The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities’ Post

Great to see in this report that the expert group have considered the need for balanced change to enhance responsible internationalisation alongside the need to strengthen European researchers' connections with low and middle income countries. African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Nienke Buisman Vincenzo Lorusso Lukovi Seke Vincent Fautrel Axel Leisenberg Peter Taylor Catherine Guinard (Castledine) Piers Purdy Daniele Fattibene Emanuela Colombo Peter Maassen Ágota Dávid Maria Montoiro Salvado Ffion Storer Jones Saskia Decuypere #responsibleinternationalisation #AUEU #InnovationAgenda

The Guild welcomes the position of the European #Research and #Innovation Committee (#ERAC) on #FP10 adopted last week and its call to keep excellence and transnational collaboration as the cornerstones of the framework programme.   Many recommendations of the EU ministries of science echo ours, especially: ⭐ FP10 to fund R&I only, while increasing synergies with other EU programmes, for instance, to accelerate the deployment of new technologies and build capacities in #KnowledgeValorisation. 🔎 Leverage the curiosity and expertise of #researchers to ensure the future-proof #competitiveness and resilience of Europe. This implies making challenge-oriented calls less prescriptive and keeping funding for curiosity-driven research, including through the European Research Council (ERC) and the Marie Curie-Skłodowska Actions. ⚖ Strive for a better balance in funding between #FundamentalResearch and closer-to-market R&D activities, including by introducing ‘research actions’ to fund collaborative fundamental research projects. 🖇 Focus on national investment and reform efforts in #Widening countries coupled by effective use of Cohesion funds. Clear that more data is needed to assess existing instruments in order to support the most successful ones in FP10. 🌐 Enhance collaboration with third countries to strengthen the role of Europe as a global R&I powerhouse with strategic partners in #Africa and beyond. This implies encouraging global collaboration while supporting institutions’ appraisal and management of potential risks.   However, The Guild wishes ERAC had taken a stronger position for an ambitious and stable budget for FP10.   Our position on FP10 ➡ https://lnkd.in/eCShHAjG Svein Stølen Rachel Sandison (FCIM) Anders Hagfeldt 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 Ljubljana Université catholique de Louvain University of Oslo Univ Paris Diderot Universitat Pompeu Fabra PSL Research University Radboud University University of Tartu University of Tübingen Uppsala University Universität Wien University of Warwick Florin Zubascu Craig Nicholson Nina Bo Wagner

Orla Feely (President of CESAER and President of University College Dublin): "We are proud to be part of the ongoing efforts to enhance the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, a flagship funding instrument for doctoral and postdoctoral training. The MSCA's unique approach of providing direct support to researchers yields immediate benefits to individuals and creates long-term, system-wide benefits. However, many high-scoring, excellent proposals remain unfunded due to budget constraints. We call on the EU institutions to agree on, at least, a doubling of the budget for FP10, including a substantial boost of the budget for MSCA." 👇 https://lnkd.in/ehB4vew8

🧪 At a pivotal moment for the future Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10), discussions around Pillar 1 are intensifying. Several organizations have united to emphasize the importance of #MarieSkłodowskaCurieActions, calling for increased funding 💰 and greater recognition🎓.  We need a Framework Programme with balanced funding that supports research careers at all stages! 📝 Read and share the joint statement "We need much more MSCA!": https://lnkd.in/dmpje6C3 by League of European Research Universities (LERU) European University Association Marie Curie Alumni Association The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities CESAER Initiative for Science in Europe YERUN - Young European Research Universities EuroTech Universities Alliance Science Europe EU-LIFE Coimbra Group EPSO European Plant Science Organisation Aurora Universities 🌟 The Marie Curie Alumni Association has published its vision for the future of MSCA in FP10. Check it out: 🔗 MCAA Presents Its Vision for MSCA in FP10: https://lnkd.in/dSHuZKf8

📢 League of European Research Universities (LERU) publishes its blueprint for #FP10   Recommendations for the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation include: ✅ An ambitious FP10 budget ✅ Building on the Horizon Europe success stories ✅ Adopting a human-centred approach ✅ Fostering international collaboration as a starting point ✅ Increasing smooth transitions between R&I and new ideas ✅ Deepening process simplification for enhanced accessibility https://lnkd.in/dtyKaHMX #research #innovation #EU

