International Council for Science

Abbreviation| ICSU
Successor| International Science Council
Formation| 1931; 95 years ago (1931)
Dissolved| July 2018; 8 years ago (2018-07)
Type| INGO
Headquarters| Paris, France

President

| Gordon McBean
Website| council.science

Formerly called

| International Council of Scientific Unions

Members

Members as participants in the Caribbean Academy of Sciences or University of the South Pacific

The International Council for Science (ICSU, after its former name, International Council of Scientific Unions) was an international non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the advancement of science. Its members were national scientific bodies and international scientific unions.

In 2017, the ICSU comprised 122 multi-disciplinary National Scientific Members, Associates and Observers representing 142 countries and 31 international, disciplinary Scientific Unions. ICSU also had 22 Scientific Associates.[1] In July 2018, ICSU merged with the International Social Science Council (ISSC) to form the International Science Council (ISC) at a constituent general assembly in Paris.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Mission and principles
* 2 History
* 3 Universality of science
* 4 Structure
* 5 Finances
* 6 Member organizations
* 6.1 Associate member organizations
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 Bibliography
* 10 External links

## Mission and principles

The ICSU's mission was to strengthen international science for the benefit of society. To do this, the ICSU mobilized the knowledge and resources of the international scientific community to:

* Identify and address major issues of importance to science and society.
* Facilitate interaction amongst scientists across all disciplines and from all countries.
* Promote the participation of all scientists – regardless of race, citizenship, language, political stance, or gender – in the international scientific endeavour.
* Provide independent, authoritative advice to stimulate constructive dialogue between the scientific community and governments, civil society, and the private sector."[3]

Activities focused on three areas: International Research Collaboration, Science for Policy, and Universality of Science.

## History

In July 2018, the ICSU became the International Science Council (ISC).

The ICSU itself was one of the oldest non-governmental organizations in the world, representing the evolution and expansion of two earlier bodies known as the International Association of Academies (IAA; 1899–1914) and the International Research Council (IRC; 1919–1931). In 1998, Members agreed that the Council's current composition and activities would be better reflected by modifying the name from the International Council of Scientific Unions to the International Council for Science, while its rich history and strong identity would be well served by retaining the existing acronym, ICSU.[4]

## Universality of science

> The Principle of Freedom and Responsibility in Science: the free and responsible practice of science is fundamental to scientific advancement and human and environmental well-being. Such practice, in all its aspects, requires freedom of movement, association, expression and communication for scientists, as well as equitable access to data, information, and other resources for research. It requires responsibility at all levels to carry out and communicate scientific work with integrity, respect, fairness, trustworthiness, and transparency, recognizing its benefits and possible harms. In advocating the free and responsible practice of science, the council promotes equitable opportunities for access to science and its benefits, and opposes discrimination based on such factors as ethnic origin, religion, citizenship, language, political or other opinion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age.[5]

The International Science Council's Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) "oversees this commitment and is the guardian of this work."[5]

## Structure

The ICSU Secretariat (20 staff in 2012) in Paris ensured the day-to-day planning and operations under the guidance of an elected executive board. Three Policy Committees − Committee on Scientific Planning and Review (CSPR), Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science (CFRS) and Committee on Finance − assisted the executive board in its work and a General Assembly of all Members was convened every three years. ICSU has three Regional Offices − Africa, Asia and the Pacific as well as Latin America and the Caribbean.

## Finances

The principal source of ICSU's finances was the contributions it receives from its members. Other sources of income are the framework contracts from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and grants and contracts from United Nations bodies, foundations and agencies, which are used to support the scientific activities of the ICSU Unions and interdisciplinary bodies.

## Member organizations

Abbreviation  | Union  | Member Since  | Field

|
|
|

IAU  | International Astronomical Union | 1922  | Astronomy
IBRO  | International Brain Research Organization | 1993  | Neuroscience
ICA  | International Cartographic Association | 1990  | Cartography
IGU  | International Geographical Union | 1923  | Geography
IMU  | International Mathematical Union | 1922  | Mathematics
INQUA  | International Union for Quaternary Research | 2005  | Quaternary Period
ISA  | International Sociological Association  | 2011  | Sociology and Social Sciences
ISPRS  | International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | 2002  | Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
IUAES  | International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences | 1993  | Anthropology and Ethnology
IUBMB  | International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1955  | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
IUBS  | International Union of Biological Sciences | 1925  | Biology
IUCr  | International Union of Crystallography | 1947  | Crystallography
IUFRO  | International Union of Forest Research Organizations  | 2005  | Forestry
IUFoST  | International Union of Food Science and Technology  | 1996  | Food science and Food technology
IUGG  | International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics | 1919  | Geodesy and Geophysics
IUGS  | International Union of Geological Sciences | 1922  | Geology
IUHPS  | International Union of History and Philosophy of Science  | 1922  | History of science and Philosophy of science
IUIS  | International Union of Immunological Societies | 1976  | Immunology
IUMRS  | International Union of Materials Research Societies  | 2005  | Materials science
IUMS  | International Union of Microbiological Societies | 1982  | Microbiology
IUNS  | International Union of Nutritional Sciences  | 1968  | Nutrition
IUPAB  | International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics  | 1966  | Biophysics
IUPAC  | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry | 1922  | Chemistry
IUPAP  | International Union of Pure and Applied Physics | 1922  | Physics
IUPESM  | International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine  | 1999  | Medical physics
IUPHAR  | International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology | 1972  | Pharmacology
IUPS  | International Union of Physiological Sciences | 1955  | Physiology
IUPsyS  | International Union of Psychological Science | 1982  | Psychology
IUSS  | International Union of Soil Sciences | 1993  | Soil science
IUTAM  | International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | 1947  | Mechanics
IUTOX  | International Union of Toxicology  | 1996  | Toxicology
URSI  | International Union of Radio Science | 1922  | Radio science

