Academia Europaea

Academia Europaea
Formation 1988 (1988)
Founders Arnold Burgen, Hubert Curien, Umberto Columbo, David Magnusson, Eugen Seibold, Ruud van Lieshout
Headquarters London
President
Sierd Cloetingh
Vice President
Anne Buttimer
The Secretary to the Board
David Coates
Website www.ae-info.org

Academia Europaea founded in 1988, is a European non-governmental scientific association acting as an Academy.[1] Members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research.[2] It publishes European Review through Cambridge Journals.[3]

History

The concept of a 'European Academy of Sciences' was raised at a meeting in Paris of the European Ministers of Science in 1985. The initiative was taken by the Royal Society (United Kingdom) which resulted in a meeting in London in June 1986 of Arnold Burgen (United Kingdom), Hubert Curien (France), Umberto Columbo (Italy), David Magnusson (Spain), Eugen Seibold (Germany) and Ruud van Lieshout (the Netherlands) – who agreed to the need for a new body that could express the ideas and opinions of individual scientists from across Europe.

This body was seen to be a complement to the European Science Foundation in its role as a co-ordinator of the European interests of national research funding agencies and organisations. The objectives were kept deliberately broad covering the humanities, social and natural sciences, so as to ensure interdisciplinary discourse and activities. Initial modalities were to include annual meetings of members, multidisciplinary meetings, an interdisciplinary journal, a newsletter, providing independent advice, improving mobility of scholars within Europe and improving public understanding of science. The new body was named the Academia Europaea and its Foundation Meeting was held in Cambridge in September 1988 under the first President, Arnold Burgen. Hubert Curien, who was at that time the French Minister of Science (and later became the second President of the Academia) arrived by helicopter and gave the inaugural address and provided the active support of the French government. The first Plenary Meeting was held in London in June 1989, by which time there were 627 members.

Since 1989, there has been a period of remarkable changes to the scientific, political and economic landscape of the continent of Europe. The Academia Europaea has evolved within this environment, from its origins as an organisation of predominantly "western European" scholars, into a uniquely independent body - a truly pan-European Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Letters.

The funding of the Academy is based on an original endowment, contributions from some of the member countries, special projects and by other organisations like the Academia Leopoldina who is also supporting the Academia Europaea financially.[4]

Mission

The Academy:

The Academy will endeavour to:

Presidents

Academic management and sections

The scholarly interests of the Academia are managed through a section structure. On election, all members are assigned to a section. At the present time there are twenty academic sections covering History & Archaeology; Classics & Oriental Studies; Linguistic Studies; Literary & Theatrical Studies; Musicology & History of Art & Architecture; Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies; Behavioural Sciences; Social Sciences; Law; Economics, Business and Management Sciences; Mathematics; Informatics; Physics and Engineering Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Earth and Cosmic Sciences; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Physiology and Medicine; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; and Applied and Translational Biology.[6]

Honorary members

The Board may elect individuals to Honorary Membership of the Academia Europaea. To be considered for election to this category of membership: the candidate should be a person who, by means other than through his own individual scholarship has made a significant contribution to the achievement of the objectives of the Academia Europaea.[7] Current Honorary Members:

Members with special distinctions

Many of the Members of the Academia Europaea have received very prestigious awards, medals and prizes, such as:

Award and prizes

Publications

The Academia Europaea has published the 'European Review' (ER) since 1993 on behalf of members and in conjunction with the Cambridge University Press (since 1998). The ER is a quarterly, peer reviewed and international journal.

Editorial control is in the hands of an independent board. The European Review publishes articles and reviews that will be of broad interest to an intellectual readership, world-wide. Contributions come from academics, professionals and those in public life and address multi, and interdisciplinary issues across the sciences arts, humanities and Letters. The Review provides the AE with a vehicle for publication of articles from sponsored conferences and workshops. The editorial board invites specific contributions and reviews from leading opinion formers world-wide. The review has become available fully on-line from Cambridge University.[15]

Offices

The registered office and headquarters of the Academia Europaea is based in London. This is also the location of the General Secretariat. In collaboration with local and regional partners, the Academia Europaea has established a number of regional hubs:[16]

See also

References

  1. Burgen, Arnold (October 2009), "Academia Europaea: Origin and Early Days", European Review, 17 (3-4): 469–475, doi:10.1017/S106279870900088X.
  2. Sinclair, Craig (1990), "Introduction to the Academia Europaea", Science and Public Policy, 17 (2): 67–68, doi:10.1093/spp/17.2.67.
  3. Stagl, J.; Buttimer, A. (2013). "Foreword and Introduction". European Review. 21 (3): 315. doi:10.1017/S1062798713000264.
  4. "The Academy of Europe: History of the Academia Europaea". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. "Mission Statement". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. "Academic Sections". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. "Honorary Members". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  8. "Nobel_Prize". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  9. "Wolf Prize". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  10. "Turing Award". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  11. "Fields Medal". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  12. "Lasker Award". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  13. "Abel Prize". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. "Goedel Prize". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  15. "Publications". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  16. "Academia Europaea Offices". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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