In July 2018 the ISSC merged with the International Council for Science (ICSU) to form the International Science Council, creating a single unified council to be the global voice for all the sciences. You can visit our new website here: www.council.science. The decision to merge was voted by ICSU and ISSC members in October 2017. For […]

On 2 July, the ISSC will merge with the International Council for Science (ICSU) to become the International Science Council. The launch of the International Science Council will be celebrated with a Science Day at the Maison des Océans in Paris, featuring leading scientists including Craig Calhoun, Esther Duflo, Ismail Serageldin and Cedric Villani showcasing […]

The International Social Science Council (ISSC) has merged with the International Council for Science (ICSU) in July 2018, forming the International Science Council: a single unified body for all the sciences. At this important moment in the ISSC’s 65-year long history, a new publication has been produced to celebrate the legacy of the ISSC. Opening […]

With global awareness growing about the challenges confronting researchers displaced by war, four international science organizations will meet in Trieste, Italy, to consider the scientists’ needs – and what can be done to support them. The meeting convenes 17-18 June 2018 under the banner of Science International, beginning the first discussions in a process that […]

We are pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2018 World Social Science (WSS) Forum Scholarship Fund have been chosen. Forty early-career social scientists, representing 25 countries, were competitively selected from a pool of over 250 applications. The scholarship recipients will all be present at the WSS Forum from 25-28 2018 September in Fukuoka, […]