Committees with Norwegian participation
Standing Committees
ESF - Standing Committee for the Humanities (SCH)
The main tasks of SCH are to encourage interdisciplinary work, to identify priority research areas, to contribute to the development of the ESF science policy agenda and provide expert advice on science policy actions.
- Contacts at RCN:
- Torunn Haavardsholm (Special Adviser, 22 03 73 93, tha@forskningsradet.no)
ESF - Standing Committee for Life and Environmental Sciences (LESC)
LESC aims at a better understanding of biological, environmental and Earth systems across time and space. LESC covers activities from molecular and systems biology over regional ecosystems to global change of the environment.
- Contacts at RCN:
- Jacob Edward Wang (Special Adviser, 22 03 73 25, jew@forskningsradet.no)
- Other sites:
- LESC
ESF - European Medical Research Councils (EMRC)
EMRC is the Membership Organisation under the ESF of 37 medical research councils in 30 European countries. Its mission is to promote innovative medical research and its clinical application towards improved human health.
- Contacts at RCN:
- Signe Bang (Special Adviser, +47 22 03 71 73, sba@forskningsradet.no)
- Other sites:
- EMRC
ESF - Standing Committee for Physical and Engineering Sciences (PESC)
The goal of PESC is to become the pan-European platform for innovative research and competitive new ideas. PESC covers chemistry, mathematics, informatics and the computer sciences, physics, fundamental engineering sciences and materials sciences.
- Contacts at RCN:
- Øyvind Pettersen (Special Adviser, 22 03 73 55, op@forskningsradet.no)
- Other sites:
- PESC
ESF - Standing Committee for the Social Sciences (SCSS)
The task of SCSS is to advance Social Sciences on a European level by supporting innovative research ideas and approaches from the scientific community.
- Contacts at RCN:
- Ingebjørg Strøno Sejersted (Special Adviser, 22 03 74 39, ist@forskningsradet.no)
- Other sites:
- SCSS, European Collaborative Research Projects (ECRP), News
Expert Committees and Boards
ESF - Marine Board
The main aim of the Marine Board is to facilitate cooperation between its member organisations and promote the profile and development of marine science in Europe.
- Contacts at RCN:
- Lars Horn (Special Adviser, +47 22 03 70 94, lho@forskningsradet.no)
- Other sites:
- Marine Board, News
ESF - Polar Board
The European Polar Board is Europe's strategic advisory body on science policy in the Polar Regions. It acts as a voice and high-level facilitator of cooperation between national funding agencies, national polar institutes and research organisations.
- Other sites:
- Polar Board
ESF - Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee (NuPECC)
The aim of NuPECC is to promote collaborative ventures between nuclear physicists within Europe and particularly between those from countries linked to the ESF.
- Contacts at RCN:
- Bjørn Jacobsen (Special Adviser, +47 22 03 73 66, bja@forskningsradet.no)
- Other sites:
- NuPECC home page, NuPECC (ESF)
