Member News Archive#
The Board of trustees have issued a call for nominations to any ORDINARY member who may wish to be considered as a candidate for election to the AE Presidency.
Deadline for nominations: 31st March 2025.
Nominations are open for the THE ADAM KONDOROSI AWARD FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH and
ADAM KONDOROSI AWARD FOR EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATOR.
Deadline for the submission of nominations: April 15th 2025.
Call for Nominations for the 2025 Academia Europaea Sydney Brenner Medal.
The call is open to all members of Academia Europaea.
Deadline: 31st of March 2025 (midnight GMT+1).
The call for nominations for the award of the 2025 Erasmus Medal is now open.
The closing date of the nomination period is March 31st, 2025 (midnight GMT).
All members of Academia Europaea are welcome to submit a nomination. Members of Class B (Exact Sciences) are particularly invited to nominate.
Read an interview with Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, member of the Basic and Clinical Translational Sciences section, where he exlores his early days in Cardiff, the career decisions that shaped his path, and the contributions he hopes to leave for future generations of scientists.
Read an interview with Professor Zaal Kokaia, member of the Physiology and Neuroscience section where he discusses the rapid progress in stem cell research, the hurdles in bringing regenerative therapies to patients, and the academic challenges facing Georgia.
Read about the new publication by Professor Chrysostomos Mantzavinos where he offers wide-ranging and multi-pronged investigation into the many necessary conditions to foster healthy scientific inquiry.
Read an interview with Professor Naki Nakićenović and Professor Benjamin Sovacool where they reflect on the recent work on SRM by the Scientific Advice Mechanism and their role within it.
Call for nomination of experts from a range of disciplines and fields to review evidence on Advanced Materials, for the European Scientific Advice Mechanism.
The deadline for nominations is 20th February 2025.
Read an interview with Professor Martin Kahanec MAE, the new Class Chair of the Social and Related Sciences Class. Alongside this new role, he joins the AE Board of Trustees and serves as an Honorary Vice-President for his five-year term.
discusses his work on inequality, migration, and the importance of safeguarding academic freedom.
Read a message from Marja Makarow, President of Academia Europaea 2022-2024.
Professor Yonina Eldar MAE, Member of the Informatics Section, receives the Israel Prize in Engineering Research and Engineering Sciences.
Prof. Arto Salomaa, Member of the Informatics section since 1992, passed away January 26, 2025.
Read an exclusive interview with Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier MAE conducted during the Academia Europaea annual conference in Wroclaw by Wyborcza, one of Poland’s leading newspapers.
Professor Fausto Colombo, member of the Film, Media and Visual Studies Section since 2016, and member of its Section Committee between 2017 and 2023 passed away January 14, 2025.
Read the obituary by Prof. Göran Bolin and Prof. Kirsten Drotner, Past chairs of the Film, Media and Visual Studies section.
Download the supplement “Publishing in Academia: Digital Challenges” of the European Review with articles from the HERCuLES group symposium held in Stockholm in May 2024.
Read an interview with Professor Rosi Braidotti, member of the Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies section where she reflects on her contributions to feminist philosophy, the evolution of the Humanities, and the importance of embracing intergenerational justice.
Read an interview with Professor Saiful Islam, member of the Chemical Sciences Section since 2021, where he shares his journey in advancing sustainable energy research, championing science communication through engaging talks and record-breaking public experiments.
Read about important changes addressed by the Academia Europaea Board meeting on 25th November 2024.
Content alert: Do not miss out on reading the articles in the latest issue of the European Review, the journal of Academia Europaea.
Volume 32 - Issue 3.
Academia Europaea members are invited to submit nominations for membership.
The nomination cycle 2024/2025 closed on 31 January 2025.
Season's greetings to all members and visitors of the Academy website.
Read the messages from the outgoing President, Marja Makarow and the Hub Directors highlighting the activities of this year.
Group of Chief Scientific Advisors and the European Group on Ethics have published a new Evidence Review Report and literature reviews, with AE as lead academy and coordinated by AE Cardiff.
Read the end-of-year message from the president of Academia Europaea, Professor Marja Makarow.
Read an interview with Professor Heino Falcke MAE where he shares his experience of capturing the first image of a black hole.
Read an interview with Professor Helen Kennedy where she explores what a fair and inclusive digital society could look like and the challenges of digital inequality, big data, and technology ethics.
Read the interview with Professor Katarzyna Chojnacka where she discusses her pioneering work in sustainable technologies and shares insights on contributing to climate-neutral urban innovations.
Read the interview with Scott Bremer where the recently elected Chair of the Young Academy of Europe discusses his motivation for taking on the role and his priorities for the YAE.
Read an interview with Prof. Yvonne Buckley where she examines how climate action and land use shape biodiversity.
Read an interview with Professor Verena Winiwarter MAE where she discusses historical shifts in energy use, and the lessons they offer for modern energy policy and transition.