2011 - Quarter 1
Academies policy reports
Humanities / science policy
British Academy, 31 March 2011
British Academy-led ALLEA Interest Group on Social Sciences and Humanities produce recommendations for FP8
Humanities
KNAW, 31 March 2011
Research foresight report “Cultuur en identiteit: De veranderende plek van Nederland in de wereld. Een onderzoeksagenda voor de geesteswetenschappen
Ethics
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, 31 March 2011
Review and recommendations on “Ethics in the Academies”
Climate change / energy
Royal Society of Edinburgh, 31 March 2011
Report and advice paper “Facing up to climate change: breaking the barriers to a low-carbon Scotland”
Life Sciences / biosecurity
Polish Academy of Sciences (and others), 31 March 2011 (published)
Workshop report on Promoting Dual Use Education in the Life Sciences
Science Policy
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 31 March 2011 (completed)
Study and recommendations Die Exzellenzinitiative – Bilanz und Perspektiven
Digital WorldRoyal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, 31 March 2011 (completed)
Report Ambient Sweden: Internet Foresight - How Sweden will become a leading Internet nation in 2015 (for a synthesis report)
EthicsESF/ALLEA, 28 March 2011
Joint ESF-ALLEA activity on Research Integrity. Report “The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity”
Science PolicyRoyal Society of London, 28 March 2011
Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation, first country case study on Malaysia
Higher EducationThe Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 22 March 2011
Policy event and recommendations on Quality enhancement and university education: research-based (research-informed) teaching
Health researchFEAM, 22 March (launch event)
Statement on Mental Health Policy Issues
Science Policy / clusteringRathenau Institute (KNAW), 18 March 2011
Study ‘Focus en massa in het wetenschappelijk onderzoek: de Nederlandse onderzoeksportfolio in internationaal perspectief’
Demography / climate / food securityFrench Académie des Sciences, 11 March 2011
Report "Démographie, climat et alimentation mondiale"
EnergyRathenau Institute (KNAW), 10 March 2011
Study “Naar de kern van de bio-economie: De duurzame beloftes van biomassa in perspectief”
Evaluation / SSHRoyal Irish Academy, 10 March 2011
Report on the “appropriateness of key performance indicators to research in arts and humanities disciplines”
Open AccessKNAW, 09 March 2011
Flyer Open Access and digital preservation for KNAW researchers
Forestry / AfricaThe Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, 7 March 2011
Study on Swedish-African forest relations
Health researchRathenau Institute (KNAW), 4 March 2011
Study “Nier te koop – Baarmoeder te huur. De wereldwijde markt voor lichaamsmateriaal”
SSH / AfricaBritish Academy, 3 March 2011
Booklet launched: Working with Africa: Human and Social Science and Research in Action
Cultural heritageRomanian Academy, 1 March 2011
Statement as part of the joint declaration on the historic mining site of Roşia Montană
Energy / materialsRoyal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Science, 28 February 2011
Report Industrial Biomass: Source of Chemicals, Materials, and Energy! Implications and limitations of the use of biomass as a source for food, chemicals, materials and energy
EducationRoyal Society of London, 24 February 2011
Policy report Brain Waves Module 2: Neuroscience, education and lifelong learning
Cultural HeritageTurkish Academy of Sciences, 24 February 2011 (reported)
Study entitled “The Inventory of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Economy of Istanbul” (“Cultural Inventory of Istanbul” in short) supported by the 2010 European Cultural Capital Agency produced a website
Food securityThe Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, 21 February 2011
Report outlining challenges and long-term outlooks for food security and the futures, 2020 to 2050
EnergySwiss Academy of Technical Sciences (SATW), 17 February 2011
Study on renewable energies (“Erneuerbare Energien…”)
Life SciencesRoyal Irish Academy, 17 February 2011
Life Sciences Committee statement on ‘The Need for Life Sciences in Ireland’
EU science policySlovak Academy of Sciences, 16 February 2011
Statement on use of structural funds
HumanitiesBritish Academy, 9 February 2011
Policy Centre launches position statement “Language matters more and more”
Life SciencesEASAC, 8 February 2011
Short report Synthetic Biology: An Introduction
Environment / transdisciplinarityBeijer Institute (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), 2 February 2011
Volume of collected papers Bringing Ecologists and Economists Together
Research careersBritish Academy, 28 January 2011
Submission to the UK Home Office, UK Border Agency, on the Student Immigration System
Health researchFEAM, 25 January 2011
Launch of statement “Opportunities and Challenges for Reforming the EU Clinical Trials Directive: an Academic Perspective” in the European Parliament
Digital WorldRathenau Institute (KNAW), 25 January 2011
Study Check In / Check Out
EnvironmentSwiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, 21 January 2011
Statement about a Swiss position on the European Landscape convention
NanotechnologySwiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, 21 January 2011
Brochure “Ist Nano nachhaltig?” [“Is Nano sustainable?”]
Neuroscience Royal Society of London, 20 January 2011
Policy report Brain Waves Module 1: Neuroscience, society and policy
Materials sciences French Académie des Sciences and Académie des Technologies, 20 January 2011
Study “La Métallurgie, science et ingénierie»
Health research Leopoldina, acatech (German Academy for technological sciences) and Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 18 January 2011
Recommendations on “Predictive Genetic Diagnostics as an Instrument of Disease Prevention”
Bibliometrics French Académie des Sciences, 17 January 2011
Report “Du bon usage de la bibliométrie pour l’évaluation individuelle des chercheurs»
» English version
Research careers Rathenau Institute (KNAW), 4 January 2011
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