League of European Research Universities (LERU)’s Post

LERU welcomes the report of the Expert Group on the interim evaluation of #HorizonEurope and to guide the evolution of the European R&I #FrameworkProgramme.   We are glad that the report: 🔸 strikes a good balance between an ‘evolution’ from Horizon Europe to a future FP, and a ‘revolution’. 🔸 gives explicit support for the European Research Council (ERC), the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (#MSCA) and the European Innovation Council (#EIC) 🔸 calls for a vast increase and ringfencing of the #FP10 budget   However, LERU is concerned about:  🔸 the lack of details of certain new proposals 🔸 the disconnection with recent policy developments at the level of the European Commission   Read LERU's full analysis 👇

📆One week to go until the online launch event of LERU's new paper on communicating with integrity! We've now made the executive summary available for you to read it: https://lnkd.in/eQXEbJxU Join us during the launch event on 22 October, at 11.00 (CEST). More information 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5hgYavA

Congratulations to University of Oxford alumnus Prof. Simon Johnson, who received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024.   He shares the #NobelPrize with Prof. Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Prof. James A. Robinson (Yale University) for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.

How can we address differences persisting in #researchsecurity maturity & prioritisation, across EU universities and member states?    During a joint workshop, LERU and Central European Universities (CE7) discussed these issues and defined three areas that must be addressed within EU policy on the subject:    🔸 There needs to be more consistency in research security approaches across Europe. 🔸 There needs to be greater engagement with the research security agenda. 🔸 The proposed European Centre of Expertise on Research Security should be developed in partnership with universities. Read the full statement 👇 . European Commission

Published/leaked EU documents have created many questions over the past few weeks. What will happen to the next Framework Programme (#FP10), the European Research Council (ERC), the European Competitiveness Fund (#ECF)…? It has created unrest in Europe’s academic community.   LERU therefore calls upon European R&I Commissioner Iliana Ivanova and DG R&I Director-General Marc Lemaître to quickly provide clarity on the ongoing discussions.   Read the full press release 👇   European Commission

📢Don't forget to register for the launch event of LERU's paper 'Communicating with Integrity - supporting researchers with best practice in communication' 📆 Tuesday, 22 October 2024 🕒 11.00 - 12.30 📍Online 💬 Rhys Morgan, Helen Jamison, Bert Seghers, Magdalena Skipper, Kurt Deketelaere More information and registration 👇 University of Cambridge - Science Media Centre - ENRIO European Network of Research Integrity Offices - Nature Magazine

Congratulations to Sir Demis Hassabis and Dr John M. Jumper for jointly receiving half of The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein structure prediction. Mr Hassabis received his PhD from UCL and both researchers are alumni of the University of Cambridge. The other half of the #NobelPrize was awarded to Prof. David Baker of the University of Washington.   Read more 👇