The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities

📢 The Guild urges Member States to back R&I with ambition, not equivocation! The Competitiveness Council's latest conclusions on EU research and competitiveness highlight progress but fall short of the bold actions needed to secure Europe’s global leadership in #science and #innovation. 🔍 Key points: ➡️ We welcome the recognition of R&I's critical role, but #FP10 must reach at least €200 billion, complemented by robust national spending. ➡️ We highlight the importance to expand the European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) to strengthen Europe's scientific leadership ➡️ We stress the need to promote a Europe-wide approach to R&I that prioritises inclusivity and excellence, thereby providing stronger evidence of the effectiveness of #WideningInstruments ➡️ While the Council endorsed the “fifth freedom,” more concrete steps are needed to align national R&I policies and make this ambition a reality. ➡️ We call for the Council to clarify the vision for a future ERA Act 💥 Europe’s competitiveness depends on transformative investments and coordinated action at both European and national levels. 🔗 Click here to explore our detailed recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eNjwDFFY Julien Chicot, Head of R&I Policy at The Guild: "Under the Hungarian presidency, the Council re-affirms the importance of research and innovation for Europe's competitiveness. However, the growing consensus on the need to strengthen our scientific leadership and to align better national and EU research policies and systems require now a clear vision for the next framework programme (FP10) and the ERA. The EU science ministers need to go one step further and call for expanding the ERC and MSCA, and frame the proposed ERA act. In the coming months, the Council under the Polish and then Danish presidencies will need to develop a vision for better articulating excellence and inclusivity, for collaborative research and innovation, and for international collaboration." #ResearchInnovation #Competitiveness #EU #ERA #EUpolicy #ERA #EuropeanResearchArea #ResearchMatters Signe Ratso Magda De Carli Agni Karagiannidou Joerg Niehoff Heiko Prange-Gstöhl Marie Curie Alumni Association Mostafa Moonir Shawrav Aarhus University Babeș-Bolyai University University of Bern Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna Ghent University University of Glasgow The University of Göttingen University of Groningen Jagiellonian University King's College London University of Oslo University of Ljubljana Université Paris Cité Université catholique de Louvain Radboud University PSL Research University Universitat Pompeu Fabra University of Tartu University of Tuebingen Uppsala University University of Warwick University of Vienna

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! 📍 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 #𝟭𝟬: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘀𝗹𝗼, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 🐧✨Today, Researchy is at the Universitetet i Oslo (UiO), discovering the 𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗠𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, an innovative initiative redefining how we measure death. 🌐 With 60 million deaths worldwide each year, this #ERC-funded project addresses a critical gap by introducing the 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. By combining philosophy and epidemiology, #ETHME seeks to deepen our understanding of the harm caused by death and improve how death is assessed in population health. 🔗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dWcQ2WQM 🔗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁: https://lnkd.in/dcm2yquB #ResearchJourney #Innovation #EUResearch #ResearchMatters Aarhus University Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca Universität Bern Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Universiteit Gent University of Glasgow Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie King's College London University of Ljubljana Université Paris Cité Université catholique de Louvain Radboud University Université PSL Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona University of Tartu University of Tuebingen Uppsala University University of Warwick Universität Wien Oline Sæther Preben Sørheim Håkon Kjelland-Mørdre

A visionary, inspirational leader passes away I am truly saddened by the passing away of Alain Fuchs, who only last year led PSL Research University into The Guild. I have admired Alain for many years, first from a distance, but more recently also from within The Guild, for 👉 his fantastic contributions to science first of all - it was clear that his university leadership was always based on a sublime understanding of academia, how research works, and how the conditions for researchers can (and must) be optimised in challenging funding circumstances 👉 his leadership, which was instrumental in forging PSL Université, an institution made up of outstanding component universities that now share a common spirit, purpose and identity, alongside their own very distinctive missions, strengths and histories. 👉 his interventions to wider higher education debates, which mean that he was always someone who needed to be heard, someone to be reckoned with, far beyond his own institution. But perhaps what I have come to admire most, over the past year, is the admiration, high regard and the warmth with which those who worked closely with him have always spoken about him. To have a genuine impact, and to inspire those around you to do the same - that's a testament to a true leader. I feel for his family, his friends and his colleagues. French higher education has lost a beacon, and we will all be the poorer without him. El Mouhoub Mouhoud Svein Stølen Anders Hagfeldt Coco Norén Rachel Sandison OBE (FCIM) Anton Muscatelli Thomas Walter Florence Benoit-Moreau Sabine Cantournet Isabelle Ryl Hélène Mangano Jean-Brice ROLLAND christian lerminiaux Coralie Chevallier Thomas Römer Bruno Bouchard Michelle Bubenicek Michel Hochmann Vincent CROQUETTE Godefroy Beauvallet Fabienne Casoli Didier Samuel Eric Fleury Carle Bonafous-Murat Karl STOECKEL Clerici Christine Udice - French Research Universities

