On this page you will find ESAF documents as well as publications of members and associates:
- Current documentation
- Past documentation
- Minutes of past meetings
- Contributions of ESAF members and associates on COVID-19
- Archive of news items
- Publications of ESAF members and associates
Current documentation
ESAF Statute
Associate Membership
Past documentation
Terms of Reference
Membership ESAF
Minutes of past meetings
Minutes of ESAF-9, September 2023 in Timisoara
Minutes of ESAF-8, November 2022 in Vilnius
Minutes of ESAF-7, Nov – Dec 2021 in Tallinn (hybrid)
Highlights of ESAF-6, June 2020 virtual meeting
Minutes of ESAF-5, June 2019 in Dublin
Minutes of ESAF-4, June 2018 in Tallinn
Contributions of ESAF members and associates on COVID-19
The Netherlands scientific council reflections on the long term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis
German National Academy of Sciences reflections on coronavirus pandemic
Estonian academy of sciences vision on recovery from the COVID-19 crisis
The Netherlands scientific council position paper on the introduction of a coronavirus app
Archive of news items
Publications of ESAF members and associates
| Below you will find publications of ESAF members and associates |
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| 2024 | Financial, Staffing and Societal Sustainability of Dutch Health Care Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) | Netherlands 2024 | 294 pages | Policy analysis |
| 2024 | Justice in Climate Policy Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) | Netherlands 2024 | 164 pages | Policy analysis |
| 2018 | The growth of science: Implications for the evaluation and funding of research in Switzerland Swiss Science Council | Switzerland 2018 | 104 pages | Policy analysis |
| 2018 | New International Science and Technology Policies: Key Issues and Questions in Switzerland Swiss Science Council | Switzerland 2018 | 79 pages | Exploratory study |
| 2018 | Citizen Science: Expert report, Democracy and Public Participation Swiss Science Council | Switzerland 2018 | 96 pages | Policy analysis |
| 2018 | EU authorisation processes of Plant Protection Products Scientific Advice Mechanism | European Commission 2018 | 76 pages | Scientific opinion |
| 2018 | Novel carbon capture and utilisation technologies Scientific Advice Mechanism | European Commission 2018 | 76 pages | Scientific opinion |
| 2018 | The new diversity: Increased ethnic heterogeneity in the Netherlands Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) | Netherlands 2018 | 10 pages | Summary |
| 2018 | The fall of the middle class: Stability and vulnerability in the middle segment of society Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) | Netherlands 2018 | 110 pages | Report |
| 2018 | Traumatised refugees: Immediate response required German Academy of Science Leopoldina | Germany 2018 | 40 pages | Statement |
| 2018 | The Silent Spring: On the need for sustainable plant protection German Academy of Science Leopoldina | Germany 2018 | 64 pages | Discussion paper |
| 2017 | Notions of disruption: A collection of exploratory studies Swiss Science and Innovation Council | Switzerland 2017 | 108 pages | Exploratory study |
| 2017 | Food from the Oceans Scientific Advice Mechanism | European Commission 2017 | 80 pages | Scientific Opinion |
| 2017 | Cybersecurity in the European Digital Single Market Scientific Advice Mechanism | European Commission 2017 | 104 pages | Scientific Opinion |
| 2017 | New techniques in Agricultural Biotechnology Scientific Advice Mechanism | European Commission 2017 | 152 pages | Explanatory note |
| 2017 | For the sake of security: The future of flexible workers and their modern organisation of labour Netherlands Scientific Council for Goverment Policy (WRR) | Netherlands 2017 | 64 pages | Summarized report |
| 2017 | Migration and classification: Towards a multiple migration idiom Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) | Netherlands 2017 | 13 pages | Summary |
| 2017 | Finance and society: Restoring the balance Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) | Netherlands 2017 | 22 pages | Synopsis of report |
| 2016 | Closing the gap: Between light-duty vehicle real-world CO2 emissions and laboratory testing Scientific Advice Mechanism | European Commission 2016 | 80 pages | Scientific opinion |
| 2016 | Regulatory assessment of glyphosate in plant protection products Scientific Advice Mechanism | European Commission 2016 | 5 pages | Explanatory note |
| 2016 | Improving biosecurity: Dual-use considerations in the research chain, from grant application to publication Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) | Netherlands 2016 | 7 pages | Journalist's report |
| 2016 | Genome editing: Position paper of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) | Netherlands 2016 | 6 pages | Position paper |
| 2015 | Report on the symposium 'Biofuel and wood as energy sources' Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) | Netherlands 2015 | 9 pages | Report |
| 2014 | International scientific cooperation: Challenges and predicaments Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) | Netherlands 2014 | 32 pages | Paper |
| 2014 | Evaluation of new technology in health care: In need of guidance for relevant evidence Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) | Netherlands 2014 | 157 pages | Foresight study |