Science Policy and the Standing Committees/Expert Boards

ESF Standing Committees and Expert Boards are key players in the development of science policy strategies in their scientific fields and research areas. They produce position papers and briefings to ensure the voice of European science is heard and plays a role in major European science policy issues. 

Examples of recent science policy activities of the ESF Standing Committees and Expert Boards include:
   - ESF Policy Briefing N°26 "Rheumatic Diseases" (EMRC)
   - ESF Policy Briefing N°27 "Structural Medicine: the importance of Glycomics for Health and Disease" (EMRC)

   - ESF Policy Briefing N°28 "Medical Imaging for Improved Patient Care" (EMRC) 

   - ESF Policy Briefing N°31 "Structural Medicine II : The importance of Lipidomics for Health and Disease" (EMRC) 

   - ESF Policy Briefing N°32 "Population Surveys and Biobanking" (EMRC) 

   - Navigating the future III: Position Paper n°8 of Marine Board-ESF

Related activities:
   - Forward Looks
   - ESF Member Organisation Fora

Standing Committee:

• European Medical Research Council (EMRC)
• Standing Committee for the Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences (LESC)
• Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences (PESC)
• Standing Committee for the Humanities (SCH)
• Standing Committee for the Social Sciences (SCSS)

Expert Boards:

• European Polar Board (EPB)
• Marine Board (ESF)
• Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF)
• European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC)
• Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee (NuPECC)