ALLEA is the federation of 53 national academies of sciences and humanities in Europe. It promotes the cooperation between its member academies, comments on issues relating to science and scientific policy, and offers advice to politics, science and society.



President of ALLEA:
Prof. Dr. Jüri Engelbrecht
Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Estonia, Tallinn

Representative of the Union:
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Riethmüller
Academie of Sciences, Humanities and Literature, Mainz

Representatives of the Union on the Standing Committees:
Intellectual Property Rights:
Prof. Dr. Joseph Straus
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich

Science & Ethics:
Prof. Dr. Ludger Honnefelder
University of Bonn, Philosophy
Fellow of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts,
Chairman of the working team Science & Ethics

Representatives in the Working Groups of ALLEA:

Science and the Media:
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Riethmüller
FU Berlin, Musicology
Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz