Initiative for Science in Europe

EU Legislative Interests

Research policies, Higher Education, and Innovation: ISE is highly concerned about these topics and strives for them to get sufficient funding and good practices for an efficient implementation. Our focus is on: a) Framework Programmes (currently Horizon Europe), ISE addresses both funding and structural issues; b) Role of basic research in collaborative projects, including public-private partnerships; c) Excellence and Widening participation; d) Sustainable Researchers' careers; e) Reform of Research Assessment, including Open Science (our angle is that of Learned Societies representing active researchers); f) Creation of a space where politicians and representatives of research and innovation consult each other on a regular basis to promote collaboration between the actors who decide and those who implement and can advise, the ERA Forum is such platform. Support Academic Freedom as a fundamental right for excellent and innovative research to achieve the best. Enhance work conditions and job security for researchers and creat a dedicated programme to promote this. Propose scientific advisory mechanisms to European institutions, Consult learned societies and scientific organisations taking into account their contribution in the definition of strategic priorities which must be broad and inclusive.

Communication Activities

In 2024: - January: ISE’s Main Recommendations for Horizon Europe and FP10, see: https://initiative-se.eu/2024/01/16/ises-main-recommendations-for-horizon-europe-and-fp10/ - March: MCAA Annual Conference 2024, in Milano, Italy - April: “Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions” Conference in Mons, Belgium - April: Launch of a Survey of EP candidate lists’ views on Research and Innovation, - June: Outcome of the Survey; see: https://initiative-se.eu/2024/04/27/survey-for-the-european-elections/ and https://initiative-se.eu/2024/05/04/press-release-survey-of-ep-candidate-lists-views-on-research-and-innovation/ - June: Participation to ESOF Conference in Katowice, Poland - July: Participation to Science|Business Summer Reception & Meet the new Parliament, Brussels, Belgium - September: “CoARA’s First Working Group Co-Chairs Forum: Connecting Efforts for the Reform of Research Assessment” in Helsinki, Finland - October: Independent, high-level, expert group presents its report on the mid-term evaluation of Horizon Europe, “Align, Act, Accelerate: Research, Technology and Innovation to boost European Competitiveness” - November: STOA Conference on “Perspectives on academic freedom in Europe and beyond“, in Brussels, Belgium - November: Participation to Conference on Research Careers 2024, in Brussels, Belgium In 2023: - January: Manifesto Handover Event, see: https://initiative-se.eu/manifesto-handover-ceremony/ - February: Position paper submitted to the EC 3-in-1 Consultation, see: https://initiative-se.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ISE-Position-Paper-EC-Consultation_2023_def-3.pdf - July: Statement on the planned ReICO Observatory, see: https://initiative-se.eu/2023/07/17/statement-on-the-planned-reico-observatory/ - November: ISE Contribution on Academic Freedom, see: https://initiative-se.eu/2023/11/15/ise-contribution-on-academic-freedom/ - December: ISE Opinion Paper on the Proposal for a European Framework for Research Careers, see: https://initiative-se.eu/2023/12/04/ise-opinion-on-the-proposal-for-a-european-framework-for-research-careersopinion-paper/ - December: ISE Calls Attention to the Ongoing Multiannual Financial Framework Mid-Term Revision, see: https://initiative-se.eu/2023/12/22/ise-calls-attention-to-the-ongoing-multiannual-financial-framework-mid-term-revision/ In 2022: - September: Manifesto for Early Career Researchers https://initiative-se.eu/manifesto/ - Spring-Summer: Participation the drafting of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment agreement, and Signature of the Agreement - June: Organisation (with Ciencia Viva) of the 4th Gago Conference "Europe supporting young researchers in times of uncertainty", see: https://www.cienciaviva.pt/gagoconf/4th-edition - Spring: Member of the ERA Forum stakeholders group - February: Paper on "Centrality of Researchers in Reforming Research Assessment", see: https://initiative-se.eu/paper-research-assessment/ In 2021, January: after working for an entire year on the topic, ISE published a paper on academic precarity, see: https://initiative-se.eu/precarity-paper-2021/

Interests Represented

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Organisation Members

European Acoustic Association European Association of Social Anthropology European Aeronautics Science Network European Association of Social Psychology European Calcified Tissue Society European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry European Economics Association European Educational Research Association European Geosciences Union European Molecular Biology Organization European Physical Society European Plant Science Organisation Federation of European Biochemical Societies Pan European Region of the International Association for Dental Research Eurodoc Marie Curie Alumni Association Young Academy Europe Association of ERC Grantees International Consortium of Research Staff Associations