The Management Group supports the European ISC Members with initiatives and actions as appropriate for the achievement of their objectives. This includes organising their Annual Meetings and implementing their decisions.
The Management Group is chaired by the organisation that hosts the Secretariat. During 2021–24, the Group is composed as follows:
Estonian Academy of Sciences
Professor, Research Director. Department of Languages at the University of Helsinki
CNR Deputy Representative at International Science Council, CNR Technology Director Associate to ICCOM-CNR. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Professor of Physics. President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Principal member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA); Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara
Research Professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CSIC; Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences
Management Board member until 2024
Regius Professor of Geology and Vice Principal Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. Distinguished for his work in glaciology. Member of the ISC Governing Board and lead on for its work on Open Science
Management Board member until 2024
Research Professor at the Center for Sociological Research, KU Leuven University (Belgium). Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences KNAW
Past Chair, Management Board member until 2024
Secretary General at the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)