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 last General Assembly took place at ESOF2018 in Toulouse, France. The next General Assembly will be held during ESOF2020 in Trieste, Italy.
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 (2 pages max.)
- Demonstrate commitment, time availability and vision on European science in a motivation letter (1 page max.)
The Executive Committee of the Governing Board comprises the President, the 2 Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General and the Treasurer.
Governing Board Members
Below you will find the current Governing Board Members. The former ones are listed on this page.
Prof. Michael Matlosz
President
Professor of chemical engineering, University of Lorraine
Chemical Engineering – France
Matthias Girod
Secretary General
Chemistry – France
Dr. Stephane Berghmans
Director for Research & Innovation at European University Association
Biomedical Sciences – Belgium
Dr. Brian Cahill
Responsible for the Researcher Mental Health COST Action at Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology
Engineering, Life Sciences, Innovation – United Kingdom
Prof. Anne Cambon-Thomsen
CNRS emeritus research director, Inserm & Univ Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, former ESOF 2018 champion
Biomedicine, immunogenetics, public health, research ethics – France
Prof. Gail Cardew
Vice -President
Director of Science and Education at The Royal Institution, United Kingdom
General Science and Communication – United Kingdom
Dr. Teresa Fernandez Zafra
Product Manager at Gradientech AB
Biomedical Sciences, Science Communication – Sweden
Dr. Christine Heller del Riego
Director of Science Stories
Science Communication – Denmark
Prof. Lorna Hughes
Vice – President
Professor in Digital Humanities University of Glasgow
Digital Humanities, Digital Cultural Heritage – United Kingdom
Prof. emeritus Svend Erik Larsen
Yangtze River Professor at Sichuan University
Comparative Literature – Aarhus University
Language and communication, Art, Culture and Media – Denmark
Prof. Marja Makarow
Director at Biocenter Finland
Life Science – Finland
Dr. Camilla Modéer
Senior Advisor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Science in Society & Chemical Engineering – Sweden
Prof. Carl Johan Sundberg
Treasurer
Professor at Karolinska Institutet
Human Physiology, Medicine, Bioentrepreneurship – Sweden
ESOF Committee Members
Marja Makarow
Chair of the ESOF committee
Director of Biocenter Finland
Jiří Drahoš
Member of the Senate of the Parliament Czech Republic
Gail Cardew
EuroScience Vice-President
Grazia Vittadini
Chief Technology Officer at Airbus
Prof. Michael Matlosz
EuroScience President
Professor of chemical engineering at the University of Lorraine
Rolf Tarrach
President
European University Association, Belgium
Prof. Emeritus Svend Erik Larsen
Comparative Literature at Aarhus University
Prof. Stefano Fantoni
ESOF2020 Champion
Dr. Christine Heller del Riego
Director of Science Stories, Denmark
Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice-President for Health and Science
Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation, Germany
Dr. Marc Schiltz
President of Science Europe
CEO of FNR Luxembourg
Prof. Lorna Hughes
Vice-President EuroScience
Professor in Digital Humanities at the University of Glasgow
EuroScience Objectives
- To be the representative body of the wider EuroScience organisation in the region or country where the Local Section is set up.
- To provide opportunities and activities for all individuals interested in science and directly engage them by initiating vital scientific discussions of common interest and promoting the aims of EuroScience.
- To raise awareness of research and science related issues where the Local Section is set up, for ex: helping to improve scientific education.
- To directly support EuroScience’s activities through fundraising.
- To work with and support EuroScience to achieve the organisation’s mission, goals and projects.
How to join EuroScience
If you would like to join a EuroScience local section, please contact them directly, using the directory.
How to create a Local Section
Contact the EuroScience office to learn more!
Workgroups
Objectives
Workgroups are very important for EuroScience, as they bring members together to contribute to ongoing projects on issues of interest, thus helping the association achieve its objectives.
How to join
Anyone interested in participating or moderating a Workgroup may contact its correspondent, using the directory.
How to create
Download the Workgroups Guidelines and learn more about it!