Category: Press Release
Press Release: Moniek Tromp becomes new President of ISE in 2025
Brussels-Strasbourg, 19 December 2024 Prof. Dr. Moniek Tromp, Director of the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Chair of Materials Chemistry at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands), was elected by the ISE General Assembly on 26 April 2024 as the new President of Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE). Prof. Tromp will take office on…
Press Release : The European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry joins the Initiative for Science in Europe
Brussels-Strasbourg-Milan, 22 October 2024 The European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) is pleased to announce its formal membership in Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE). With this membership, ECMI aims to leverage the power of mathematics to drive innovation and address complex challenges across various industrial, economical and societal environments in Europe. ECMI is…
Press Release: Publication of the high level expert group report on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe
ISE PRESS RELEASE 18.10.2024 Publication of the high-level expert group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe ISE welcomes the report “Align, Act, Accelerate” published on 16 October by the high-level expert group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe and to guide the evolution of the European Research and Innovation (R&I) Framework programme. In…
Open Letter to President von der Leyen advocating a dedicated Commissioner for Research and Innovation
19 Nobel Laureates and 5 European Academy Presidents call for a dedicated Commissioner for Research and Innovation. and to nominate “a strong supporter of research as the next Commissioner, a person who has the leadership quality to implement the ambitious strategy outlined at the EU level”.
Press Release : ISE congratulates Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen
The ISE welcomes the re-election of Roberta Metsola for a second mandate as President of the European Parliament, and the appointment of Ursula van der Leyen as President of the European Commission for a second mandate.
Press Release – Answers to the Survey of EP candidate lists’ views on Research and Innovation
Brussels-Strasbourg, June 4, 2024 As announced through our press release from 3 May 2024, Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) together with four of its member organisations, the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (EURODOC), the International Consortium of Research Staff Organisations (ICoRSA), the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and the Young Academy…
Press Release: Survey of EP candidate lists’ views on Research and Innovation
Brussels, May 3rd, 2024 The Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) together with the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (EURODOC), the International Consortium of Research Staff Organisations (ICoRSA), the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and the Young Academy Europe (YAE), are launching a survey to gather the views on research and innovation of the candidate parties to…
ISE’s Main Recommendations for Horizon Europe and FP10
October 26, 2023 Shield Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the European Research Council Two programmes, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and the European Research Council (ERC), each with different yet complementary objectives and criteria, have demonstrated their exceptional ability to identify excellence in Europe. They are the only programmes currently available for conducting bottom-up, curiosity-driven, and…
Press Release : Interim evaluation of Horizon Europe
Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) welcomes the announcement of the Expert group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe The Initiative for Science in Europe welcomes the nomination of the members of the expert group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe, and congratulates Manuel Heitor on his appointment as Chair of this group.…
ISE Opinion Paper on the Proposal for a European Framework for Research Careers
ISE welcomes the fact that the Commission wants to strengthen researchers’ careers to attract and retain talents and make the overall system stronger and more competitive — as showed by the the European Commission Directorate General Research and Innovation (DG RTD) “Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on a European framework to attract and retain research,…
The Association of ERC GRANTEES joins ISE
PRESS RELEASE The Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) joins the Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) Brussels-Strasbourg, October 23, 2023 Founded in September 2020 and granted official recognition as an International Non-Profit Organization in October 2022, the Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) is committed to representing and supporting the community of European Research Council grantees…
Statement on the planned ReICO Observatory
Following the Manifesto for Early Career Researchers that ISE published in September of 2022, and which has been endorsed by 28 European organisations, 33 national organisations and hundreds of individuals, ISE has called for a plan to radically improve working conditions and career paths for early career researchers. In January 2023, then Commissioner for Innovation,…