Who we are
The International Science Council (ISC) works at the global level to catalyse and convene scientific expertise, advice and influence on issues of major concern to both science and society.
Introduction
The ISC’s unique global membership brings together 250 international scientific unions and associations, national and regional scientific organizations including academies and research councils, international federations and societies, and young academies and associations.
The ISC, created in 2018 from the merger of the International Council for Science and the International Social Science Council, is an international non-governmental organization.
Vision
The ISC’s fundamental vision is ofscience as a global public good. Scientific knowledge, data and expertise must be universally accessible, and their benefits shared by all.
The ISC advocates for equity and inclusivity in the practice of science and in opportunities for scientific education and capacity development.
Mission
The mission of the Council is to be theglobal voice for science.
The Council seeks to provide a powerful and credible global voice that is respected in both the public and policy domains and within the scientific community. It will use that voice to:
i. Speak for the value of all science and the need for evidence-informed understanding and decision-making at all levels, from local to global;
ii. Stimulate and support international, interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly among Members of the Council, on scientific research and scholarship on issues of global concern;
iii. Articulate scientific knowledge on issues of global concern in the public and policy domains;
iv. Promote and assist science diplomacy, particularly where it advances the common good and addresses global challenges;
v. Promote the continued and equal advancement of scientific rigour, creativity and relevance in all parts of the world;
vi. Assist the scientific community and relevant stakeholders in their respective roles in the conduct of science and in the face of the evolution of science systems;
vii. Defend and promote thefree and responsible practice of science.
How we define science
The word science is used to describe the systematic organization of knowledge that can be rationally explained and reliably applied.
This definition of science includes natural and social science – which remain the ISC’s primary focus areas – as well as the humanities, medical, health, computer and engineering sciences. The ISC uses this shorthand because there is no single word or phrase in English to adequately describe this knowledge community.
ISC Members
The ISC’s unique network of over 250 institutionalMembersprovides the foundation for its work. A core part of the ISC’s mission is to create opportunities for Members to participate in important scientific conversations and activities, share their contributions at the international level and connect with other Members and access influential networks worldwide.
The ISC also co-sponsors various science initiatives and programmes – theAffiliated Bodies– which are part of the ISC membership.
Learn more aboutmembership.
Impact
By bringing together scientific experts and resources, the ISC encourages and coordinates meaningful international action on issues of scientific and public importance.
Browse our work byThemesorActivities.
Structure
The ISC isheadquarteredin Paris, with Regional Focal Points inAsia and the PacificandLatin America and the Caribbean, and an office at theUnited Nations in New York. The ISC also works with partner Future Africa, a pan-African organization based in South Africa, to explore the establishment of a regional presence inAfrica.
Operating under the ISC’sStatutes and Rules of Procedure, the Council’sGoverning Boardprovides scientific and strategic leadership, and receives advice on key aspects of its work from a number of Advisory Bodies.
Funding and finances
The Council’s principal source of core funding is dues from its Members, supplemented by a grant from the Government of France, the ISC’s host country. Significant other funding is raised in the form of grants from external organizations and foundations for specific projects or areas of activity.
Learn more aboutISC funding and financesand theISC Foundation.
Governing Board
The ISC Governing Board is mandated by the General Assembly (GA) to implement the decisions of the GA, with the help of the ISC Secretariat.
The Governing Board is one of the key decision-making bodies of the International Science Council providing scientific and strategic leadership to oversee achievement of the Council’s vision, mission, principles and values, and to secure the financial and management robustness of the Council.
The Governing Board consists of 17 members, including the President, the President-elect – who will assume the Presidency in October 2026 – as well as four Vice-Presidents and eleven additional ordinary members. The ISC Chief Executive Officer is an ex-officio member.
