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ViewCampaign targets stereotypes around female researchers

European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers aims to showcase “great variety” of sector

ViewAlmost 300 more universities seek to join EU-backed alliances

EU reveals applications received for European Universities Initiative call with record €384 million budget

ViewEU university alliances team up on pilots

Trials of European degree labels and a new legal status promise broader sectoral benefits

ViewTrust Wellcome

Faith in the Wellcome Trust’s guidance can bring rewards

ViewEU consults on plans to make studying abroad ‘a normality’

Public consultation to inform European Commission proposal for creation of European Education Area

ViewEUA to push policymakers toward broader view of innovation

European University Association calls for a less “utilitarian” approach to R&D impact

ViewStudents complain they are being prevented from leaving Ukraine

European Students’ Union estimates up to 10,000 people are being affected

ViewMEPs follow up on promise to defend academic freedom

European Parliament research committee formally calls for change to EU treaties

ViewLess experienced researchers less happy with MSCA support

Doctoral candidates have lower satisfaction rates than more experienced Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows, survey finds

ViewMEP warns ‘major issue’ could derail some Horizon deals

Deals with Canada, Faroe Islands and New Zealand could all be blocked by European Parliament

ViewPilots launched for joint degree label and university alliance status

EU selects 10 projects involving 90 universities to test proposed ways to foster collaboration

ViewHorizon ‘needs breadth’ of social sciences, arts and humanities

University group says EU R&D programme would benefit from better integration of SSAH disciplines

ViewAssessment reform coalition to select near-term priorities

Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment also expected to agree support for working groups

ViewEuropean Commission lines up measures to tackle problems with research careers

Funding of billions of euros could eventually flow to institutions fostering young researchers

ViewLet your bid ferment

Well-matured bids will have a fuller flavour for reviewers

ViewEuropean Universities Initiative ‘unsustainable’ and ‘disjointed’

Study urges European Commission and member states to improve funding for EUI alliances

ViewAssessment reform coalition seeking head of secretariat

Programme manager will lead work supporting major European initiative

View‘Shocking’ results from survey of European student autonomy

Three in 10 respondents said they had self-censored their academic views

ViewGuessing game: predictions for European research in 2023

The issues the research world will grapple with in 2023

ViewFrozen out

Reducing the risk of harassment in remote research environments

ViewEuropean university group welcomes Ukrainian member

National Technical University of Ukraine joins group amid hopes of its country entering the EU

ViewEU bank looks for ways to improve student financing

Study targeting “financing gap” preventing student access to education and training

View‘Bias and lack of training making peer review less diverse’

Scientific community “often insufficiently aware” of importance of diversity for research, academics say

ViewCoalition S joins EU-backed assessment reform push

Open-access initiative set to focus on role of scholarly publishing as member of reform group

ViewUniversities ‘could do more’ to protect academic freedom in EU

Institutions could be ‘more self-confident’ say academics, while Commission pressured to take more action

ViewLooking back: Rereading 2022

There was no let-up in the post-Covid drama this year as events took surprising turns

ViewGrowing up

Synergy Grant win shows that degrowth research is coming of age

View‘Challenging time ahead’ for assessment reform coalition

Karen Stroobants, vice-chair of newly launched reform group, stresses need to maintain momentum

View‘Risk’ to UK research pipeline as EU student numbers plummet

University and student groups urge government to address cost and complexity of UK visa regime

ViewCoalition on research assessment launches with 344 members

Group implementing EU-coordinated reforms also elects steering board chaired by Rianne Letschert