CONNECTS-UK

🎓 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (𝗦𝗦𝗛𝗡) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱🌍🇫🇷 The Higher Education, Research, and Innovation Department (ESRI) of the French Embassy in the United Kingdom is delighted to announce the launch of the SSHN 2025 Fellowships, offering a unique opportunity for early-career researchers based in the UK to strengthen their academic ties with France. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆? 👉 Conduct a research stay in France (1 to 3 months) 👉 Reinforce existing Franco-British research collaborations 👉 Receive a monthly fellowship of €1,704 to support your stay in 2025 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 ✔️ You are not a French national ✔️ You are a PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher (within 5 years of your PhD) ✔️ You are engaged in an ongoing Franco-British research collaboration 📄 Deadline for applications: 24 February 2025 Applications must include a CV, a description of the current collaboration, and a plan for the research stay in France. 📆 Results will be announced in April 2025. 🔗 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/en8QzYVM. Take this chance to advance your projects, deepen your collaborations, and strengthen Franco-British scientific relations! 🚀 Ambassade de France au Royaume-Uni Ambascience UK Natalia Foresti Damien Vialle CNRS #Research #Innovation #ScientificMobility #SSHN2025 #ScienceDiplomacy

🎄✨ Season's Greetings from CONNECTS-UK! ✨🎄 As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on a year filled with exciting initiatives, opportunities, partnerships, and meaningful progress in fostering scientific collaboration between the EU and the UK. This festive season, we celebrate not just the achievements we've shared but also the vibrant community of researchers, partners and the general public who make CONNECTS-UK such a dynamic and impactful network. We hope this holiday period brings you joy, warmth, and cherished moments with friends and family. 🌟 Looking ahead to 2025, we’re more inspired than ever to strengthen ties and continue building bridges across borders. Let’s keep CONNECTing and creating together! From all of us at CONNECTS-UK, happy holidays and best wishes for the new year. #MerryANDBright #CONNECTSUK #EUUKCollaboration #ScientificPartnerships #Innovation #HappyHolidays #Networking European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom

🎓 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (𝗦𝗦𝗛𝗡) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱🌍🇫🇷 The Higher Education, Research, and Innovation Department (ESRI) of the French Embassy in the United Kingdom is delighted to announce the launch of the SSHN 2025 Fellowships, offering a unique opportunity for early-career researchers based in the UK to strengthen their academic ties with France. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆? 👉 Conduct a research stay in France (1 to 3 months) 👉 Reinforce existing Franco-British research collaborations 👉 Receive a monthly fellowship of €1,704 to support your stay in 2025 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 ✔️ You are not a French national ✔️ You are a PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher (within 5 years of your PhD) ✔️ You are engaged in an ongoing Franco-British research collaboration 📄 Deadline for applications: 24 February 2025 Applications must include a CV, a description of the current collaboration, and a plan for the research stay in France. 📆 Results will be announced in April 2025. 🔗 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/en8QzYVM. Take this chance to advance your projects, deepen your collaborations, and strengthen Franco-British scientific relations! 🚀 Ambassade de France au Royaume-Uni Ambascience UK Natalia Foresti Damien Vialle CNRS #Research #Innovation #ScientificMobility #SSHN2025 #ScienceDiplomacy

APPLY NOW | ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT | DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 20th! Open Call for EU Researchers in the UK! Are you an EU researcher interested in connecting your expertise with the worlds of diplomacy or policymaking? The Ambassadors for Science programme pairs EU researchers with either EU diplomats or UK policymakers for a two-day immersive exchange. Build valuable connections. Learn how research informs decision-making. Contribute to EU-UK scientific diplomacy. Apply now and be part of this impactful initiative. Deadline is December 20th, 2024. 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dgnCcPEi

From 5 countries in 1985 to 29 in 2025: green light today for Bulgaria and Romania to join the open border Schengen area from 1st January. What it means in practice: 👉 Internal land borders will be removed; air and sea border checks were alredy lifted on 31 March but Austria maintained a veto on removing land checks 👉 Since March the two countries issue Schengen visas and time spent there counts towards the maximum stay across the Schengen area of 90 days in any 180-day period for visa-free short-term visitors 👉 Expected benefits for trade and tourism.

Nekateri člani upravnega odbora VTIS in predsednica so se v petek zvečer udeležili Christmas Gala 🎄 dogodka Britansko-slovenske gospodarske zbornice (British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce), ki je potekal v prestižnem Institute of Directors v Londonu. Letošnji dogodek je gostil kar 170 gostov in poskrbel za izjemno praznično vzdušje ter navdihujoče povezovanje. V veselje nam je, da smo od letos projektni partnerji BSCC. Skupaj si prizadevamo za povezovanje Slovenije in Velike Britanije, spodbujanje kroženja znanja, ustvarjanje gospodarskih priložnosti. 🌍 Takšna partnerstva krepijo globalne vezi, ustvarjajo nove možnosti in gradijo uspešno prihodnost. Hvaležni smo BSCC za čudovit večer in sodelovanje, ki odpira številne priložnosti! 🙌🏼 — #drustvoVTIS #izslovenijevtujino  #VTIS  #slovencemposvettu