ISC Governing Board Officers
Sir Peter Gluckman
President
International Science Council
Sir Peter Gluckman
Robbert Dijkgraaf
President-elect
International Science Council
Robbert Dijkgraaf
Marcia Barbosa
Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science
International Science Council
Marcia Barbosa
Motoko Kotani
Vice-President for Science and Society
International Science Council
Motoko Kotani
Sawako Shirahase
Vice-President for Finance
International Science Council
Sawako Shirahase
Yongguan Zhu
Vice-President for Membership
International Science Council
Yongguan Zhu
ISC Governing Board Ordinary Members
Karina Batthyány
ISC Foundation Fellow (June 2022)
Karina Batthyány
Françoise Baylis
ISC Foundation Fellow (June 2022)
Françoise Baylis
Geoffrey Boulton
ISC Foundation Fellow (June 2022)
Geoffrey Boulton
Frances Colón
Senior Director and Team Leader, International Climate Policy
American Progress
Frances Colón
Catherine Jami
Director of Research
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Catherine Jami
María Estelí Jarquín
International Relations Coordinator
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
María Estelí Jarquín
Nalini Joshi
Payne-Scott Professor
University of Sydney
Nalini Joshi
Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo
ISC Fellow (Dec 2022)
Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo
Walter O. Oyawa
ISC Foundation Fellow (June 2022)
Walter O. Oyawa
Maria Paradiso
ISC Foundation Fellow (June 2022)
Maria Paradiso
What we do
The Council convenes the scientific expertise and resources needed to lead on catalysing, incubating and coordinating impactful international action on issues of major scientific and public importance.
The Council seeks to provide a powerful and credible global voice that is respected in both the public and policy domains and within the scientific community. It will use that voice to:
·Speak for thevalue of all scienceand the need for evidence-informed understanding and decision-making at all levels, from local to global.
·Stimulate and support international, interdisciplinarycollaboration, particularly among Members of the Council, on scientific research and scholarship on issues of global concern.
·Articulate scientific knowledgeon issues of global concern in the public and policy domains.
·Promote and assistscience diplomacy, particularly where it advances the common good and addresses global challenges.
·Promote the continued and equal advancement ofscientific rigour,creativityandrelevancein all parts of the world.
·Assist the scientific community and relevant stakeholders in their respective roles in the conduct of science and in the face of theevolution of science systems.
·Defend and promote thefree and responsible practice of science.
Regarding Zhengxianling - China's first pan - international talent recruitment platform
Zhengxianling is developed and operated by Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. The company mainly provides international services such as talent job-seeking and recruitment, recruitment and introduction of high-level talents / science and technology innovation-related talents (Overseas Excellent Young Talents, Qiming Plan, online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), academic exchanges, and software development. In due time, we will launch language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. to meet the needs of global users. Up to now, the company has established communication channels with national ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Science and Technology, talent offices of the Organization Departments of some provincial and municipal Party committees, departments of human resources and social security, industry and information technology, science and technology, trade unions, chambers of commerce, academic societies, associations, 985 and 211 universities in various regions across the country, HRs of some enterprises, the International Academician Consortium, the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, and some international institutions in countries such as Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, and QS World's top 100 universities (MIT, Oxford, the University of Melbourne...).
Service items are as follows:
A. Recruitment and introduction of international high-level / science and technology innovation-related talents (doctors, post-doctors, academicians) (online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), overseas enterprise study tours, academic exchanges, and software development.
B. Operation of Zhengxianling® (The types of talents on the platform and official account are not limited. Note: The official website is undergoing upgrading and renovation).
Service-supported regions:
China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, the United States, Canada, etc. (covering more than 100 countries and regions).
Main service content: Online and offline special high-level talent job fairs for cities, parks, and employers, talent-introduction activities related to science and technology innovation (project solicitation, screening, roadshow... implementation, etc.), investment promotion, academic exchange conferences, online job-seeking and recruitment, and offline services are available in the above-mentioned designated countries.
In the past 2024, we have successively joined the Hubei Chushang Federation in China and the World Federation of Inventors' Associations [IFIA], and have established the grand goal of building Zhengxianling into China's first pan-international talent recruitment platform (Language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. will be launched in due time. The establishment of the International HRD (HR) Alliance is in progress), and in the future, it will serve billions of users in more than 200 countries around the world. As of December 31, 2024, we have received a reply from the chairman of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, welcoming Yuntong Technology and Zhengxianling to join the cooperation of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA in 2025. Starting from 2025, we will cooperate with the International Academician Consortium and may participate in activities such as the FCPAE (Federation of Chinese Professionals in Europe) European Forum to facilitate international talent exchanges and cooperation, thereby promoting scientific and technological innovation, driving employment, serving global economic construction, and promoting friendly cross-border cooperation to create a better future. Thus, we can better serve users from all over the world.
