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researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie |Research Europe
Geopolitical and economic tensions require preparations at every level, EUA conference hearsAmid heightened geopolitical and economic tensions, universities must build resilience not only into their physical and digital infrastructure but across their institutions and communities, delegates told the European University Association’s annual conference.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Frances Jones |Research Europe
Commission reflection on international relations has been “insufficient”, university leader suggestsThe EU has been urged to strengthen its international research and innovation ties with close partners, given the disruptions to the sector in the US and the strain that the return of Donald Trump to the presidency has placed on relations between his country and the bloc.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson |Research Europe
The EU wants to attract research talent—but it needs to support it, tooAcross the US, more and more universities are announcing job losses and cancelling research programmes as a result of sweeping policy changes announced by president Donald Trump’s administration.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Fiona McIntyre |Research Europe
Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News Half a decade on from the first stay-at-home orders, how has the pandemic changed research? Five years ago, day-to-day life changed beyond recognition as the world scrambled to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus by imposing strict rules on when and why people could leave their homes. University campuses became eerily empty as lockdowns forced students to swap lecture theatres for their laptop screens.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Frances Jones |Research Europe
Critics see “self-interest” and “friction” as funding for international researchers is touted amid domestic cutsEuropean academic leaders have broadly welcomed efforts by politicians and institutions to attract researchers impacted by the turmoil in the US, although critics see a clash between the offer of increased funding for international academics and cuts to domestic funding.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Frances Jones |Research Europe
Higher education experts praise European Commission plan but say execution will be keyHigher education policy experts have welcomed the European Commission’s Union of Skills proposal to tackle skills shortages in the EU but have warned that “sustained investment” in universities will be essential to realise the ambitions of the package.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Frances Jones |Research Europe
The International Space Science Institute is a haven for multidisciplinary scientists, its executive director saysEstablished in 1995 as an Institute of Advanced Study, the International Space Science Institute in Bern, Switzerland, aims to provide a suitable setting for multidisciplinary scientists to come together and gain a deeper understanding of results from space research.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson |Research Europe
Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional NewsThis week: a fusion precursor, celebrating women innovators, Swiss national centres and moreThis week: a fusion precursor, celebrating women innovators, Swiss national centres and moreEurope funding in depthEurope’s research and innovation sector has welcomed calls from research ministers and the European Parliament for the EU to maintain its independent R&I programme, amid fears about the European Commission’s plans for it.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson |Research Europe
The hotly contested approach to Horizon Europe’s successor needs to resonate around the world“Our researchers and innovators are our competitive advantage—we must trust them and create the best possible conditions for their work.” This was how Poland’s science minister Marcin Kulasek announced his country’s backing for the EU’s research and innovation programme to remain independent—a stance shared by all 27 EU R&I ministers.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson |Research Europe
MEP and university leader lament “secret operation” and “deafening silence” around next EU R&I programmeThe European Commission has stood its ground regarding its planning for the future of EU research and innovation funding, amid strong criticism from politicians and sector leaders about its approach to what would be the bloc’s 2028 R&I programme.