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Recently, Assistant Professor Rico Krueger from our group received the prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant for his project, IMMERSION: Explaining Human Decision-Making by Combining Choice and Process Data! Over the five-year duration of the IMMERSION project, Rico and his team will establish a novel framework to understand and predict human behavior in hypothetical and futuristic scenarios. This includes developing new models that integrate choice and process data, designing new statistical inference procedures tailored to these models, and creating innovative methods for collecting rich behavioral data through immersive experiments using extended reality. The project will also involve extensive empirical work, with significant implications for human-centered design in future transport and infrastructure systems. The European Research Council (ERC) recently announced the award of 494 Starting Grants, distributing nearly €780 million to young scientists and scholars across Europe. This ERC funding is part of the EU Horizon Europe programme, supporting cutting-edge research across diverse fields. The ERC is Europe's premier funding body for frontier research, offering grants to researchers of all nationalities and ages across the continent. Out of 3,474 proposals evaluated by peer-review panels composed of internationally renowned researchers, 14.2% were selected for funding, highlighting the significance and quality of these projects. Huge congratulations to Rico! 🌟 Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dvzjcdEz Intelligent Transportation Systems @ DTU - Technical University of Denmark #ERC #HorizonEurope #Research #Innovation #ITS #DTU

Reimagining university rankings: exploring strategic priorities and alternatives, our report is out! 🆕 Today, the leading universities of science and technology united within CESAER, released a new report titled ‘Reimagining university rankings: exploring strategic priorities and alternatives’. The report builds on the joint workshop of our Board of Directors and Task Force Benchmark which took place on 18 June 2024, kindly hosted by KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Led by our Task Force Benchmark, this publication provides recommendations to enhance transparency, equity, and accountability in commercial university rankings. It advocates for adopting responsible evaluation frameworks and encourages universities of science and technology to consider endorsing the ’More Than Our Rank’ initiative, as well as frameworks such as CoARA, DORA, and the Leiden Manifesto. The workshop report features contributions from Paul Boselie (Chief of Open Science, Utrecht University), Manuela Höfler (Co-Director of the Open Science Office, University of Zürich), and Rüdiger Mutz (Senior Researcher, University of Zurich), who shared insights into their respective universities' strategic decision not to submit data to commercial rankers. Ludo Waltman (Scientific Director at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, CWTS, Leiden University) presented the new Open Edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking. Report is here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTNNYpkT #coara #universityrankings #benchmark Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment

As a former MSCA fellow, I can attest to the program’s exceptional role in connected work packages across #research 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦-𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫, #dissemination, #management, and #leadership. To ensure its continued success, it is essential to cultivate an environment where researchers can thrive: 🔹 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞, from proposal preparation to post-project execution. 🔹 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 in both academia and industry, especially following the conclusion of MSCA. 🔹 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐮𝐩𝐬, to ensure efficiency and uphold the impactful delivery of MSCA initiatives. The 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 💡 can only be accelerated through the collaboration of the funding organization (EC), host institutions, and MSCA fellows. Together, we can shape the future of research! #MSCA #ResearchInnovation #FutureOfResearch

📣  Statement: Calling for the recognition that the #MSCA deserves and increased budget to unlock its full potential 📣 The MCAA together with various organisations has launched a statement on the importance of the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the European Union to recognise the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)'s invaluable contributions to Europe’s research and innovation by: 🔹 Increasing its budget 🔹 Maintaining its bottom-up research character With this statement, we express our concern about the #MSCA's absence in Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness and the Mission Letters for the proposed Executive Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness and Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation. Read the statement: https://lnkd.in/eQmv2Xui The statement is endorsed by Aurora Universities ,CESAER, Coimbra Group, The European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO), EU-LIFE, EuroTech Universities Alliance, European University Association, The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, Initiative for Science in Europe, League of European Research Universities (LERU), Marie Curie Alumni Association, Science Europe and YERUN - Young European Research Universities.

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