The Chinese full name of IFIA: World Federation of Inventors' Associations. Its headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland, and San Francisco, the United States. In February 2024, after being reviewed and approved by the 47th Global Executive Committee of IFIA, Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. [Zhengxianling] joined the organization. For details, please refer to the official website of IFIA:
https://www.ifia.com/ifia-47th-executive-committee-meeting-held-on-feb-2024/
Our company's recruitment platform will officially launch a paid service starting from February 1, 2025. For details, please refer to:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YmOxE1snwAAvskZgwm5RxA
Currently, we are organizing online and offline special job fairs for high-level talents of international organizations. For details of the event, please refer to the push article on the schedule plan of the international high-level talent recruitment activities of Zhengxianling®:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UGfNhxHRoIs1KZF7Thsfxg
Zhengxianling® recruits a large number of overseas high-level talents and innovative talents all year round. For details, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8YaCD8xaXiDeC93a1foUKQ
Regarding the invitation letter for the initiation of the International HRD (HR) Alliance, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fdg6QB82KAJCeTi0VZVZKQ
We welcome HRs of employers from all over the world, heads of universities and research institutes, academic leaders, young doctors / post-doctors / academicians and other talents to contact us or register to join our platform，The talents we recruit will be preferentially recommended to work in universities, research institutions and other units in China or various countries around the world.
All ISCMembers
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Category 1: Scientific umbrella organizations devoted to the practice and promotion of a scientific discipline or area of science
Category 2: Academies of sciences, research councils and analogous scientific bodies representing a broad spectrum of scientific fields and disciplines on a national, territorial or regional level
Category 3: National, regional or global organizations including young scientist organizations, scientific federations and societies
Category 4: Observer organizations, including co-sponsored science programmes
-> African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
-> Albania, Academy of Sciences of Albania (ASA)
-> Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS)
-> Argentina, National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONICET)
-> Armenia, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA)
-> Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA)
-> Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils (AASSREC)
-> Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
-> Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA)
-> Australia, Australian Academy of Science (AAS)
-> Australia, Australian Early-and Mid-Career Researcher Forum (EMCR Forum)
-> Austria, Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
-> Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS)
-> Bangladesh, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS)
-> Bangladesh, National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB)
-> Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub (SciTech DiploHub)
-> Belarus, National Academy of Sciences (NASB)
-> Belgium, Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB)
-> Belgium, Young Academy of Belgium (Flanders)
-> Benin, National Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters (ANSALB)
-> Bolivia, National Academy of Sciences of Bolivia (ANCB)
-> Bosnia & Herzegovina, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ANUBiH)
-> Bosnia & Herzegovina, Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska (ANURS)
-> Botswana, Botswana Academy of Science (BAS)
-> Botswana, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology
-> Brazil, Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC)
-> Brazil, National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Social Sciences (ANPOCS)
-> Bulgaria, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)
-> Burkina Faso, National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST)
-> Cameroon, Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS)
-> Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC College)
-> Canada, National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
-> Caribbean, Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS)
-> Chile, Chilean Academy of Sciences
-> China, China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)
-> China, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
-> Colombia, Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (ACCEFYN)
-> Colombia, Young Academy of Colombia
-> Committee on Data (CODATA)
-> Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
-> Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI)
-> Costa Rica, National Academy of Sciences (ANC)
-> Côte d’Ivoire, Academy of Sciences, Arts, African Cultures and Diasporas (ASCAD)
-> Cuba, Cuban Academy of Sciences
-> Cyprus, Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts
-> Czech Republic, Czech Academy of Sciences
-> Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese Academy of Sciences (ACCOS)
-> Denmark, Danish Young Academy
-> Denmark, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
-> Dominican Republic, Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic
-> Ecuador, Academy of Sciences of Ecuador (ACE)
-> Egypt, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)
-> El Salvador, Vice Ministry of Science and Technology of El Salvador
-> Estonia, Estonian Academy of Sciences
-> Eswatini, National Research Council
-> Ethiopia, Ethiopian Academy of Sciences (EAS)
-> Ethiopia, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MinT)
-> European Association of Development and Training Institutes (EADI)
-> European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
-> Finland, Council of Finnish Academies
-> France, Académie des Sciences
-> Future Earth
-> Georgia, Georgian National Academy of Science
-> Germany, German Research Foundation (DFG)
-> Ghana Young Academy (GhYA)
-> Ghana, Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences (GAAS)
-> Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
-> Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
-> Global Research Programme on Inequality (GRIP)
-> Global Young Academy (GYA)
-> Greece, Academy of Athens
-> Guatemala, Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences
-> Honduras, National Academy of Sciences of Honduras
-> Hungary, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
-> Hungary, Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN)
-> India, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
-> India, Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
-> India, Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS)
-> India, Young Academy of India (YAI)
-> Indonesia, Indonesian Young Academy of Science (ALMI)
