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CERN: Research organisation contacts host state authorities after calls for murder of Israeli researchers

CERN, the European nuclear research organisation, has contacted the authorities in its relevant host states (CERN counts 25 full members and 10 associate members) after a website called for the intimidation and murder of Israeli scientists, including members of CERN, the organisation told News…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 421973
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Brussels stakeholders debate whether “dual-use” should be embedded in EU research policy

Brussels stakeholders are questioning the need to implement the "dual-use" concept in European research policies. During an event organised in Brussels by the European Association of Innovation Consultants (EAIC) on 02/12/2025, Manuel Heitor, Professor at the University of Lisbon and former…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 421837
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IE University Spain awards over €50M in scholarships in 2025

IE University in Spain has awarded more than €50 million in scholarships in 2025. The university announced on 01/12/2025 that, together with the IE Foundation, it had invested this amount "to attract and develop global talent." This year, 3,500 students received a scholarship and nearly 8,000…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 422025
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College of Europe Rector and former Commission VP Federica Mogherini quizzed amid fraud accusations

Federica Mogherini, rector of the College of Europe and a former Vice-President of the European Commission, was detained for questioning on 02/12/2025 by Belgian police as part of an investigation into an alleged fraud involving a contract for an EU diplomatic training academy. Mogherini, who…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Funding, …
• Article # 421971
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US: Northwestern and other universities reach agreements with the Trump Administration

Northwestern University (Illinois) has reached a deal with the Trump Administration under which $790 million (€678.7m) in frozen federal research funding will be released, the university announced on 28/11/2025. The university agreed to pay $75m to the federal government over the next three…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 421660
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Germany: Susanne Menzel-Riedl to become new Rector of University of Münster on 01/10/2026

The 28 members of the University of Münster's Electoral Assembly have elected Susanne Menzel-Riedl to become the new Rector of the German university on 01/10/2026, it announced on 28/11/2025. With 23 votes in favour and five against, the current President of Osnabrück University will take…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Careers, …
• Article # 421798
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[Echoes from the EU] SEA-EU alliance, EIC, Digital skills and more - Editorial watch no.9

A new legal entity for the SEA-EU alliance; reports on Spinouts and the State of EU Tech 2025; record number of EIC pathfinder applications, and more. This collection is designed to aid your professional monitoring by highlighting major news and policy developments across the EU. By sharing…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 421748
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Portugal: Foundation for Science and Technology awards 1,553 doctoral research grants for €133m

The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCT) has awarded 1,553 doctoral research grants for €133 million, it announced on 27/11/2025. Funding is provided by the state budget and the revenue from the European Social Fund through the Demography…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, Funding, …
• Article # 421731
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Una Europa: Sophia Karner taking over as alliance's secretary-general

Sophia Karner, currently senior policy officer at the Una Europa European universities alliance, is taking over as the organisation's secretary-general in early December, succeeding Emily Palmer. At a reception in Brussels on 27/11/2025, hosted by Una Europa with the Circle U and EUTOPIA…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Careers, …
• Article # 421697
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Una Europa consortium defines fundamental principles to build alliances governance structures

Una Europa European university has proposed fundamental principles for the construction of the governance structure of alliances, stating that it "is a space for continuous innovation". On 27/11/2025, the Una Europa alliance presented its reflection paper “Building a ‘University of the Future’…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 421622
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