the moment is already controversial as the science suggests that many applications-particularly…
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The Future of Gas

Update: 03.09.2022 The new EASAC project on the future of gas is building on earlier EASAC work on the decarbonisation…
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Member Academies

The Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Czech Academy of Sciences
The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
The Estonian Academy of Sciences
The Council of Finnish Academies
The Académie des sciences, France
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
The Academy of Athens
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Royal Irish Academy
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy
The Latvian Academy of Sciences
The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Polish Academy of Sciences
The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
The Romanian Academy
The Slovak Academy of Sciences
The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Society, UK
Academia Europaea