A landmark survey of Europe's endocrine community, which will inform national and European policy actions
Endocrinology is facing a challenge – the incidence of endocrine disease is increasing, yet the workforce is not being developed and equipped to cope with the clinical and research challenges this brings.
We have launched an international survey to gather your thoughts and opinions on this important topic affecting the future of endocrinology.
The outcomes of the survey will help us to collectively develop recommendations about how the discipline can cope with the clinical and research demands of the future. These recommendations will underpin ESE’s policy actions at a European level, as well as our 51 National Partner Societies' advocacy efforts towards healthcare decision makers.
Deadline: 30 September 2025
This survey, initiated by ESE, in collaboration with the 51 National Endocrine Societies that are part of the ESE Council of Affiliated Societies (ECAS), aims to be a ‘fitness test’ for the clinical and the research dimension of endocrinology.
The outcomes of the survey will help us to develop recommendations about how our discipline can cope with the clinical and research demands of the future. These recommendations will serve our advocacy efforts towards health care decision makers, primarily National but also European where possible.
All information entered in the survey will be anonymous. The data will only be used in aggregated form to develop an informed report and publication describing the ‘State of Endocrinology’ and recommendations for the future.
Your national society participating in this effort will receive an aggregated summary report with the findings related to your country to inform their advocacy efforts at a national level.
The survey is open to clinicians, clinicians scientists and basic scientists working in endocrinology in Europe.
There will be a separate survey for endocrine nurses with questions specifically tailored to this field.
The survey is structured around different sections that relate to different roles within clinical endocrinology and endocrine science.
We estimate that the survey will take on average 20-30 minutes to complete, but this will depend on your professional profile. Based on your profile, different sections of the survey will be made available.
You can decide to save part-way through and return later to finish the survey, but in this case you need to do so from the same device.
Latest policy activities
ESE acts as the voice of its members on the issues that matter to them. We actively engage in advocacy, encouraging government organisations to better support the needs of our members.
See the latest developments in our work to advocate for endocrinology including position statements, press releases and events.
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ESE and partners counter proposed EU simplification measures around chemicals
Read our joint statement with the The Endocrine Society and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the Endocrine Society in reaction to the Action Plan for the Chemicals Industry published by the European Commission on 8 July 2025.
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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in focus at Joint Congress Legacy event
On 14 May, ESE together with the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the Danish endocrine community, hosted a high-level event that brought together clinicians, scientists, policy makers, industry and communities.
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Open letter to the national Governments of the EU27 Member States calling for an immediate reduction in exposure to harmful chemicals
At a decisive moment for the future of European health and environment, the European and international endocrine communities have sent evidence-based recommendations for the need to immediately reduce EDC exposure in the European human and wildlife populations.
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Experts from ESE and the Endocrine Society meet with EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall and high-level EU representatives
A delegation of experts from ESE and the Endocrine Society met with EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall, who is responsible for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy.
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EARS Newsletter – April 2025
Our quarterly ESE Advocacy Representation Scheme (EARS) newsletter keeps you informed of ESE's outreach activities, covering EU policy developments, research funding opportunities and relevant news stories.
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ESE's key recommendations towards a less toxic EU environment to the benefit of human and animal health
The EDC Working Group has compiled all their scientific knowledge in the field of EDCs to produce a concise Recommendations Report
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