Science and research policy

The European Physical Society [EPS] defends the position that long-term investments in research funding and scientific infrastructure are essential for Europe's economic, social and cultural development.

The EPS wants to become more efficient in interacting with Brussels and for this purpose has opened an Office in Brussels with a consultant for EU affairs.

Click [more] to see description and date of Position Papers.

EPS Contribution to EU Science Policy

[ More Info Hide Info ]

European Institutions have a growing impact on science policy and development. Input from the EPS and the physics community helps to shape science policy in Europe.

Item Name	Posted By	Date Posted
Achieving greater open access in physics PDF (64.51 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	15/12/2020
15 December 2020 - Physics societies unite in support of open access
Areas for the development of ERA PDF (259.93 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	27/06/2012
'Areas of untapped potential for the development of the European Research Area' - Nov. 2011
EPS Contribution to the H2020 Interim Evaluation DOCX (244.34 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	24/04/2017
EPS Contribution to the Interim Evaluation of Horizon 2020
EPS short statement on funding basic science PDF (74.17 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	24/04/2015
EPS short statement on funding basic science
EPS Statement on Horizon 2020 PDF (296.76 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	12/03/2013
EPS Statement - On research and education opportunities for innovation in Horizon 2020 - Feb. 2013
Future of Scholarly Publishing & Scholarly Pub. PDF (123.69 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	13/12/2019
Future of Scholarly Publishing and Scholarly Publication - April 2019
Plan S: On Open Access PDF (111.74 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	13/12/2019
“Plan S: Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publication”
'Scientific information in the digital age' PDF (84.43 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	27/06/2012
'Scientific information in the digital age' - Sept. 2011
Towards a Strategic Framework for EU Research PDF (830.11 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	27/06/2012
'Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding' - May 2011

EPS physics research policy

[ More Info Hide Info ]

The EPS has published a series of position papers giving an expert view on important themes such as the place given to research in European countries.

Item Name	Posted By	Date Posted
Brain Drain PDF (77.69 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	26/06/2012
This position paper makes recommendations to stop the unwarranted loss of highly educated physicists in developing countries. (1999)
Delcaration at the INARIE workshop PDF (528.31 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	04/12/2015
Declaration on supporting the access to pan‐European research infrastructures by scientists of small and medium‐size countries, signed by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the European Physical Society and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures at the INARIE workshop - Debrecen, 2 December 2015
European learned societies and Open Science ZIP (10.16 MB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	18/09/2015
European learned societies and Open Science: Preaches and Practices
Letter JC Juncker 2015 PDF (455.92 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	24/04/2015
Letter JC Juncker 2015 : Reallocation of funds from Horizon 2020 places Europe's long term prosperity in jeopardy
Managing the Transition to Open Access Publication PDF (122.39 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	19/12/2013
This statement aims to both raise awareness of a number of important issues, and to make specific recommendations that the signatories believe are necessary for Open Access publishing in science to be successfully implemented. (2013)
National Support for Research in Physics PDF (82.75 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	26/06/2012
The position paper defends funding for physics research. (2001)
On the use of bibliometric indices during assessm. PDF (87.96 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	09/10/2012
"On the use of bibliometric indices during assessment" This is an EPS statement. (June 2012)
Open Access PDF (198.81 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	26/06/2012
This position paper describes the quality criteria necessary for open access business models. (2009)
The Need for Space Flight Opportunities PDF (51.2 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	26/06/2012
"The Need for Space Flight Opportunities in Fundamental Physics". This position paper makes the case for fundamental physics experiments in space. (2005)
Universities and National Research Institutes PDF (80.66 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	26/06/2012
"Physics Research: the Relationship between Universities and National Research Institutes" This position paper examines the relationship between universities and national research institutes. (2001)

Edit This Favorite

EPS Contribution to EU Science Policy

EPS physics research policy