-> Indonesia, National Research and Innovation Agency Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)
-> Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
-> Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR)
-> Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)
-> International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
-> International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)
-> International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
-> International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
-> International Association of Legal Science (IALS)
-> International Association of Physics Students (IAPS)
-> International Astronomical Union (IAU)
-> International Cartographic Association (ICA)
-> International Commission for Acoustics (ICA)
-> International Commission for Optics (ICO)
-> International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
-> International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA)
-> International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM)
-> International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS)
-> International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI)
-> International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
-> International Federation of Data Organization (IFDO)
-> International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
-> International Federation of Societies for Microscopy (IFSM)
-> International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
-> International Foundation for Science (IFS)
-> International Geographical Union (IGU)
-> International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
-> International Mathematical Union (IMU)
-> International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP)
-> International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA)
-> International Peace Research Association (IPRA)
-> International Political Science Association (IPSA)
-> International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE)
-> International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
-> International Society for Porous Media (InterPore)
-> International Sociological Association (ISA)
-> International Statistical Institute (ISI)
-> International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM)
-> International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB)
-> International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)
-> International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
-> International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA)
-> International Union of Academies (UAI)
-> International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR)
-> International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB)
-> International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)
-> International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
-> International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST)
-> International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
-> International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
-> International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
-> International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST)
-> International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)
-> International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS)
-> International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS)
-> International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)
-> International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)
-> International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)
-> International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
-> International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
-> International Union of Radio Science (URSI)
-> International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
-> International Union of Speleology (UIS)
-> International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)
-> International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)
-> Iran, Islamic Rep. Of, University of Tehran
-> Iraq, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR)
-> Ireland, Royal Irish Academy (RIA)
-> Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS)
-> Israel, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
-> Italy, National Research Council (CNR)
-> Jamaica, Scientific Research Council (SRC)
-> Japan, Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
-> Jordan, Royal Scientific Society
-> Kazakhstan, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NAS RK)
-> Kenya, Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS)
-> Kenya, National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI)
-> Korea Democratic People’s Republic of, State Academy of Sciences
-> Korea Republic of, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
-> Korea Republic of, Korean Social Science Research Council (KOSSREC)
-> Korea Republic of, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea (NAS)
-> Lao PDR, Lao National Science Council
-> Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO)
-> Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
-> Latvia, Latvian Academy of Sciences
-> Lebanon, National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS-L)
-> Lesotho, Department of Science and Technology
-> Lithuania, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
-> Luxembourg, National Research Fund (FNR)
-> Madagascar, Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
-> Malawi, National Commission for Science and Technology
-> Malaysia, Academy of Sciences Malaysia
-> Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)
-> Mauritius, Mauritius Academy of Science (MAST)
-> Mexico, Mexican Academy of Sciences
-> Mexico, Mexican Council of Social Sciences (COMECSO)
-> Moldova, Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM)
-> Monaco, Principauté de, Centre Scientifique de Monaco
-> Mongolia, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
-> Montenegro, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
-> Morocco, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology
-> Mozambique, Scientific Research Association of Mozambique (AICIMO)
-> Namibia, National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST)
-> Nepal, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
-> Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
-> New Zealand, Royal Society Te Apārangi
-> Nigeria, Nigerian Academy of Science
-> Nigerian Young Academy (NYA)
-> North Macedonia, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
-> Norway, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters
-> Norway, University of Bergen (UiB)
-> Oman, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MOHERI)
-> Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA)
-> Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
-> Pacific Science Association (PSA)
-> Pakistan, National Academy of Young Scientists Pakistan (NAYS)
-> Panama, University of Panama (UP)
