The second Corporate Plan of ESF covered the period from 2002 to 2006 and introduced the "ESF Scientific Forward Looks". This new key science policy approach aims to medium term perspective on future directions of multi-disciplinary research in Europe. The plan stressed the importance of providing views and positions statements on science and science policy matters by ESF and its Standing Committees and Experts Boards.

Selected science policy activities undertaken in the period from 2002 to 2006 are:

• Systems Biology: a Grand Challenge for Europe
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°25 (October 2005)

• Scientific Perspectives for ESA's Future Programme in Life and Physical Sciences in Space
  Recommendations of the ESSC-ESF following an Evaluation of the European Programme for Life and Physical Sciences and Applications in Space (ELIPS) of the European Space Agency. (September 2005)

• Modelling in Coastal and Shelf Seas - European Challenges
  Marine Board ESF Position Paper N°7 (June 2005)

• Research on Infectious Diseases
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°24 (August 2005) - Supplement to the Policy Briefing

• ESF Scientific Forward Look on Nanomedicine
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°23 (February 2005) - Forward Look Report  Nanomedicine

• Fostering international cooperation between scientists in Europe - the role of research councils
  NWO-ESF Conference, Amsterdam November 2004 - Conference Report

• ESF statement on the Green paper on Europe's Space Policy
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°22 (July 2003)

• Open Access: Restoring Scientific communication to its rightful owners
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°21 (April 2003)

• Science Communication in Europe
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°20 (March 2003)

• Integrating Marine Science in Europe
  ESF Marine Board Position Paper N°5 (November 2002)

• ESF Scientific Forward Look on Global change research
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°19 (September 2002) - Forward Look Report Global Change

• Human stem cell research : Scientific uncertainties and ethical dilemmas (second edition)
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°18 (August 2002)

• Agents for change : Bringing industry and academia together to develop career opportunities for young researchers 
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°17 (July 2002)

• Towards a new paradigm for education, training, and career paths in the natural sciences
  ESF Science Policy Briefing N°16 (July 2002)

• Marine Biotechnology
  A European Strategy for Marine Biotechnology Position paper N°4 (December 2001)

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