• The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities

    ALLEA is the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, representing 60 academies from about 40 EU and non-EU countries. ALLEA operates at the interface of science, policy and society and speaks out on behalf of its members to promote science as a global public good.

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  • What We Do

    Our activities aim to improve the conditions for research, to provide the best science advice available for citizens and policymakers, and to strengthen the role of science in society. In doing so, we channel the expertise of European academies for the benefit of the research community, decision-makers and the public. ALLEA produces science-based advice in response to societally relevant topics and encourages scientific reasoning and values through public engagement.

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    Member Academies are self-governing bodies of distinguished scholars drawn from all fields of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. They contain a unique human resource of intellectual excellence, experience and multidisciplinary knowledge dedicated to the advancement of science and scholarship in Europe and the world.

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ALLEA Responds to the Call for Evidence on the ERA Act

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The ALLEA Science-Policy Standing Committee Holds Its Inaugural Meeting in Berlin

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ALLEA Co-Hosted An Academy Executive Round Table at Falling Walls Science Summit 2025

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ALLEA Welcomes Provisional EU Agreement on New Genomic Techniques

ALLEA welcomes the provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the regulation of plants obtained through New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). The agreement provides a more up-to-date and differentiated framework that reflects scientific advancements in the field and offers clearer conditions for research and innovation in Europe.

ALLEA Affirms Solidarity with the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts in Light of the Planned Discontinuation of Structural Funding

The Flemish government has announced its intention to discontinue the structural funding of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) as of 2026. In response to this development, KVAB, a long-standing member academy of ALLEA, has released an open letter addressed to the Flemish government outlining the anticipated implications of this decision and requesting its reconsideration.

ALLEA Co-Hosted An Academy Executive Round Table on Funding for Cross-Border Collaboration at Falling Walls 2025

On 9 November 2025, the Falling Walls Science House in Berlin hosted an Academy Executive Table co-organised by ALLEA, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (BBAW), and the German Union of Academies (Akademienunion). The meeting brought together leaders from European science and humanities academies to discuss funding mechanisms and strategies for cross-border scientific cooperation.

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The ALLEA Digital Salon provides a space to explore science in an open dialogue. Original interviews, analyses, and commentary look into the areas of our work: Research Policy, Science Advice, and Science & Society.

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