International Science Council
The International Science Council is an international non-governmental organization that unites scientific bodies at various levels across the social and natural sciences. The ISC was formed with its inaugural general assembly on 4 July 2018 by the merger of the International Council for Science and the International Social Science Council, making it one of the largest organisations of this type.
Daya Reddy from the University of Cape Town was elected as the inaugural President of the Board. Heide Hackmann serves as the CEO.
Mission
The mission of the International Science Council is to act as the global voice for science.Activities
The Council convenes and mobilises the international scientific community on issues of major scientific and public importance. Activities focus on three areas of work:- Stimulating and supporting international scientific research and scholarship, and communicating science that is relevant to international policy issues;
- Promoting the ability of science to contribute to major issues;
- Defending the free and responsible practice of science.
The Council awards the prestigious Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research.
Structure
The Council is governed by a Governing Board, and is advised by a number of Advisory Bodies. The Council's headquarters are located in Paris, France. The members of the Governing Board are currentlyGeoffrey Boulton,
Melody Burkins,
Saths Cooper,
Anna Davies,
Pearl Dykstra,
Sirimali Fernando,
Rith Fincher,
Sir Peter Gluckman,
Alik Ismail-Zadeh,
Li Jinghai,
James C. Liao,
Daya Reddy,
Elisa Reis,
Natalia Tarasova,
Renée van Kessel,
Martin Visbeck.
It has regional offices in South Africa, El Salvador, and Malaysia. A General Assembly of all Members is convened every three years.
Members
In 2019, the International Science Council has 135 Member Organizations, 40 Member Unions and Associations, and 30 Affiliated Members.| Acronym | Name | Scientific field |
| 4S | Society for Social Studies of Science | Social studies of science and technology |
| IALS | International Association of Legal Science | Legal science |
| IASSA | International Arctic Social Sciences Association | Social science relevant to the Arctic |
| IAU | International Astronomical Union | Astronomy |
| ICA | International Cartographic Association | Cartography |
| IEA | International Economic Association | Economics |
| IFSM | International Federation of Societies for Microscopy | Microscopy |
| IGU | International Geographical Union | Geography |
| IMU | International Mathematical Union | Mathematics |
| INQUA | International Union for Quaternary Research | Quaternary Period |
| IPRA | International Peace Research Association | Peace Research |
| IPSA | International Political Science Association | Political Science |
| ISA | International Sociological Association | Sociology |
| ISEE | International Society for Ecological Economics | Ecological Economics |
| ISPRS | International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
| IUBS | International Union of Biological Sciences | Biology |
| IUCr | International Union of Crystallography | Crystallography |
| IUFoST | International Union of Food Science and Technology | Food science and Food Technology |
| IUFRO | International Union of Forest Research Organizations | Forestry |
| IUGG | International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics | Geodesy and Geophysics |
| IUGS | International Union of Geological Sciences | Geology |
| IUHPST | International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | History of Science and Philosophy of Science |
| IUIS | International Union of Immunological Societies | Immunology |
| IUMRS | International Union of Materials Research Society | Materials science |
| IUMS | International Union of Microbiological Societies | Microbiology |
| IUNS | International Union of Nutritional Sciences | Nutrition |
| IUPAB | International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics | Biophysics |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry | Chemistry |
| IUPAP | International Union of Pure and Applied Physics | Physics |
| IUPESM | International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine | Medical physics |
| IUPHAR | International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology | Pharmacology |
| IUPS | International Union of Physiological Sciences | Physiology |
| IUPsyS | International Union of Psychological Science | Psychology |
| IUSS | International Union of Soil Sciences | Soil science |
| IUSSP | International Union for the Scientific Study of Population | Demography |
| IUTAM | International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | Mechanics |
| IUTOX | International Union of Toxicology | Toxicology |
| URSI | Union Radio Scientifique Internationale | Radio science |
| WAPOR | World Association for Public Opinion Research | Public opinion research |
| WAU | World Anthropological Union | Anthropology |
| Name |
| Albania, Academy of Sciences |
| Angola, Foundation of Science and Development |
| Argentina, National Scientific and Technological Research Council |
| Armenia, Armenian National Academy of Sciences |
| Australia, Australian Academy of Science |
| Austria, Die Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences |
| Arab Council for the Social Sciences |
| Bangladesh, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences |
| Belarus, National Academy of Sciences |
| Belgium, Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium |
| Bolivia, Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina: ANUBiH, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina: ANURS, Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska |
| Botswana, Ministry of Infrastructure Science and Technology |
| Brazil, Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
| Brazil, Association Nacional de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Ciencias Sociais |
| Bulgaria, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Burkina Faso, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique |
| Cameroon, Cameroon Academy of Sciences |
| Canada, National Research Council of Canada |
| Canada, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| Caribbean, Caribbean Academy of Sciences |
| Chile, Academia Chilena de Ciencias |
| China: CAST, China Association for Science and Technology |
