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Citizens and Experts Join Forces to Tackle Climate Change

Inside PERITIA's Citizen Fora Series: Last winter, PERITIA offered a space for individuals from different backgrounds to exchange ideas and deliberate on policy issues related to climate change.

How Do We Decide Which Experts to Trust?

Prof T.Y. Branch, Postdoctoral Fellow at the the Cologne Center for Contemporary Epistemology and the Kantian Tradition (CONCEPT) and member of PERITIA's research team on the "Social Indicators of Trust", discusses how publics use both epistemic and non-epistemic values in their decisions to trust or distrust experts and expertise.

Registration for the Symposium ‘Crises and the Importance of Research’ Is Now Open

Registration for the scientific symposium ‘How Prepared Can We Be?’ is now open. The event will take place in London from 22–23 June 2023 and will bring together international experts to explore the contribution of research to various aspects of crises.

ALLEA and ISC Hold Second Conference on the Ukraine Crisis

ALLEA and ISC invite you to attend the “2nd Conference on the Ukraine Crisis: one year of war in Ukraine, exploring the impact on the science sector and supporting initiatives”. The conference will take place virtually on 20-22 March 2023.

Reforming Research Assessment Key to Greater Gender Equity in Academia?

On International Women's Day, ALLEA Digital Salon speaks to Prof Lara Keuck on how academia can step up its game to address gender inequities in science.

EFDS Programme Announces Second Round Results: Supporting Displaced Scientists in Ukraine and Europe

The European Fund for Displaced Scientists (EFDS) Programme, launched in partnership with the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, has announced the results of its second round of funding.

“We Need Professional Scientific Journalism Back”

Dr Carlo Martini, head of PERITIA's work package on Behavioural Tools for Building Trust, speaks to ALLEA Digital Salon on how people can spot scientific disinformation and the importance of professional scientific journalism during a crisis.

Breakthrough Prize Opens Public Nominations for 2024 Prizes

ALLEA is proud to continue its partnership with the Breakthrough Prize for the upcoming 2024 awards in fundamental physics, life sciences, and mathematics.

Event Report on the ALLEA-RIA Symposium on “International Reflections on STEM Education”

Today, ALLEA published an event report summarising the key take-aways from the recent symposium "International Reflections on STEM Education" which took place in 2022.

Reflections on the ALLEA-GYA-STM webinar on “Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility in Scholarly Peer Review”

On 17 November, ALLEA, the Global Young Academy and STM convened a moderated panel discussion about “Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in Scholarly Peer Review". The full recording, as well as a short event report, are now available online. 

ALLEA Advocates for EU-Wide Secondary Publication Rights and Better Negotiation of Future “Big Deals”

In its latest statement, the European federation of academies of sciences and humanities (ALLEA) evaluates the undesirable effects of current “big deals” and provides recommendations for research institutions, libraries, and policymakers on how to arrive at a more equitable system for sharing and accessing research publications under the new EU copyright rules.

ALLEA Launches New Task Force to Investigate the Intellectual Property System for New Genomic Techniques

When considering the potential of New Genomic Techniques, such as genome editing using the CRISPR-Cas technology, the protection of intellectual property rights is a critical concern. To address these issues in support of a more equitable system, ALLEA has established a dedicated Task Force consisting of some of Europe’s leading experts on the topic.

“Questions, Not Answers, Are Better Suited to Start a Reflection on Ethical Issues”

TechEthos published a report on the ethical issues that need to be considered for three technology families: Digital eXtended Reality, neurotechnologies, and climate Engineering. In this Digital Salon interview, we speak with the lead author of the report, Dr Laurynas Adomaitis, on the ethical dilemmas inherent to emerging technologies.

Europe Needs More Strategic Crisis Management, Academies Advise European Commission

Europe's academies and networks played a central role in the scientific advice on crisis management handed to European Commissioners today in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

FSCC 2.0: Documentation Portal and Policy Recommendations Launched

The policy recommendations from the Future of Science Communication 2.0 can now be found on the interactive portal documenting both the first virtual conference, held in June 2021, and FSCC 2.0. The portal includes keynote speeches, panel discussions, and short summaries and video snapshots of the four interactive workshops.