At the General Assembly, IUBS initiates triennial scientific programmes to develop international and inter-disciplinary collaborations.
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Seed Funding
The Union may provide seed funds to launch a programme, but the major funding is usually sought from external contracts. A scientific programme adopted by the General Assembly is normally implemented under the direct responsibility of its initiators. The activity and finances of the programmes are annually reviewed. Read more about the application and procedure.
One of IUBS’ main activities is to initiate, facilitate and coordinate research and other scientific activities necessitating international and interdisciplinary cooperation. IUBS conducts international collaborative scientific programmes in close cooperation with its ordinary and scientific members.
Topics
The topics of these programmes are selected on the basis of their originality and quality, as well as their relevance with respect to IUBS objectives, i.e. most importantly: their global scientific importance in the biological sciences and their potential to benefit from international participation. Applications are usually proposed by ordinary or scientific members of IUBS. Decisions are made by the General Assembly after a review from the ad hoc scientific committee appointed during the General Assembly.
Structure
Programmes, which usually run for three years, are carried out by a steering committee that is proposed by the applicant and that collaborates with scientific and ordinary members.
Current Programmes
fostering the global engagement on the impact of the Anthropocene
sharing biodiversity and health data in accordance with laws and ethics
understanding the significance of herbivory as a global socio-ecosystem process
promoting studies on zoonotic diseases among different disciplines
Former IUBS Programmes still active
Some scientific programmes supported by IUBS are still active. The seed funding from IUBS helped them to develop their activity and become over 1 or 2 triennium financially independent from IUBS. However, IUBS maintains close links with these programmes.
Former IUBS Programmes
In the past, the IUBS has successfully completed programmes concerning ethics, climate change, biodiversity change or traditional knowledge.
