International Science Council
Budget
€4,936,199
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The International Science Council (ISC) is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together more than 245 international scientific Unions and Associations, national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils, international Federations and Societies, and Young Academies and Associations. The ISC convenes the scientific expertise and resources needed to lead on catalysing, incubating and coordinating impactful international action on issues of major scientific and public importance.
EU Legislative Interests
The Council’s activities focus on three principal areas of work: - Science-for-policy to stimulate and support international scientific research and scholarship, and to communicate science that is relevant to international policy issues. - Policy-for-science to promote developments that enable science to contribute more effectively to major issues in the international public domain. - Scientific freedom and responsibility to defend the free and responsible practice of science. We are interested in, for example: European Green Deal Digital services act [Regulation 2022/2065 OJ L 277 27.10.2022, pp 1-102 ] European health data space COM(2022) 0197 of 3.5.2022, procedure ref.: 2022/0140 (COD). European climate law [Regulation 2021/1119 OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, pp. 1–17] Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive COM(2022) 677, procedure ref.: 2022/0396 (COD). Waste framework directive: A more sustainable use of natural resources COM(2023)420 final of 5.7.2023, procedure ref.: 2023/0234(COD). Data Governance Act COM(2020) 767 of 25.11.2020, procedure ref.: 2016/0340 (COD). The Data act COM(2022) 0068 of 23.2.2022, procedure ref.: 2022/0047(COD) Open Data Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (recast) PE/28/2019/REV/1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/1024/oj Artificial Intelligence Act
Communication Activities
Considerations on the environmental impact of AI in science, September 2025, DOI: 10.24948/2025.10 How do we measure wellbeing? Rethinking the Human Development Index. International Science Council. DOI: 10.24948/2025.08 Strengthening science and technology under the biological weapons convention. DOI: 10.24948/2025.07. June 2025. International Science Council A guide to anticipation: Tools and methods of horizon scanning and foresight https://council.science/publications/foresight-working-paper/ Navigating new horizons – A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing https://council.science/publications/navigating-new-horizons-global-foresight-report/ From Shores to Horizons: Empowering Science for the Future of Large Ocean States https://council.science/publications/sids4-declaration/ Snapshots of reform: Researcher evaluation within science organizationshttps://council.science/publications/snapshots-of-reform-researcher-evaluation-within-science-organizations/ Policy Brief: Global Sea-Level Rise https://council.science/publications/policy-brief-global-sea-level-rise/ Policy Brief: Creating a Strong Interface between Science, Policy and Society to Tackle Global Plastic Pollution https://council.science/publications/policy-brief-tackle-global-plastic-pollution/ Harnessing scientific evidence and decision-making to accelerate progress on the SDGs https://council.science/publications/harnessing-science-accelerate-sdgs/ Conversations on Rethinking Human Development https://council.science/publications/conversations-on-rethinking-human-development-2/ The Key Principles for Scientific Publishing https://council.science/publications/key-principles-for-scientific-publishing/ The Contextualization Deficit: Reframing Trust in Science for Multilateral Policy https://council.science/publications/reframing-trust-in-science/ A framework for evaluating rapidly developing digital and related technologies: AI, large language models and beyond https://council.science/publications/framework-digital-technologies/ Looking at the Future of Transdisciplinary Research https://council.science/publications/future-transdisciplinary-research/ Conference on the Ukraine Crisis: Responses from the European higher education and research sectors https://council.science/publications/ukraine-crisis-responses-from-european-higher-education-research/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The ISC is not a member of any association or body, but works on behalf of its members and with many partners to achieve its mission.
Organisation Members
Our Members: https://council.science/members/online-directory/ Our Fellows: https://council.science/about-us/fellows/ Our Affiliated Bodies: https://council.science/what-we-do/affiliated-bodies/ Our partners: https://council.science/partnerships/ The ISC is actively cooperating with partners from the United Nations system, having Memoranda of Understanding with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations University (UNU), UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat), the International Association of Universities (IAU), the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.