Euroscience
Euroscience (ESOF, EuroScience Open Forum) is a European association of scientists and those interested in science, as well as scientific institutions, founded in 1997. The seat of the Secretariat is in Strasbourg , France. The organization sees itself as the European counterpart of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), whereby Euroscience is more oriented towards science policy. One of the goals of Euro Science is the construction of the European Research Area (ERA) (Engl. European Research Area, ERA).
Euroscience works in several working groups:
- Education policy (higher education)
- Ethics in Science
- Society in Science
- Science and Urgent Problems of Society
- Science Communication
- Science Policy
- Scientific Publishing / Open Access
- Young Researchers
The organization provides voluntary advice to scientists and lobbies the Commission of the European Union on issues relating to science and scientists. Challenges such as For example, the mobility of researchers, recognition of university degrees, pension entitlements, etc., in particular, the creation of a European Research Council (ERC).
The organization is the sponsor of the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), the largest pan-European interdisciplinary science conference. The biennial science forums have taken place so far or will take place in:
- 2004: Stockholm
- 2006: Munich
- 2008: Barcelona
- 2010: Turin
- 2012: Dublin
- 2014: Copenhagen
- 2016: Manchester
- 2018: Toulouse
- 2020: Trieste
- 2022: Leiden & The Hague
See also
literature
- Euroscience Open Forum 2006 , Biotechnol J. 2006 Sep; 1 (9): 890-1
- A new opportunity for science in Europe , Nature 1996; 384: 108
- Europe's scientists found their lobby, Euroscience , Die Zeit , No. 13, March 21, 1997
- New Euroscience group , Research Europe, Nov. 20, 1997, p. 6