Working Group Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)
The purpose of the Working Group is to ensure that the interests of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities within the Member Academies of ALLEA are appropriately represented in the scope, organisation and funding of the EU Programme Horizon 2020. In achieving that purpose the Working Group will engage in consultation with the Academies and in lobbying relevant EU institutions.
Topics
ALLEA publications
ALLEA Roadmap for embedding the Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon 2020 ALLEA Position Paper on the EC Green Paper. “Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding”
Members
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
The British Academy (chair)
The Council of Finnish Academies
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Polish Academy of Sciences
The Romanian Academy
The Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy
The Swiss Academy of Arts & Sciences
The Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities/ Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Meetings
February 2013
Working Group meeting, British Academy, London
November 2011
3rd plenary meeting and open
inter-agency symposium with the European Commissioner on the role of
SSH in Horizon 2020, British Academy, London
Máire
Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and
Science: "The future of Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon
2020", Speech at the British Academy, London, 10 November 2011
University Worlds News: EUROPE - Social Sciences research role backed
Programme
March 2011
2nd meeting, Brussels (British Academy and Royal Belgian Academies)
Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe Beyond the EU Framework Programme 7
Paper for the Research Commissioner; Social Sciences and Humanities in European Research Letter from British Academy to Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Programme
Presentations Recommendations of Academies on SSH in Europe after FP7, Duncan Gallie Addressing Major Societal Challenges through EU Research and Innovation Funding, Robert Burmanjer on behalf of Octavi Quintana European Research Infrastructures (for SSH) during and after FP7, Hervé Péro
Dezember 2010
1st meeting, Rome (British Academy)
The Humanities and Social Sciences in Framework Programmes 7 and 8
Review, preview and recommendations Programme and meeting description
Recommendations; Social Sciences and Humanities in Framework Programmes 7 and 8