27 May 2026, Copernicus Science Center
13:00-16:00 Public Conference ’ Towards a Futureproof European Research Area: Boosting Trust, Integrity, and Resilience’
In-person; Livestream will be available; event is free of charge but registration is required here >>>
The conference will contribute to the evolving European policy debate on safeguarding academic freedom and strengthening the independence of research, particularly within the framework of the forthcoming ERA Act. By fostering dialogue among key stakeholders, it aims to identify concrete approaches to reinforcing Europe’s research sovereignty and enabling sustainable, mutually beneficial academic exchange — including through enhanced mechanisms for brain circulation.
Highlights include:
Keynote by Robbert Dijkgraaf, President-Elect of the International Science Council, on 'Global Science in a Fractured World’
Panel discussion, moderated by Andrzej Rychard (Polish Academy of Sciences and Stefan Batory Foundation), on the conference theme with:
Speakers:
- Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna’s Department of Political Science, and Chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
- Emilija Stojmenova, Associate Professor at University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Former Minister for Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia
- Caroline Sutton, CEO, International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM)
- Krzysztof Pyrć, President of the Foundation for Polish Science
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 ALLEA Madame de Stäel Prize Ceremony
17:30-18:00 Concert
Programme available at: www.alleageneralassembly.org
The ALLEA General Assembly is kindly hosted by the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS). Prof. Paweł Rowiński, Director of the Institute of Geophysics PAS, has served as President of ALLEA since June 2024.