ALLEA News

Mariana Mazzucato receives the 2019 Madame de Staël Prize

9. May 2019

Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at the University College London (UCL), honoured with the 2019 All European Academies Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values in Bern

ALLEA 25th Anniversary: Livestream available

6. May 2019

ALLEA experts discuss new editorial series ‘Europa’ in Rome

15. April 2019

ALLEA, EUA and Science Europe publish joint statement on academic freedom and institutional autonomy

10. April 2019

ALLEA, EUA and Science Europe call to protect academic freedom and safeguard institutional autonomy by providing and honouring sound regulatory frameworks.

Economist Mariana Mazzucato, Winner of the 2019 Madame de Staël Prize

13. March 2019

The jury praised her novel thinking, challenging conventional wisdom in the understanding of the role of the state in public policy and innovation.

ALLEA submits feedback to Plan S

18. February 2019

In order to promote a discussion of the likely impacts of Plan S and to help shape the future of open access, ALLEA has submitted its feedback to the 'Guidance on the Implementation of Plan S'. The guidance represents a preliminary framework for the adoption and implementation of open access with the final aim of making scientific research and publications more easily accessible to the broader public.

ALLEA reinforces its calls to protect the institutional autonomy and academic freedom of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

15. February 2019

In response to the ongoing and severely threatening infringements by the Hungarian government on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, ALLEA has published today a statement calling to protect the institutional autonomy and academic freedom of the academy.

ALLEA 2019 General Assembly: Registration is now open

1. February 2019

You can now register to participate in the 2019 ALLEA General Assembly, which will be hosted by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences on 8-10 May in the city of Bern. On this occasion, we will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of ALLEA.

Trust in Science in a Digital World: New Mechanisms Needed

23. January 2019

In response to these challenges, the paper discusses the development of new tools for fact-checking and quality control of scientific information online. The authors urge political leaders to back and value scientific methods and standards of research integrity, and support digital innovations to overcome threats to public reasoning and scientific discourse.