| China: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| China: Taipei, Academy of Sciences located in Taipei |
| CLACSO, Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales |
| CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa |
| Colombia, Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales |
| Costa Rica, Academia Nacional de Ciencias |
| Côte d'Ivoire, Académie des Sciences, des Arts, des Cultures d'Afrique et des Diasporas Africaines |
| Cuba, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba |
| Czech Republic, Czech Academy of Sciences |
| Denmark, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters |
| Dominican Republic, Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic |
| Egypt, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology |
| El Salvador, Viceministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de El Salvador |
| Estonia, Estonian Academy of Sciences |
| Ethiopia, Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency |
| Finland, Council of Finnish Academies |
| FLACSO, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales |
| France, Académie des Sciences |
| Georgia, Georgian Academy of Sciences |
| Germany, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| Ghana, Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Greece, Academy of Athens |
| Guatemala, Academia de Ciencias Médicas Fisicas y Naturales de Guatemala |
| Honduras, National Academy of Sciences of Honduras |
| Hungary, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
| India, Indian Council of Social Science Research |
| India, Indian National Science Academy |
| Indonesia, Indonesian Institute of Sciences |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. Of, University of Tehran |
| Iraq, Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Ireland, Royal Irish Academy |
| Israel, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| Italy, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche |
| Jamaica, Scientific Research Council |
| Japan, Science Council of Japan |
| Jordan, Royal Scientific Society |
| Kazakhstan, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Kenya, Kenya National Academy of Sciences |
| Korea Democratic People's Republic of, State Academy of Sciences |
| Korea Republic of, Korean Social Science Research Council |
| Korea Republic of, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea |
| Lao PDR, Lao National Science Council |
| Latvia, Latvian Academy of Sciences |
| Lebanon, National Council for Scientific Research |
| Lesotho, Department of Science and Technology |
| Lithuania, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences |
| Luxembourg, Fonds National de la Recherche |
| Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Rep. Of, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| Madagascar, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique |
| Malawi, National Commission for Science and Technology |
| Malaysia, Academy of Sciences Malaysia |
| Mauritius, Mauritius Research Council |
| Mexico, Academia Mexicana de Ciencias |
| Mexico, Consejo Mexicano de Ciencias Sociales, COMECSO |
| Moldova, Academy of Sciences of Moldova |
| Monaco, Principauté de, Centre Scientifique de Monaco |
| Montenegro, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| Morocco, Hassan II Academy for Science and Technology |
| Mozambique, Scientific Research Association of Mozambique |
| Namibia, National Commission on Research, Science and Technology |
| Nepal, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology |
| Netherlands, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen |
| New Zealand, Royal Society of New Zealand Te Aparangi |
| Nigeria, Nigerian Academy of Science |
| Norway, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters |
| Norway, Research Council of Norway |
| Norway, University of Bergen, UiB |
| Oman, Sultanate of, Research Council of Oman |
| OSSREA, Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa |
| Pakistan, Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Panama, Universidad de Panama |
| Peru, Academia Nacional de Ciencias |
| Philippines, National Research Council |
| Philippines, Philippine Social Science Council |
| Poland, Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Portugal, Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa |
| Romania, Academia Româna |
| Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Rwanda, Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, Rwanda |
| Saudi Arabia Kingdom of, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
| Serbia, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| Seychelles, Seychelles National Parks Authority |
| Singapore, Singapore National Academy of Science |
| Slovak Republic, Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| Slovenia, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa |
| South Africa, National Research Foundation |
| South Pacific, University of the South Pacific |
| Spain, State Secretariat for Research, Development and Innovation |
| Sri Lanka, National Science Foundation |
| Sudan Republic of, National Centre for Research |
| Swaziland, National Research Council |
| Sweden, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| Switzerland, Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Switzerland, Swiss Academy of Sciences |
| Tajikistan, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| Tanzania, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology |
| Thailand, National Research Council of Thailand |
| Togo, Chancellerie des Universités du Togo |
| Tunisia, Université Tunis El Manar |
| Turkey, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey |
| Turkey, Turkish Academy of Science |
| UAI, International Union of Academies |
| Uganda, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology |
| Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences |
| United Kingdom, British Academy |
| United Kingdom, Economic and Social Research Council |
| United Kingdom, Royal Society |
| United States, National Academy of Sciences |
| Uruguay, Comisión Consejo Nacional de Innovacion Ciencia y Tecnologia |
| Uzbekistan Republic of, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences |
| Vatican City State, Pontificia Academia Scientiarum |
| Venezuela, Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación |
| Vietnam, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations |
| Zambia, Zambia Academy of Sciences |
| Zimbabwe, Research Council of Zimbabwe |