#PPIE 🔵⚪ XUÑO GOES TO ANTARCTICA TO FACE GLOBAL GRAND CHALLENGES Last Saturday, the community association "Sartaxas" (Xuño, Galicia, Spain) organized a community meeting with me. It was a public engagement event to involve my hometown in my participation in the Antarctic expedition, in climate action, and in my science and scientific plans. The event was promoted with support from local voices, including the grassroots environmental platform Noia Limpa and the popular nature communicator Rogelios Santos Queiruga. It had more than 50 attendees of various ages, including some from outside the town and others unknown to me. I structured it in three parts: 1️⃣ In the first part, I talked about my participation in the Homeward Bound Projects expedition to Antarctica. We watched a documentary filmed during the previous Homeward Bound expedition, and I covered topics such as the planetary crisis, climate action, and major global challenges. 2️⃣ After a break to chat and socialize, we moved on to the population health sciences section, where I highlighted the importance of cohorts in advancing biomedical research. 3️⃣ In the third part, I explained the differences between one-way and two-way communication in the context of public participation and involvement in Science and Research, aiming to bring science closer to people, and involve people in science. Participants were then invited to write down their concerns about the future by 2030 that they think Science could contribute to address. They did this on a Galician flag, which I will take on the expedition to discuss these issues with my colleagues. The event concluded with a Q&A session and a call to collective action and commitment to future similar events. I was impressed and moved by the attendance - neighbors who saw me growing up, classmates and slightly younger millennials, young people I saw growing up, kids I didn’t know, family members, the teacher who influenced me the most, and people from outside the community. Their involvement was inspiring. Looking ahead: All of us there are somehow going to Antarctica first. Then, intentionally and steadily, we will represent ourselves in population health research, to generate robust scientific evidence specific to our population, aiming to live longer, healthier lives in our culture. "Adrede, amodiño, xuntos." 📢 From Xuño to Antarctica! "Imos?" Let's go! We are from the land of Ramón Sampedro, we are setting sail "The sea inside"*! 🔗 Link to full text with photos and supporting slides: https://lnkd.in/epiJgn8x #MakingScienceAccessible #MakingScienceWithPeople #IntentionallySteadilyTogether #GaliciaToAntarctica #CoCreatingROSA *Ref: https://lnkd.in/eep7_N-k

Dr. Cecilia Rikap presented crushing evidence that we need to know who does what with our data, when she spoke at the AI open forum for CONNECTS-UK

Last Thursday, 28th November, we had the honor of hosting the 3rd Annual Meeting of the European Scientific Diasporas in the UK at the Embassy of Portugal in London. . This gathering brought together a vibrant community of researchers, diplomats, and stakeholders to strengthen EU-UK scientific collaboration and foster dialogue among European scientific networks. . Building on the success of previous years, this year’s meeting celebrated the first year of the CONNECTS-UK project, addressed shared challenges, and explored opportunities to enhance science diplomacy and collaboration across borders. . Thank you to all who participated and contributed to the insightful discussions and networking opportunities. Your engagement continues to drive innovation and unity within the European scientific diaspora. . Together, we look forward to advancing the vital links between European and UK scientific communities. . European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK) Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) Polonium Foundation AISUK . Društvo VTIS - Association of Slovenes Educated Abroad Dutch Academic Network UK Finnish Science Society in the UK

I was delighted to attend the third annual meeting of the European diasporas in the UK, hosted at the the Portuguese Embassy in London and organized by Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK). This event brought together the European scientific community and diplomatic representatives to: 🔹 Discuss inter-diaspora relations and how to foster stronger connections. 🔹 Identify priorities for the European scientific community in the UK. 🔹 Explore opportunities to reinforce the role of science diplomacy in addressing global challenges. 🔹 Understand how platforms like CONNECTS-UK can enable cross-border collaboration, knowledge exchange, and innovation. CONNECTS-UK presented its activities after one year of existence, highlighting key milestones: ➡️ Launch Event at Imperial College London ➡️ Networking Event at Coventry University ➡️ Open forum at #Edinburgh on "Democratic backsliding" ➡️ Open forum at #Cardiff on "AI what does it means to society and to you" ➡️ Webinars info ➡️ Report on the Impact of Brexit on Students and Academic Mobility These achievements reflect the power of collective efforts in building stronger scientific networks and promoting cross-border collaborations. Congratulations to the CONNECTS-UK team for these impressive milestones—looking forward to seeing the continued impact of this initiative! It was clear during the meeting that, to fulfill their role effectively, scientific diasporas must develop their own administrative capacity, including: ✔ Legal status to formalize their structure and operations. ✔ Dedicated coordinators to provide operational efficiency. ✔ Active members to ensure dynamic participation and community engagement. ✔ Independent funding sources to guarantee sustainability and autonomy. These elements are key to empowering diasporas to act as effective bridges, fostering collaboration between researchers, institutions, and policymakers while complementing diplomatic efforts. A huge thank you to #PARSUK for organizing this insightful event. Together, we can continue to strengthen the role of science and innovation as drivers of collaboration and progress. Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) , Dutch Academic Network UK , Polonium Foundation, AISUK, Društvo VTIS - Association of Slovenes Educated Abroad FERN-UK European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom Ambascience UK Ambassade de France au Royaume-Uni Sébastien Bidaud Laurent Toulouse Audrene Eloit #ScienceDiplomacy #EuropeanDiasporas #ResearchAndInnovation #Collaboration #Science