New year’s message to ISC Members from ISC President Peter Gluckman
A look at what's on the agenda for the International Science Council's strategic development and major activities in 2023.
09.01.2023
International Science Council deplores the exclusion of women from university education in Afghanistan and urges the Afghan authorities to reverse their decision
The International Science Council is the global organization bringing together scientific academies, disciplinary bodies in the natural and social sciences and other scientific organizations. It is deeply committed to equality of opportunity in access to education and participation in the scientific endeavour. This commitment to equity eschews difference on the basis of sex or gender.
31.12.2022
Declaration from the World Science Forum 2022
The Declaration was made at the 10th World Science Forum on Science for Social Justice
21.12.2022
Concern over ongoing legal proceedings against the Greek economist and statistician Andreas Georgiou
The ISC’s Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) is actively monitoring the case of Andreas Georgiou.
19.12.2022
ALLEA advocates for EU-wide secondary publication rights and better negotiation of ‘big deals’
The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA), which includes many ISC Members within Europe, has provided recommendations to work towards a more equitable system for sharing and accessing research publications.
19.12.2022
The ISC and UNEP to cooperate on advancing the use of science in environmental policy and decision-making
The International Science Council (ISC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support closer cooperation on strengthening the capacity of science – including data, engineering and the social and behavioural sciences – in order to achieve common objectives on environmental sustainability.
16.12.2022
Planning for the fifth International Polar Year (IPY) 2032-33
A joint statement from the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
13.12.2022
Opening doors to global equity in open access
Recommendations to foster global equity in open access publishing from the first in a series of online workshops.
12.12.2022
New report reveals professional challenges, preferences and plans of Ukrainian researchers abroad
Through a recent survey by #ScienceForUkraine, Ukrainian scholars relay important information about their experience abroad. The findings are intended to guide support programmes for displaced scientists by the international and Ukrainian communities.
12.12.2022
Global Knowledge Dialogue held in South Africa a grand success
The first of the series of Global Knowledge Dialogues was held in Cape Town, South Africa, on the margins of the World Science Forum.
07.12.2022