COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting of 41 Full Members, 1 Cooperating Member and 1 Partner Member. The 41 COST Full Member countries govern COST via their representatives in the COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) – the General Assembly of the COST Association.
This allows researchers from these countries to embark upon networking opportunities by participating in science and technology networks called COST Actions.
Choose a country in the list below for an overview of the Country National Coordinators (CNC), Action participation and Action Chairs for each Member. A full list of all CSO delegates is available here.
COST Full Members
The 41 COST Full Members are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary*, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, The Netherlands, The Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
COST Cooperating Member
Israel is a Cooperating Member. A Cooperating Member implies non-voting rights in the COST CSO. However, researchers from COST’s Cooperating Member enjoy member rights in COST Action participation.
COST Partner Member
South Africa is a Partner Member of COST. A Partner Member implies no rights to attend the COST CSO. However, researchers from COST’s Partner Members enjoy observer rights in COST Action participation.
CNC Members
European Research Policy
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
SW1H 0ET London
United Kingdom
Additional information
Under COST rules in Horizon Europe, researchers and innovators affiliated to institutions based in the United Kingdom are fully eligible to participate in COST Actions. This includes:
- reimbursed participation in Action networking activities (meetings, conferences, Training Schools, Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs), and virtual mobility grants);
- possibility to be a main or secondary proposer in the COST Open Call for new Actions;
- eligibility to all leadership positions in ongoing Actions;
- possibility to be the Grant Holder Institution for an Action;
- reimbursed participation in activities organised by COST, such as COST Academy training’s.
As a COST Full Member, the United Kingdom’s eligibility is independent of affiliation to Horizon Europe.
Facts & figures of UK participation in 2023
Individual participation in all Action activities
Participation by gender
Participation by age
Actions
CA22147
02/11/2023 - 01/11/2027European metal-organic framework network: combining research and development to promote technological solutions (EU4MOFs)
CA22156
31/10/2023 - 30/10/2027Transformations international Experience and Research network for Sustainable futures (TransformERS)
CA22103
30/10/2023 - 29/10/2027A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK AGAINST BRAIN CANCER (Net4Brain)
CA22121
30/10/2023 - 29/10/2027Rising nationalisms, shifting geopolitics and the future of European higher education/research openness (OPEN)
CA22129
25/10/2023 - 24/10/2027InsectAI - Using Image-based AI for Insect Monitoring & Conservation (InsectAI)
CA22139
23/10/2023 - 22/10/2027Justice to youth language needs: human rights undermined by an invisible disadvantage (Y-JustLang)
CA22101
19/10/2023 - 18/10/2027Cultural Expertise Junior Network (K-Peritia)
CA22125
09/10/2023 - 08/10/2027Precision medicine in biliary tract cancer (Precision-BTC-Network)
CA22106
05/10/2023 - 04/10/2027Migrant Disaster Victim Identification (MDVI)
CA22128
05/10/2023 - 04/10/2027Establishing Networks to Implement the Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations (IMPLEMENDEZ)
CA23103
31/10/2024 - 30/10/2028Life, liberty and health: ensuring universal protection of human rights at sea (BlueRights)
CA23160
31/10/2024 - 30/10/2028Effective Lake management: reducing cyanobacteria by actions in the catchment (CYANOACTION)
CA23146
30/10/2024 - 29/10/2028European vascular liver diseases network (EURO-VALDI-NET)
CA23113
29/10/2024 - 28/10/2028Climate change impacts on mental health in Europe (CliMent)
CA23157
28/10/2024 - 27/10/2028European Network for Multiple View Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (MultiViewLCSA)
CA23128
28/10/2024 - 27/10/2028Connecting Landscape Architecture Archives to enhance European landscape practice, research and education (ConnectLAA)
CA23104
25/10/2024 - 24/10/2028Mainstreaming water reuse into the circular economy paradigm (Water4Reuse)
CA23156
25/10/2024 - 24/10/2028European Network for Sigma-1 Receptor as a Therapeutic Opportunity (SIGMA-1EUROPE)
CA23151
24/10/2024 - 23/10/2028Mediterranean Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis Network (Medi-CaSE)
CA23153
24/10/2024 - 23/10/2028Digital Mental Health for Young People (YouthDMH)