Governance

General Assembly

EuroScience currently represents over 2 600 members from 40 European countries.

The General Assembly is the sovereign body of the association: it consists of all members with the right to vote. It approves the association’s accounts and sets strategic guidelines for the two following years. Honorary members serve in an advisory capacity.

The next General Assembly took place at ESOF2022 in Leiden, The Netherlands.

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Governing Board

The Governing Board supervises the association and has extended administrative authority and decision making powers. Every EuroScience member has the possibility to become a candidate for the Board election on the condition that he/she meets the following requirements:

  • Be an eligible EuroScience member
  • Member fees have been paid
  • Provide a Curriculum Vitae
  • Provide a cover letter that should explain why you are interested in becoming a Governing Board member of EuroScience and how your expertise will help the organisation to achieve its goals.

The Executive Committee of the Governing Board comprises the President, the 2 Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General and the Treasurer.

The Governing Board position is non-remunerated but EuroScience covers travel and accommodation expenses for physical meetings. All meetings and communications are in English.

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Governing Board Members

Below you will find the current Governing Board Members. 

Michael Matlosz

President

Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Lorraine

France

Anna Budzanowska

University of Silesia in Katowice and Champion ESOF 2024

Poland

Karen Stroobants

Lead Policy Advisor at the Royal Society of Chemistry 

United Kingdom

Lorna Hughes

Treasurer

Professor in Digital Humanities University of Glasgow

United Kingdom

Chloe Hill

Policy Manager at the European Geosciences Union

Germany

Luisa Prista

Senior expert Innovation and Women in Tech, former EC official

Belgium

Anna Nilsson Vindefjärd

Vice-President

Secretary General at Research!Sweden

Sweden

Brian Cahill

Grant Manager of Researcher Mental Health COST Action at Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology

Germany

Michaela Bertero

Director of Strategy at IDIBAPS Barcelona

Spain

Maria Longobardi

Scientific Coordinator at NCCR SPIN Basel

Switzerland

Anne Cambon-Thomsen

CNRS emeritus Research Director, Inserm & Univ Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, former ESOF 2018 Champion

France

Theo Karapiperis

Vice-President

Independent Expert in Technology Assessment and Science Advice to Policy, former Head of Unit responsible for STOA

Belgium