The framework of Millennium Development Goals has led to several in-depth discussions and debates focused on review of the progress made so far and preparation of strategies for post-2015...
From the first antibiotic, penicillin introduced in 1940s, which came into wide scale use in the 1950s, anti-infective drugs to prevent mortality and morbidity arising from infections have...
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important component of many national, European and worldwide strategies to tackle climate change. CCS can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing...
Für die nachhaltige Entwicklung von Forschung, Lehre und Wissenstransfer. Diskussionspapier der Nationalen Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina
Politik und Öffentlichkeit nehmen die kaum zu überschätzende Bedeutung der Wissenschaft für die nachhaltige Sicherung unseres Wohlstands und die partizipative Gestaltung unseres Gemeinwesens...
Statement
Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
The worldwide prevalence of antibiotic resistances is one of the greatest dangers to human health. To reduce the spread of resistances and to develop new antibiotics, firstly more research...
The current status of biofuels in the European Union, their environmental impacts and future prospects
As part of its strategy to combat global warming by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, the European Union (EU), in 2009, agreed the Renewable Energy Directive with ambitious targets...
Joint Statement of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the French Académie des sciences
On 22 October 2012, a court in L’Aquila sentenced seven members of the Italian National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks to prison terms of several years. The...
A Policy Report
Forging an international consensus on responsible conduct in the global research enterprise.
The contributions that scientific and scholarly research makes to economic growth, to improved health, and to addressing many other societal needs are widely appreciated around the world. As...
Myths, Core Concepts and Recommendations on Fertility and the Development of Society
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
The current debates on demographic transformation have been characterised on the one hand by declining birth rates and on the other by increasing life expectancy. Such debates usually focus...
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing for health-related purposes in the European Union: the view from EASAC and FEAM
Until recently, human genetic testing was mainly confined to specialist medical genetic services, traditionally focusing on the relatively rare inherited disorders. However, the rapid pace...
