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S cientists often struggle to get their opinions heard above the din of voices competing to influence policy and research-funding decisions in the Euro-pean Union. A new Brussels-based group, ScienceEurope, is now positioning itself as the scientists' champion in the fight to sway decision-makers. " We will become the single voice for science in Europe, " says Paul Boyle, a member of the pilot board of the organization, which launches next month. " If we speak in one voice it will be easier to see if our recommendations have influenced policy, " adds Boyle, who is chief executive of Britain's Economic and Social Research Council in Swindon. ScienceEurope unites two science advocacy groups: the European Science Foundation (ESF) based in Strasbourg, France, and the European Heads of Research Councils (EURO-HORCs) based in Berne. The two groups have common members, including Europe's leading national research and funding organizations, such as the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, headquartered in Berlin, and Britain's Medical Research Council in London. They also share similar goals and have previously worked together on policy development. Earlier this year they voted to join forces. Once Science Europe holds its founding assembly in Berlin on 21 October, EURO-HORCs will cease to exist. The ESF may continue as a separate body but will probably wind down its activities over the next few years. Marja Makarow, a molecular biologist at the University of Helsinki and chief executive of the ESF, says that the merger was born out of a need for an organization that would have greater influence in Brussels and would be " flexible enough to respond quickly to emerging issues " , features that Makarow feels neither the ESF nor EUROHORCs has. Being located outside Brussels and holding infrequent meetings have proved disadvantageous to both organizations. And, unlike ScienceEurope, the ESF had no mandate to speak on behalf of its members. ScienceEurope's pilot board will flesh out the organization's structure and strategy over the coming months. Boyle says that they plan to set up committees covering all research disciplines to guide the organization's activities. They also hope to hold large annual meetings to bring together the plethora of other European and international science and university groups to discuss strategies and debate priorities. One of ScienceEurope's key goals is to help to build the European Research Area (ERA), a long-cherished ideal within the European Union that would allow researchers …

Scientists promised 'one voice' in European policy