Proceedings and other publications of the Academia

The Tree is the in-house newsletter of the Academia, available to members.

The European Review, Interdisciplinary Journal of the Academia Europaea, Published quarterly since January 1993, Volumes 6 onwards published by Cambridge University Press, ISSN 1062-7987.

Academia Europaea, Year Book, 1989-90, 1990, 1991, 1992-93, 1994, 1996.

Academia Europaea Directory, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

The Responsibility of the Scientist to Science and Society, papers and discussion from an Academia Europaea symposium, London, June 1989. Published in Science and Public Policy vol. 17, no. 2, April 1990.

Research on the Human Genome in Europe, Report of the Academia Europaea commissioned by Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie on behalf of the European Science Ministers Conference, March 1991.

Space Research in Europe, Report of a symposium organised jointly by the Academia Europaea and the Académie des Sciences, ISBN 1-874117-01-2, September 1991.

Linguistic Unity and Linguistic Diversity in Europe, Report on an Academia Europaea symposium, ISBN 1-874117-02-0, 1991.

Schooling in Modern European Society, Edited by T. Husén, A. Tuijnman & W.D. Halls. A report of the Academia Europaea, Pergamon Press, ISBN 0-08-041393-5, 1992.

Psychosocial Disorders in Young People: Time Trends and their Causes, Edited by M. Rutter and D. Smith. Published by J. Wiley, ISBN 0-471-95054-8, 1995.

The Idea of Progress, Edited by Jürgen Mittelstrass, Peter McLaughlin and Arnold Burgen. Published by Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 3-11-015393-9, 1997.

Growing up with Science, Edited by Kjell Härnqvist and Arnold Burgen.
Published by Jessica Kingsley, ISBN 1-85302-449-X, 1997.

HERCulES Series (Symposia volumes on higher education issues)

Academies, Research Councils and Universities: Their role in modern Europe by Chris Caswill, report of a workshop organised by Academia Europaea, ISBN 1-874117-04-7, 1992.

Inside Academia, New Challenges for the Academic Profession, Edited by Peter A.M. Maassen and Frans van Vught, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, Enschede. Published by De Tijdstroom, Utrecht, ISBN 90-352-1800-0, 1996.

Goals and Purposes of Higher Education in the 21st Century, Edited by Arnold Burgen. Published by Jessica Kingsley, ISBN 1-85302-547-X, 1995 (for Spanish edition, see "Metas y Proyectos ...”, 1999).

Metas y Proyectos de la Educación Superior, Spanish edition of "Goals and Purposes of Higher Education in the 21st Century”. Published by Fundación Universidad-Empresa, ISBN 84-7842-178-5, 1999.

The Impact of Electronic Publishing on the Academic Community, Edited by Ian Butterworth, Pubished by Portland Press, ISBN 1-85578-122-0, 1998.

The Virtual University, Edited by Henk van der Molen, Published by Portland Press, ISBN 1-85578-145-X, 2001.

Excellence in Higher Education. An international conference organised by the Academia Europaea and the International Academy of Education, in collaboration with the Wenner Gren Foundations of Sweden and with the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo
Stockholm, 30 may-1 June, 2002. Portland Press

"The Formative years of Scholars". An Academia-Wenner Gren publication in the HERCulES series. Edited by Prof.Ulrich Teichler (Kassel). Published by the Portland Press. 2006. ISBN-13 978 1 85578 164 1

"The University in the Market". An Academia - Wenner Gren publication in the HERCulES series. Edited by Prof.Lars Engwall and Prof. Denis Weaire. Published by the Portland Press. 2008. ISBN 978 1 85578 168 9

 "Diversification of Higher Education and the Academic Profession" Papers from the Hercules symposium, Turin, Italy 2009 Supported by the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. The European Review, 2010 Supplement to Volume 18 (2) May. Cambridge University Press. Edited by Prof. Alessandro Cavalli (Pavia) and Prof. Ulrich Teichler (Kassel) - OPEN ACCESS  online link 

"From Information to Knowledge, from Knowledge to Wisdom - Challenges and changes facing higher education in the digital age". Papers from the HERCULES symposium, Stockholm, November 2009. Wenner Gren International Series, Vol. 85. Edited by Erik de Corte and Jens Erik Fenstad and Ulrich Teichler. Portland Press ISBN 978-1-85578-177-1, 2010 

Other published volumes

Interdisciplinarity and the Organisation of Knowledge in Europe, Edited by Richard Cunningham. Published by the European Commission, ISBN 92-828-6175-9, 1999.

Electronic Communication and Research in Europe, Edited by Jack Meadows and Heinz-Dieter Böcker. Published by the European Commission, ISBN 92-828-6874-5, 1999.

The Social Impacts of Virtual Information, recommendations from the Paderborn conference, The Tree Issue 15, 2000.

The need for High Bandwidth Computer Based Networking in Europe.
Joint statement with the European Science Foundation, Number 7, February 2000.

Science and Higher Education in Croatia. A report on a visit by the Academia Europaea, June 2000.

Academia Europaea statement to the UNESCO Science Ministers Round Table – Paris, October 2001. Rebuilding scientific co-operation in South-east Europe. (Word file).

Collaboration and Ownership in the Digital Economy - CODE. A synopsis and follow-on to a conference held in Cambridge (UK), April 2001. Published December 2002. (pdf)

European Policy statements

Academia Europaea Opinion: Opinion on the Commission's proposal for a European directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions. February 1997.

Academia Europaea Briefing Paper - Proposed European Directive on the Harmonisation of Certain Aspects of copyright COM (97)628 final - November 1998.

Academia Europaea statement on the priorities for Framework Six and beyond – European Citizens in a Virtual World, submitted to the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. January 2002. (Word file)

Do we need European Research Council? A statement by the Academia Europaea in connection with the Danish Presidency conference. Copenhagen, 7 – 8 October 2002 (Word file)

International Academies as a point of intersection between individual scholarship and supranational policy. The IPTS report. Vol 70. December 2002. D. Coates and S. Strömholm (details).

A statement by the AE prepared in response to the Commission consultation The Role of Universities in the Europe of Knowledge. May 27, 2003. (Word file)

The Europe of Knowledge 2020: A Vision for University-based Research and Innovation April 2004. The President of the Academia presented a paper to the participants (pdf).

Towards a European Research Council (pdf) The Academia publishes a further contribution to the debate. 2003.

Research and the new European Constitutional Treaty (word) Academia presses for a re-drafting of the text to improve support for research in the new constitution

Statement of the Council: The Role of the Humanities in the European Research Area (pdf) September 2004.

Commentary on the European Commission strategy document: “Europe 2020, a strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth”, April 2010.

2011 - Response to the Commission Green Paper: "From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding COM(2011) 48": May 2011      Executive Summary    Full response text