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SAPEA - Science Advice for Policy by European Academies#

OFFICIAL SITE: https://scientificadvice.eu


The Scientific Advice Mechanism to the European Commission#


The Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) provides independent scientific evidence and policy recommendations to the European institutions by request of the College of Commissioners.

The SAM consists of three parts:

The Group of Chief Scientific Advisors#

The Group of Chief Scientific Advisors is a key part of the Scientific Advice Mechanism. Their role is to provide independent scientific advice and policy recommendations to the College of European Commissioners to inform their decision-making, and thus contribute to the quality of EU legislation.

The Group is composed of up to seven Advisors. They are chosen for their outstanding level of expertise, covering a wide range of scientific fields.

The goal is to have a broad vision which collectively reflects an understanding of important scientific developments, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.

SAPEA#

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 these Networks, theybring together outstanding expertise from natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical, health, agricultural and social sciences, and the humanities.

The coordination of Academia Europaea's involvement in the SAPEA project is managed by the Cardiff Knowledge Hub.

The Secretariat#

The Scientific Advice Mechanism is supported by the SAM secretariat, established within the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission.

This secretariat:

  • acts as a liaison between the Advisors, SAPEA, and the European Commission
  • analyses the policy background to the requests for advice
  • supports the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors in their work
  • works with SAPEA and the Advisors to communicate about the work of the SAM
  • Titles of Advisors
    • Nicole Grobert MAE - Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
      Professor of Nanomaterials, University of Oxford
    • Nebojša Nakićenović - Deputy Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors; Director of The World In 2050; Former director-general of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
    • Naomi Ellemers MAE - Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
      Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University
    • Maarja Kruusmaa - Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
      Professor of Biorobotics, Vice-rector for Research, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
    • Eric Lambin MAE - Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
      Professor of Geography and Sustainability Science, Université catholique de Louvain and Stanford University
    • Alberto Melloni - Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
      Professor of History of Christianity, University of Modena/Reggio Emilia
    • Eva Zažímalová MAE - Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
      Professor of Plant Anatomy and Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences
  • Names of Academy Networks
    • Academia Europaea - a European non-governmental association acting as an academy
    • ALLEA - The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities
    • FEAM - The Federation of European Academies of Medicine
    • Euro-CASE - The European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering
    • YASAS - the Young Academies Science Advice Structure

More information about the work of Scientific Advice Mechanism on the dedicated website: Scientific Advice Mechanism

General enquiries:

EC-SAM@ec.europa.eu

Media enquiries:

nina.skocak@sapea.info
X, LinkedIn and YouTube
@EUScienceAdvice

Disclaimer#

The views and opinions expressed in our publications, including on this website, are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, the European Commission, or any funding authorities.
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).

Spanning the disciplines of engineering, humanities, medicine, natural sciences and social sciences, SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) brings together the outstanding knowledge and expertise of Fellows from over 100 Academies, Young Academies and Learned Societies in over 40 countries across Europe.

Working closely with the European Commission Scientific Advice Mechanism High Level Group of Scientific Advisors (HLG), SAPEA provides timely, independent and evidence-based scientific expertise for the highest policy level in Europe and for the wider public.

SAPEA is part of the European Commission Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) which provides independent scientific advice to the College of European Commissioners to support their decision making. Academia Europaea and SAM.

The project is funded through a grant from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme running from November 2016-October 2020.

The coordination of Academia Europaea's involvement in the SAPEA project is managed by the Cardiff Knowledge Hub.


PAST EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND STATEMENTS#

  • Science Advice – What works in a Crisis? In this webinar, chief science advisors, experts and staff of the European Commission reflect on how effectively Europe is rising to the challenge of Covid-19 and what lessons can be learned for the future. September 16, 2020.
  • Sustainability Plan published. The plan outlines SAPEA’s achievements since the consortium‘s inception in 2016, as well as establishing objectives for the future, highlighting four strategic priorities. June 2020.




The SAPEA project is part of the European Scientific Advice Mechanism and has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 737432.
The text in this press release reflects only the author’s view. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
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