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆! 📍 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 #𝟵: 𝗨𝗽𝗽𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 🐧 Today, Researchy delves into the #ActDisease Project, uncovering the overlooked history of patient organisations and their critical role in shaping modern medicine. ✨ By combining traditional and digital research methods, the project reveals 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 in the 20th century. This work highlights the importance of lay involvement in science and medicine throughout history. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dqQ6h4Pb 🔗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁: https://lnkd.in/dcm2yquB #ResearchJourney #Innovation #EUResearch #ResearchMatters Aarhus University Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca Universität Bern Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Universiteit Gent University of Glasgow Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie King's College London Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) University of Ljubljana Université Paris Cité Université catholique de Louvain Radboud University Université PSL Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona University of Tartu University of Tuebingen Uppsala University University of Warwick Universität Wien Ylva Söderfeldt Gijs Aangenendt Vera Danilova Adam Maen Maria Skeppstedt Tim Debroyer

👏🏿 Our warmest congratulations to Stanisław Kistryn from Jagiellonian University on being elected as member of the CoARA - Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment Steering Board for 2025-27! 🌟 CoARA is dedicated to driving systemic reform in #ResearchAssessment. Its mission is anchored in a shared set of principles and commitments, aiming for impactful change within a defined time frame. Through #collaborative action, knowledge exchange, and mutual learning, it empowers its members to adopt and refine more inclusive and effective assessment practices. The Guild is a proud signatory of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝘼𝙍𝘼 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. Join us in shaping the future of research assessment! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gdX5ydW4

💫 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 💫 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺? 💡 From strengthening fundamental AI research to enhancing 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, we call on universities, funders, and governments to align efforts and build a 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥&𝗜 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 🌐 With the right skills, infrastructure, and investment, Europe can lead globally in 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 👀 Explore our recommendations for 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜: https://lnkd.in/dW9eFzdq #AIinResearch #ResponsibleAI #Innovation #Research 🇦🇹 Universität Wien 🇧🇪 Universiteit Gent, Université catholique de Louvain 🇩🇰 Aarhus University 🇪🇪 University of Tartu 🇫🇷 Université Paris Cité, Université PSL 🇩🇪 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University of Tuebingen 🇮🇹 Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna 🇳🇱 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Radboud University 🇳🇴 Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) 🇵🇱 Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie 🇷🇴 Babes-Bolyai University 🇸🇮 University of Ljubljana 🇪🇸 Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona 🇸🇪 Uppsala University 🇨🇭 Universität Bern 🇬🇧 University of Glasgow, King's College London, University of Warwick

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴! 📍 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 #𝟴: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂, 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 🐧 Researchy lands in Tartu, where the Project SysAge is tackling one of Europe’s biggest challenges, age-related immune decline. ✨ In collaboration with Institut Pasteur and the University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), researchers at University of Tartu are studying the molecular mechanisms of aging and conducting longitudinal studies to promote healthy ageing. This initiative is set to make Tartu a global leader in combating age-related diseases and advancing immunity research. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://sisu.ut.ee/sysage/ 🔗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁: https://lnkd.in/dcm2yquB #ResearchJourney #Innovation #EUResearch #ResearchMatters Aarhus University Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca Universität Bern Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Universiteit Gent University of Glasgow Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie King's College London Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) University of Ljubljana Université Paris Cité Université catholique de Louvain Radboud University Université PSL Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona University of Tuebingen Uppsala University University of Warwick Universität Wien

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 📍 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 #𝟳: 𝗝𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 🐧Today, Researchy uncovers groundbreaking research at Jagiellonian University, where scientists are redefining our understanding of the hematopoietic system. ✨ 💡 The project, #𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼, investigates how hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) form epigenetic memory, enabling faster, more effective responses to stress. This research suggests that HSCs can adapt and recall stress-induced changes, not just for immune cells but for all blood cell lineages, a discovery with potential implications for aging and immune system function. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dyjMqfFF 🔗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁: https://lnkd.in/dcm2yquB #ResearchJourney #Innovation #EUResearch #ResearchMatters Aarhus University Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca Universität Bern Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Universiteit Gent University of Glasgow Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen King's College London Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) University of Ljubljana Université Paris Cité Université catholique de Louvain Radboud University Université PSL Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona University of Tartu University of Tuebingen Uppsala University University of Warwick Universität Wien

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻! 📍 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 #𝟲: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘀-𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗮𝗶, 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 🐧Today, Researchy dives into the 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 at the Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca ✨ This initiative is empowering students to tackle 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 by integrating the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢. 💫 Through innovative teaching methods like simulations, role-playing, and debates, students, both local and international, are honing their negotiation skills to address global environmental challenges. This project exemplifies how education can drive #sustainable #change. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/d8WwnzYk 🔗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁: https://lnkd.in/dcm2yquB #ResearchJourney #Innovation #EUResearch #ResearchMatters Aarhus University Universität Bern Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Universiteit Gent University of Glasgow Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie King's College London Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) University of Ljubljana Université Paris Cité Université catholique de Louvain Radboud University Université PSL Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona University of Tartu University of Tuebingen Uppsala University University of Warwick Universität Wien Melania-Gabriela Ciot

It is always re-energizing to discuss the future of EU research & innovation policy with my great colleagues from our sister university networks! We are getting ready to act together in the important policy discussions coming in 2025!