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Helmholtz association (Germany): Sabine Helling-Moegen appointed Managing Director

Sabine Helling-Moegen is appointed as the new Managing Director of the Helmholtz association, following a unanimous decision made by the Members’ Assembly during a special session on 15/08/2025, as announced by the German organisation on 16/08/2025. She will assume the position on 01/11/2025…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 408345
• Published on 18/08/25 at 16:54

Shanghai ranking 2025: Steady American podium led by Harvard, UK leading Europe followed by France

Harvard University tops the ranking list for the 23^rd year, followed by Stanford and MIT, all American universities, according to the Shanghai Ranking amid the publication of its annual ranking of world universities on 15/08/2025. The American podium is followed by Cambridge (UK), Berkeley…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Strategy
• Article # 408222
• Published on 15/08/25 at 06:02

UK: The Royal Society to move journals to full open access in 2026 through Subscribe to Open

"The Royal Society has agreed on plans that would make its journals fully open access in 2026 by adopting the ‘Subscribe to Open’ model", reports the British learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences on 06/08/2025. The society states that libraries subscribing to…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 408133
• Published on 14/08/25 at 17:22

European Research Area Act : Call for evidence open until 10/09/2025

The European Commission launches a call for evidence for the upcoming European Research Area Act on 07/08/2025. The ERA Act, introduced by the Commissioner for Start-ups and R&I, Ekaterina Zaharieva, during her hearing at the European Parliament on 05/11/2024, is a policy framework, expected to…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 408017
• Published on 12/08/25 at 16:00

Finland: 2026 budget proposal to cut funding for universities and abandon R&D funding increase

The University of Helsinki "strongly opposes" the proposed cut in universities' funding in the 2026 state budget proposal, published by the Finnish Ministry of Finance on 06/08/2025. The budget cuts represent "hundreds of millions in funding for universities, research and innovation. The…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 408076
• Published on 12/08/25 at 10:50

Belgian universities urge government to back suspension of EU-Israel Horizon Europe association

Ten Belgian universities "appeal to [their] government to actively support and pursue [the request they made on 15/05/2025] to suspend the EU-Israel Horizon Europe Association Agreement immediately", on 09/08/2025. In their "Call for a values-driven European Union in word and in deed"…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 408136
• Published on 11/08/25 at 16:56

Spain: €245 M to 256 Public-Private Partnership Projects and €667 M in funding for research projects

The Agencia Estatal de investigación (Spanish State Research Agency) awards €245 M to 256 projects in the Provisional Resolution Proposal for Public-Private Partnership Projects 2024, to promote experimental development projects in cooperation between companies and research organisations, it…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 407936
• Published on 07/08/25 at 18:00

Max Planck Society launching a Transatlantic Programme and a Max Planck Centre with South Korea

The new Transatlantic Programme "aims to strengthen collaboration and partnerships between Max Planck institutes and leading U.S. institutions. At the same time, it seeks to counter the loss of scientific talent in times of growing geopolitical uncertainty by providing new opportunities for…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 407922
• Published on 07/08/25 at 15:51

Universities UK: Malcolm Press appointed President

Malcolm Press, Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University, is appointed as the new President of Universities UK, the British rectors' conference, announces the organisation on 01/08/2025. "He brings a wealth of experience across research, policy, and higher education leadership…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 407845
• Published on 06/08/25 at 09:00

Law on Turkish President appointing rectors "misses opportunity to align with European standards" (EUA)

"The European University Association regrets the passing of a new Turkish law on 01/07 that consolidates the president of the country’s prerogative to appoint rectors of both public and foundation universities", declares the European University Association (EUA) on 31/07/2025. The organisation…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 407857
• Published on 05/08/25 at 17:31