Science Landscape

In the 21st century, the role of Academies of Sciences (and Humanities) in the European and global research landscape may be in need of a redefinition: the all-pervasive nature of science in the emerging knowledge society – and the ever-present hope that science will provide relief to society’s ills - demands a new appreciation of the totality of science, including human and social sciences, such as it is typically assembled in the academies. ALLEA makes the case for the academies as guardians of independent and expert advice in an age in which the borders between basic and applied research are being redrawn. 



ALLEA publications and documents
1. Autonomy and Independence: Key Concerns for an Academy of Sciences and Humanities (P. Drenth), 2006. 
2. Walks in the Garden of Science, (P. Drenth), 2006.
3. The Role of an Academy of Sciences and Humanities, (P. Drenth), 2002.