Science for Policy by European Academies

“Science Advice for Policy by European Academies” (SAPEA) is part of the Scientific Advice Mechanism to the European Commission, which provides independent scientific evidence and policy recommendations to the European institutions by request of the College of Commissioners.

SAPEA’s role is to provide independent, high-quality evidence reviews to inform policy recommendations made by the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors.

To achieve this, SAPEA assembles interdisciplinary working groups of scientific experts, supported by systematic literature reviews.SAPEA is a consortium of the six European Academy Networks — Academia Europaea, ALLEA, EASAC, Euro-CASE, FEAM, YASAS — that bring together some 120 academies from over 40 countries across Europe.

The academies’ fellows have expertise in a diverse range of fields, including natural sciences, engineering, technology, medicine and health, agricultural and social sciences, and humanities.SAPEA follows a comprehensive EDI strategy incorporating experts from all relevant scientific fields of the scientific community, focussing on integrating at least 10% early-career and 30% mid-career researchers, achieving gender balance and ensuring wide geographical representation from across Europe.SAPEA works to raise awareness of the SAM’s activities, and to improve the quality of public debate about the role of evidence in policy, contributing to the transparency of EU policymaking.

SAPEA engages with policymakers, the scientific community, stakeholders and the wider public in a range of D&E&C activities, including websites, social media, events, media relations, and a range of publications.More information can be found on the project´s website: www.scientificadvice.eu.