Life Sciences
- Ecological and Evolutionary Functional Genomics (EuroEEFG)
- Synthetic Biology: Engineering Complex Biological Systems (EuroSYNBIO)
- Membrane Architecture and Dynamics (EuroMEMBRANE)
- Quality Control of Gene Expression-RNA Surveillance (RNAQuality)
- Dynamic Nuclear Architecture and Chromatin Function (EuroDYNA)
- Science of Protein Production for Functional and Structural Analysis (EuroSCOPE)
- The Evolution of Cooperation and Trading (TECT)
Environmental Science
- Challenges of Biodiversity Science (EuroDIVERSITY)
- Ecosystem Functionning and Biodiversity in the Deep Sea (EuroDEEP)
Climate Sciences
- Climate variability and the (past, present, and future) Carbon Cycle (EuroCLIMATE)
Geosciences
- 4-D Topography Evolution in Europe: Uplift, Subsidence and Sea level Change (TOPO-EUROPE)
- European Mineral Sciences Initiative (EuroMinScl)
- Challenges of Marine Coring Research (EuroMARC)
- Processes at the Passive Continental Margins (EUROMARGINS)
ESF provides the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).