Science Advice for Policy by European Academies

As one of five academy networks in Europe, ALLEA is involved in the SAPEA project (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies).

SAPEA’s role in the Scientific Advice Mechanism is to provide independent, high-quality reviews of the evidence to inform the policy recommendations made by the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors. SAPEA is a consortium of academy networks, funded by Horizon Europe, representing a large number of academies from different countries. Through ALLEA and the other networks, they bring together outstanding expertise from natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical, health, agricultural and social sciences, and the humanities.

SAPEA follows quality assurance guidelines and procedures on science advice for policy and society: read more about them here.

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ALLEA Contact

Céline Tschirhart
Scientific Policy Officer
tschirhart@allea.org

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Within the Scientific Advice Mechanism, SAPEA is funded by the European Union. The activities of associated partners Academia Europaea and Cardiff University are funded by UKRI (grant number 10033786).