"to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society"

National Committees

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences serves Sweden in international research bodies such as ICSU (International Council for Science). The Academy has also established 18 national committees that are responsible for contacts with the scientific unions within ICSU.

Swedish National Committee for Astronomy
Associated with International Astronomical Union, IAU 
Members | The committee's web site 

Swedish National Committee for Biology
Associated with International Union of Biological Sciences, IUBS 
Members | The committee's web site

Swedish National Committee for Geography
Associated with International Geographical Union, IGU 
Members

Swedish National Committee for Geological Sciences
Associated with International Union of Geological Sciences, IUGS
Members | The committee's web site

Swedish National Committee for Geophysics
Associated with International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, IUGG , and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, SCOR
Members | The committee's website

Swedish National Committee for Global Environmental Change
Associated with the ICSU programmes for global environmental change
Members

Swedish National Committee for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science
Associated with Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, DLMPS/IUHPS
Members

Swedish National Committee for History of Technology and Science
Associated with International Committee for Cooperation in the History of Technology, ICOHTEC, and Division of History of Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, DHS/IUHPS
Members | The committee's web site

Swedish National Committee for Mathematics
Associated with International Mathematical Union, IMU
Members | The committee's web site

Swedish National Committee for Molecular Biosciences
Associated with International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IUBMB, and International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics, IUPAB
Members 

Swedish National Committee for Nutrition and Food Sciences
Associated with International Union of Nutritional Sciences, IUNS, and International Union of Food Science and Technology, IUFoST
Members 

Swedish National Committee for Pharmacology, Physiological Sciences and Neuroscience
Associated with International Union of Pharmacology, IUPHAR, and International Union of Physiological Sciences, IUPS
Members

Swedish National Committee for Psychological Sciences
Associated with International Union of Psychological Sciences, IUPsyS
Members | The committee's web site

Swedish National Committee for Pure and Applied Chemistry
Associated with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, IUPAC, and International Union of Crystallography, IUCr
Members | The committee's web site

Swedish National Committee for Pure and Applied Physics
Associated with International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, IUPAP
Members 

Swedish National Committee for Radiation Protection Research (not associated with ICSU)
Members

Swedish National Committee for Radio Science
Associated with International Union of Radio Science, URSI 
Members | The committee's web site

Swedish National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Associated with International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, IUTAM
Members | The committee's web site

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