Science Europe is an association of major Research Funding Organisations and Research Performing Organisations. It was established in October 2011 and is based in Brussels. The association facilitates co-operation among its members and supports excellence in science and research in all disciplines, acting as a platform to develop positions on research policy issues and to address policy messages to the European institutions, researchers, national governments, and the public. The RFOs and RPOs that make up Science Europe share a common mission: to fund and perform excellent research in a world where scientific communities are less and less shaped by national borders. They also share the responsibility of managing a substantial proportion of national public research investments in Europe. Science Europe was established by its members to act as a platform to share experience and practice, develop, and deploy collective strategies to face their common challenges, as well as to speak with one voice to other science policy stakeholders when it is relevant to do so. The policy-related work of Science Europe is guided by a roadmap. This document outlines the strategic objectives for Science Europe, as well as nine "Priority Action Areas" on which its member organisations collaborate.
Member organizations
The members of Science Europe are "Research Funding and Research Performing Organisations":
Science Europe carries out advocacy and policy activities in a variety of research policy areas, including:
Cross-border Collaboration
Gender and Diversity
Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe
Innovation and Impact
Open Access to Scientific Publications
Open Science
Research Careers
Research Data
Research Infrastructures
Research Integrity
Research Policy and Programme Evaluation
Dedicated working groups, high level policy networks, and task forces are set up around these policy areas to make concrete progress on finding common approaches; these groups draw on the extensive experience of the Member Organisations. Science Europe regularly publishes position statements, practical guides, policy briefs, survey reports, and other documents on these topics which provide analyses, present results, and make recommendations for research stakeholders.
EU Legislation & Regulatory Affairs
Science Europe is active on topics relating to EU legislation and regulatory affairs which have a large impact on the research sector, current topics include:
Directive on Copyright
General Data Protection Regulation
Directive on Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
