ALLEA Board Appoints New Vice-Presidents

On 3 July 2024, the new ALLEA Board convened its first meeting online to kick off discussions on the strategic and operational future of ALLEA. During this meeting, the recently elected ALLEA President, Pawel Rowiński (Polish Academy of Sciences), proposed two candidates for Vice-President – Annette Grüters-Kieslich and Marie Louise B Nosch – who were subsequently unanimously elected.

Prof Grüters-Kieslich (Leopoldina and The Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities) is a thought leader in the fields of paediatrics and endocrinology, and has made significant contributions to the study of rare diseases in children. She has also been active in promoting the development of scientific structures and career paths in biomedicine as Dean of the Medical Faculty at the Charité in Berlin. Prof Grüters-Kieslich previously served as Vice-President of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences.

Prof Nosch (Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters) is a respected voice on the interdisciplinary study of ancient textile production and Greek History. She has also contributed extensively to supporting the growth and progress of early- and mid-career researchers, and has won several accolades, including the Iris Foundation Award for Outstanding Mid-Career Scholars (2009), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Anneliese Maier Award, and the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques. Until 2024, Prof Nosch served as President of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Prof Grüters-Kieslich and Prof Nosch will serve as Vice-Presidents of the ALLEA Board from 2024-2027.