International Council for Science

International Council for Science
AbbreviationISC
Merged intoInternational Social Science Council
SuccessorInternational Science Council
Formation1931; 93 years ago (1931)
DissolvedJuly 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07)
TypeINGO
HeadquartersParis, France
Peter Gluckman
Websitecouncil.science
Formerly called
International Council of Scientific Unions
  Members
  Members as participants in the Caribbean Academy of Sciences or University of the South Pacific

The International Council for Science (ICSU, after its former name, International Council of Scientific Unions) was an international non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the advancement of science. Its members were national scientific bodies and international scientific unions.

In 2017, the ICSU comprised 122 multi-disciplinary National Scientific Members, Associates and Observers representing 142 countries and 31 international, disciplinary Scientific Unions. ICSU also had 22 Scientific Associates.[1] In July 2018, ICSU merged with the International Social Science Council (ISSC) to form the International Science Council (ISC) at a constituent general assembly in Paris.[2]

  1. ^ ICSU's Our Members web page, updated on 6 October 2017
  2. ^ "Introduction · Documentation on the ICSU/ISSC merger process". icsu-issc.gitbooks.io. Retrieved 26 September 2022.