EASAC - European Academies Science Advisory Council

According to the IAP report “Towards gender equality in scientific organizations” (2026), only one in five national academies is currently led by a woman.

👩‍🔬 Still, representation does not equate influence. Although women’s presence has increased in many organizations, this has not consistently translated into leadership roles, says the 2026 report “Towards gender equality in scientific organizations” by @iapartnership.bsky.social #IWD2026 #WomenInSTEM

Lise Øvreås, EASAC President, says: "Reaching leadership positions in both the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA) and EASAC has shown me how vital it is that women’s expertise is reflected not only in membership, but in the decisions that guide scientific institutions. Equality means influence, not just presence."

This #IWD2026 we’re launching #FromPresenceToPower, a mini-series on #WomenInScience in cooperation with @iapartnership.bsky.social!

⚖️ Our first feature, #EASAC President Lise Øvreås reminds us that gender equality in science needs structural change so women can lead, influence and set the agenda.

💡 “It is important that the voice of science, channelled through the academies of #Europe, is heard and has an impact on #energypolicy decisions,” says Alessandro Allegra, EASAC’s Energy Programme Director.

Learn more about our Energy programme:
easac.eu/programmes/e...

#scienceadvice #itsscience

Infographic for the EASAC Commentary “Update on the EASAC Plastics Report: Towards a Plastics Treaty,” launched on February 1, 2024. For more insights: https://easac.eu/publications/details/update-on-the-easac-plastics-report-towards-a-plastics-treaty

♻️ The #CircularEconomy is not only essential for a habitable planet; it is also major business opportunity. Yet the EU remains far from its goal to double circularity by 2030.

🔗 As @envi.europarl.europa.eu debates #plastics circularity tomorrow, we reiterate EASAC’s advice: easac.eu/publications...

#EASAC works across three #science4policy programmes: #Energy, #Environment and #Biosciences & Public Health.

🔬 But what are biosciences, actually? And why do they matter for policy, industry and society? Here, we explain the key principles and disciplines!

🧬 Learn more: easac.eu/programmes/b...

On today’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the brilliant women scientists who have led EASAC’s scientific advisory work over the past year. Their leadership, expertise and dedication have advanced evidence-based policy across Europe. In the photo, representing all women scientists who helped advance our work in 2025: Prof. Lise Øvreås, EASAC President; Prof. Birgitta Henriques-Normark, EASAC Vice-President; Prof. Hanna-Leena Pesonen, EASAC Vice-President; Prof. Fiona Regan, Co-Chair, Environment Steering Panel; Dr. Cathelijne Stoof, Co-Chair, Changing Wildfires Report; Dr. Orsólya Valkó, Co-Chair, Changing Wildfires Report; Prof Claire Dupont, Co-Chair, Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies Report; Prof Paula Kivimaa, Co-Chair, Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies Report; Prof. Louise E.M. Vet, led the work on Transformative Change at the Scientific Advice Mechanism Conference; Dr. Rosa Castro, (former) Biosciences Programme Director.

On International #WomenInScience Day, we celebrate the brilliant women who led #EASAC science advice over the past year. Their leadership and expertise advanced evidence-based policy across Europe. Many more are involved—thank you for inspiring the next generation. #Science4Policy #itsscience

Renewables and electrification hold the keys to EU energy security: New @chathamhouse.org paper largely echoes EASAC messages.

Read EASAC's Report: 👉 easac.eu/publications...

Read the Chatham House Report: 👉 www.chathamhouse.org/sites/defaul...

Escaping the Reductionistic Trap: A Systems-Based Approach to Environmental Risk Assessment This publication is free to access through this site. Learn More

#Pesticides: Christopher John Toppings, former EASAC Environment Director Michael Norton and others identify a core cognitive bias behind what the call the “reductionist trap” and argue for system-level approaches that account for cascading impacts across ecosystems. ▶️ pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Europe’s ecosystems are at risk – but restoring them is smart economics.
💡 €150B investment → €1.5T+ benefits
✅ Avoided disaster losses
✅ Improved public health
✅ Climate resilience & food/water security
Read EASAC's Commentary on Nature Restoration: tinyurl.com/3e544777

@easac.bsky.social

🛡️ La restauración de la naturaleza es una inversión estratégica para nuestra seguridad alimentaria, hídrica y sanitaria, confirma el Consejo Asesor Científico de las Academias Europeas  (@easac.bsky.social)
 
🌿 Los beneficios multiplican por más de 10 los costes.
 
👉 https://tinyurl.com/n33a6t7v

"Opportunities in Nature Restoration" Commentary launched This new EASAC Commentary highlights how nature restoration is a strategic investment in Europe’s security, prosperity, and ecological stability.

Restore Nature - or pay trillions in damage...

Launched today: Our new Commentary on "Opportunities in Nature Restoration" highlights nature restoration as a strategic investment in Europe’s security, prosperity, and ecological stability. 👉 easac.eu/news/details...

