25% 13%
26 Science and technology areas of the COST Actions
Natural Sciences
26%
18% 3%
Engineering/Technology
ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL SCIENCES
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES 25% HUMANITIES Medical and Health Sciences 18%
15%
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
13%
SOCIAL SCIENCES
3%
HUMANITIES
Earth/environmental sciences Computer/information sciences Physical sciences Biological Sciences Chemical sciences Mathematics
30% 23% 16% 11% 11% 9%
Materials engineering Nanotechnology Electrical engineering Civil engineering Medical engineering Environmental engineering Chemical engineering Mechanical engineering Biotechnology
19% 16% 13% 12% 12% 11% 8% 3% 4%
Agricultural Sciences
15%
Social Sciences
13%
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries Agricultural biotechnology Animal and dairy science Veterinary science
52% 18% 16% 14%
Sociology Political science Social and economic geography Educational sciences Media/communications Economics and Business Law Psychology
32% 19% 19% 11% 9% 6% 2% 2%
COST in 2016
Health sciences Clinical medicine Basic medicine Medical biotechnology
Humanities
History/archaeology Languages/literature Philosophy/religion Arts
40% 27% 18% 15%
3%
36% 36% 18% 10%