-> Peru, National Academy of Sciences (ANC)
-> Philippines, National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)
-> Philippines, Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC)
-> Poland, Polish Academy of Sciences
-> Poland, Polish Young Academy (PYA)
-> Portugal, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
-> Romania, Academia Româna
-> Royal Society of Canada’s College of News Scholars, Artists and Scientists (RSC College)
-> Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
-> Rwanda, Rwanda Academy of Sciences (RAS)
-> Saudi Arabia Kingdom of, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
-> Scientific Committee of Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)
-> Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
-> Scientific Committee on Frequency Allocations for Radio Astronomy and Space Science (IUCAF)
-> Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)
-> Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP)
-> Senegal, Senegal Academy of Science and Technology (ANSTS)
-> Serbia, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
-> Singapore, Singapore National Academy of Science (SNAS)
-> Slovak Republic, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)
-> Slovenia, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA)
-> Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
-> Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)
-> Society for the Advancement of Science in Africa (SASA)
-> Somalia, Somali Natural Resources Research Center (SONRREC)
-> South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa (HSRC)
-> South Africa, National Research Foundation (NRF)
-> Spain, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU)
-> Spain, Young Academy of Spain
-> Sri Lanka, National Science Foundation (NSF)
-> Sudan, National Centre for Research (NCR)
-> Sudan, Sudanese National Academy of Sciences (SNAS)
-> Sweden, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
-> Switzerland, Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
-> Switzerland, Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)
-> Tajikistan, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan (NAST)
-> Tanzania, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
-> Thailand, National Research Council of Thailand
-> The University of the Arctic (UArctic)
-> The University of the South Pacific
-> The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
-> Togo, Chancellerie des Universités du Togo
-> Transnational Institute (TNI)
-> Tunisia, Université de Tunis El Manar
-> Türkiye, Science Academy – Bilim Akademisi
-> Türkiye, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)
-> TWAS Young Affiliates Network (TYAN)
-> Uganda, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST)
-> Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
-> United Kingdom, British Academy
-> United Kingdom, Royal Society
-> United Kingdom, The Academy of Medical Sciences
-> United States, National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
-> Urban Health & Wellbeing (UHWB)
-> Uruguay, Commission National Council of Innovation Science and Technology (CONICYT)
-> Uzbekistan, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
-> Vatican City State, Pontifical Academy of Sciences
-> Venezuela, National Fund for Science, Technology and Innovation (FONACIT)
-> Vietnam, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA)
-> World Anthropological Union (WAU)
-> World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR)
-> World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
-> World Data System (WDS)
-> Young Academy of Europe (YAE)
-> Zambia, Zambia Academy of Sciences (ZaAS)
-> Zimbabwe, Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ)
ISC Global Roster of Experts
Supporting science in the multilateral space
As we are confronted with complex global challenges, the need for scientific input in decision-making is urgent. The International Science Council (ISC) plays a crucial role in ensuring that science is central to addressing the world’s most pressing issues, particularly those on the United Nations (UN) agenda. To support our growing influence within the multilateral system, the ISC has established aGlobal Roster of Experts– a diverse and highly qualified group of individuals from around the world who stand ready to contribute their expertise.
Why was the roster created?
The ISC is frequently called upon to provide timely and multidisciplinary scientific advice to the UN and its Member States on issues ranging from climate change and biodiversity loss to pandemics and inequality. To fulfil these requests and respond rapidly to global needs, we need a trusted network of experts across various disciplines and regions. The Global Roster of Experts was created to meet this demand by allowing the ISC to quickly mobilize specialized knowledge on an ad-hoc basis, ensuring that decision-makers receive science-based, relevant, and actionable insights.
How the roster serves the ISC’s mission
The ISC’s Global Roster of Experts will serve multiple functions, all contributing to the ISC’s mission to promote science as a global public good. Experts on the roster may be called upon to:
·Provide ad-hoc science adviceto the UN Secretariat and Member States
·Prepare high-level policy briefsthat inform critical multilateral discussions
·Draft statementson behalf of the global scientific community to amplify science’s voice in international dialogues
·Intervene as speakersfor high-level debates, conferences, and panels where scientific expertise can inform policy decisions
This expert network is designed to bridge the gap between science and policy, ensuring that global decision-makers have access to credible, timely, and context-specific scientific advice that can drive progress on the most urgent global challenges.
A truly global and diverse network
One of the most important aspects of the Global Roster of Experts is its diversity and representativity. We are proud to report that the roster reflects a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines, geographies, gender, and age groups, creating a resource that is both global in scope and inclusive in nature. Ourfirst call for applicationsin early 2024 yielded over 1,000 applications representing a wide range of sectors. While most applicants came from academia, we also saw significant interest from government bodies, policy think tanks, NGOs, and the private sector, including banks and start-ups.
How do I get involved?
We welcome individuals from all disciplines and sectors who are passionate about using science to influence global policy. If you are interested in joining the ISC Global Roster of Experts in the future, keep an eye out for our next call for applications. These calls are announced periodically based on new needs and opportunities.
To stay informed and ensure you don’t miss these opportunities, we strongly encourage you tosign up for our newsletter. Through our newsletters, you will receive updates on future calls, ISC activities, events, and other ways you can engage with our work to promote science in the multilateral space.