### Associate member organizations

Abbr.  | Associate

|

4S  | Society for Social Studies of Science
AAS  | African Academy of Sciences
AASSA  | Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia
ACAL  | Latin American Academy of Sciences [pt; pt; Academia de Ciências da América Latina]
CIE  | Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage
FIG  | Fédération internationale des géomètres
IAHR  | International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
IASC  | International Arctic Science Committee
ICA (acoustics)  | International Commission for Acoustics
ICIAM  | International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
ICLAS  | International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
ICO  | International Commission for Optics
ICSTI  | International Council for Scientific and Technical Information
IFIP  | International Federation for Information Processing
IFLA  | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IFS  | International Foundation for Science
IFSM  | International Federation of Societies for Microscopy
IIASA  | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
IUVSTA  | International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications
IWA  | International Water Association
PSA  | Pacific Science Association
SCOPE  | Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
TWAS  | The World Academy of Sciences
UIS  | Union Internationale de Spéléologie

## See also

* Diversitas project, closed Dec 2014 transferred Jan 2015 to ICS as Future Earth
* InterAcademy Partnership

Abbr.  | Organisation

|

CIAAW | Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights
CODATA | Committee on Data for Science and Technology
COSPAR | Committee on Space Research
GCOS | Global Climate Observing System
IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
IHDP | International Human Dimensions Programme
SCAR | Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
SCOPE | Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
SCOR | Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
INASP | International Network for Advancing Science and Policy
WCRP | World Climate Research Programme
WDS | World Data System

## References

1. ↑ ICSU's Our Members web page, updated on 6 October 2017
2. ↑ "Introduction · Documentation on the ICSU/ISSC merger process". https://icsu-issc.gitbooks.io/documentation-on-the-icsu-issc-merger-process/content/.
3. ↑ ISC's About Us web page, updated on 14 December 2011
4. ↑ ISC's A Brief History web page, updated on 6 October 2017
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 International Science Council (n.d.). "ISC Steatite 7: Freedoms and Responsibilities in Science". https://council.science/what-we-do/freedoms-and-responsibilities-of-scientists/.

## Bibliography

* Greenaway, Frank (2006) Science International: A History of the International Council of Scientific Unions Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521028103
* Frängsmyr, Tore (1990) Solomon's house revisited: the organization and institutionalization of science. Science History Publications, U.S.A. ISBN 9780881350661
* Crawford, Elisabeth (2002) Nationalism and Internationalism in Science, 1880-1939. Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521524742

## External links

* Official website
* ICSU at University of Waterloo Scholarly Societies directory
* ICSU () at the United Nations

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National
members|

* Albania
* Angola
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bolivia
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* (Republic of Srpska)
* Botswana
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Burkina Faso
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Caribbean
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cuba
* Czech Republic
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Denmark
* Dominican Republic
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Ethiopia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Guatemala
* Hungary
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Laos
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* Lesotho
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Mongolia
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nepal
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* North Korea
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Pakistan
* Panama
* Peru
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Rwanda
* Saudi Arabia
* Senegal
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* South Pacific
* Spain
* Sri Lanka
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Tanzania
* Thailand
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Uganda
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uruguay
* Uzbekistan
* Vatican City
* Venezuela
* Vietnam
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

International
scientific
unions|

* International Astronomical Union (IAU)
* International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
* International Cartographic Association (ICA)
* International Geographical Union (IGU)
* International Mathematical Union (IMU)
* International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
* International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM)
* International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB)
* International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)
* International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES)
* International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR)
* International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB)
* International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)
* International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
* International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST)
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
* International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
* International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
* International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS)
* International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)
* International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS)
* International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS)
* International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)
* International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)
* International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)
* International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
* International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
* International Union of Radio Science (URSI)
* International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
* International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)
* International Union of Toxicology

Scientific
associates|

* Academia de Ciencias de América Latina (ACAL)
* Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources (ECOR)
* Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies (FASAS)
* International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
* International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
* International Commission for Acoustics (ICA)
* International Commission for Optics (ICO)
* International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS)
* International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI)
* International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
* International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
* International Federation of Societies for Microscopy (IFSM)
* International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
* International Foundation for Science (IFS)
* International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
* International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA)
* International Union of Speleology (UIS)
* International Water Association (IWA)
* Pacific Science Association (PSA)
* Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)
* The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

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