FWF President Christof Gattringer New Member of the Science Europe Governing Board

Science Europe, an association representing 40 major public organizations that fund or perform excellent, ground-breaking research in Europe, has appointed Christof Gattringer, President of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), to its Governing Board for a two-year term.
January 30, 2024
Gruppenfoto von fünf Personen, die nebeneinander vor einem Pult stehen. V. l. n. r.: Christopher Smith (UKRI), Christof Gattringer (FWF), Mari Sundli Tveit (RCN), Milica Đurić-Jovičić (SFRS), Katarina Bjelke (VR), Javier Moreno Fuentes (CSIC)
The new Science Europe Governing Board includes: Christopher Smith (UKRI), Christof Gattringer (FWF), Mari Sundli Tveit (RCN), Milica Đurić-Jovičić (SFRS), Katarina Bjelke (VR), Javier Moreno Fuentes (CSIC) © FWF

In addition to the new Governing Board, Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive of the Research Council of Norway, was also elected as the new President for the 2023-2025 period. She is assisted by Vice-Presidents Marcel Levi (Dutch Research Council, NWO) and Javier Moreno Fuentes (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC).

“The FWF has supported Science Europe from the very beginning and is represented in all of its working groups that are relevant to us. I am honored to have been elected to the new Governing Board,” says Christof Gattringer.

More research cooperation in Europe

The FWF was a founding member of Science Europe in 2011. The association brings together the expertise of some of Europe's largest and most respected research organizations, contributing to the creation of the European Research Area.

From its office in Brussels, Science Europe maintains ongoing contact with the European Commission and other European stakeholders. The member organizations develop joint positions on research policy issues relevant to their activities, such as the promotion of open access, the development of ideal conditions for international cooperation between researchers, and the discourse on scientific integrity or gender and diversity aspects.

The new Governing Board of Science Europe:

  • Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive of the Research Council of Norway (RCN) - President
  • Marcel Levi, President of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) - Vice President
  • Javier Moreno Fuentes, Vice President of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) - Vice President
  • Adrian Curaj, Director General of the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding of Romania (UEFISCDI), Romania
  • Anna Di Ciaccio, Director of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy
  • Matthias Koenig, Vice-President of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
  • Katarina Bjelke, Director General of the Swedish Research Council (VR)
  • Milica Đurić-Jovičić, Acting Director of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (SFRS)
  • Christof Gattringer, President of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
  • Christopher Smith, Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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