Interview with EASAC President Lise Øvreås YouTube video by EASAC - European Academies Science Advisory Council

We start into 2026 under new leadership: Prof. Lise Øvreås is taking the reins of our network. Discover what she has to say about her priorities. #itsscience #energy #environment #biosciences 👉 youtu.be/JaiZJF3r2Lg?...

Join online and listen to the contribution of our incoming President, Prof Lise Øvreås, in session 9 on "Trust in Science: APolicyAgenda for Resilient Knowledge Systems" #itsscience #trust

Welcome, Prof Fiona Regan! 💐

Deep-Sea Mining: Assessing Evidence on Future Needs and Environmental Impacts The International Seabed Authority (ISA) organises and controls activities related to mineral resources in ‘the Area’ (defined as the seabed, ocean floor, and subsoil beyond the limits of national jur...

#Norway - who initially planned to issue exploration permits this year - had a change of heart, had a change of heart on #DeepSeaMining and decided on Tuesday to postpone plans by 4 years. Discover why this is good nows from a scientific perspective: easac.eu/publications...

#Wildfire smoke impacts on #airquality from the recent @easac.bsky.social report easac.eu/publications... presented by @dr-firelady.bsky.social in the Clean Air Forum session on super pollutants & extreme events #CleanAirEU @ecmwf.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

Building trust and timeliness in science advice: Professor Wim van Saarloos on strengthening the bridge between research and policy Professor Wim van Saarloos, physicist and former president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, has long grappled with how to make scient

At the 200th anniversary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), EASAC President Prof Wim van Saarloos discussed the role of academies in restoring trust in #science and the difficulties of maintaining the right balance between independence, clarity and depth: mta.hu/english/buil...

"Environmental Degradation Poses a Direct Threat to Europe’s Competitiveness"
As EASAC is preparing a new commentary on the EU Nature Restoration Regulation, we asked #Environment Programme Director Thomas Elmqvist about the importance and long-term benefits of its implementation: shorturl.at/dKjMI

EASAC attended the AI in Science summit in Copenhagen to discuss the responsible use of AI in science and shape advice principles. Also the @ec.europa.eu's RAISE (Resource for AI Science in Europe) initiative coordinating AI resources for data, talent and research funding across the EU was launched.

Happy 200th anniversary to our member MTA, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences! And what could be a better way to celebrate than organising a conference on the Past, Present and Future of Learned Societies: The changing role of Academies in the 21st century?

Considering what 'meat' could mean in the future? Join us on 4 Dec 2025 at the Royal Irish Academy for 'Meat the Future?', a panel & conversation about how meat-alternatives might help Europe deliver on climate, health & food system goals.

Book your tickets now: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

Meat Alternatives “The EU needs to act now if it wants to stay ahead of the protein transition, ensure food security, and meet its climate and biodiversity goals. It should create policies that support innovation in me...

Read our report on Meat Alternatives here: easac.eu/publications...

Tilly Metz, Member of the European Parliament, on EASAC's Report on Meat Alternatives YouTube video by EASAC - European Academies Science Advisory Council

As @ec.europa.eu prepares a #ProteinStrategy to strengthen sustainable food systems, our report offers a science-based analysis of nutritional, environmental, technological, and regulatory dimensions of meat alternatives. MEP @tillymetz.bsky.social comments: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBta...

Last week, an EASAC delegation met @ec.europa.eu Environment Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu for an exchange on our “Changing #wildfires" report. We appreciate the Commissioner’s interest in the topic, and discussed linkages to the #water resilience strategy and the new European #Bauhaus.

Check out the 38th Conference on Issues of Energy Resources and Energy in #Zakopane 🇵🇱, Oct 19-22, 2025! Lidia Gawlik from @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social will present findings on Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies.
Conference language is Polish. Programme: se.min-pan.krakow.pl/program-konf...

EASACs report "Changing Wildfires" highlights emerging wildfire risks for European countries like Sweden 🇸🇪. The seminar by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social & KSLA featuring our Environment Programme Director Thomas Elmqvist discusses how to adapt. Attend live or digitally: www.ksla.se/aktiviteter/...

Tom Cole-Hunter, EASAC Biosciences and Public Health Programme Director YouTube video by EASAC - European Academies Science Advisory Council

Meet Thomas Cole-Hunter, our new #Biosciences and Public Health Programme Director. Tom is an environmental epidemiologist and has already worked as a consultant to the Programme. Today he explains what motivated him to join EASAC and what is next in the Programme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7unP...

7 of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached reveals areport from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social - one more than six months ago, when EASAC published a Commentary highlighting the troubling disconnect between the magnitude of crisis and political action towards #transformativechange shorturl.at/rJ94a

Seminar: Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies - Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien Seminar: Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies

📆 On 29 September, the @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social will hold a seminar on our Report on Security of #Sustainable #Energy Supplies: www.kva.se/evenemang/se... #SciPol

This summer's extreme weather cost #Europe at least €43bn and that's without the record-breaking wildfires in southern Europe. The threat of #wildfires will only intensify; just fighting the flames isn't enough. We need a radical shift from suppression to prevention: easac.eu/publications...