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India and EU to start negotiations soon on joining Horizon Europe

The EU and India will soon start negotiations on the South Asian country joining the Union's Horizon Europe research programme, Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, said. Speaking at the European Parliament's Committee for Industry, Technology and…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 435084
• Published on 23/03/26 at 17:13

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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 23/03

The Global Education Coalition, the French association of universities UDICE and other organisations are hosting events starting this week. News Tank’s agenda aims to provide an overview of the events taking place in Europe’s higher education, research and innovation ecosystem. We focus…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 435023
• Published on 23/03/26 at 14:09

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Abel Prize 2026 awarded to German mathematician Gerd Faltings from Max-Planck Institute

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the 2026 Abel Prize to Gerd Faltings, Emeritus Research Director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Germany, "for introducing powerful tools into arithmetic geometry and solving long-standing diophantine conjectures formulated by…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 434952
• Published on 20/03/26 at 18:29

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2026 Index sees "significant decline" in academic freedom in 50 countries over the last decade

A study on academic freedom reveals that it has significantly declined in 50 countries and territories between 2015 and 2025. The 2026 update of the Index of Academic Freedom, published on 17/03/2026 by the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and the V-Dem Institute…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 434917
• Published on 20/03/26 at 18:15

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Worrying declines in academic freedom in Western Europe and the US could get worse, researcher warns

A leading researcher on academic freedom has warned that the independence of educational institutions could decline further because of the political situation. Angelo Vito Panaro, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Political Science at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, said that the…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 434775
• Published on 20/03/26 at 18:00

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Marcel Levi reappointed as Executive Board's president of the Dutch Research Council (NWO)

Marcel Levi has been reappointed as president of the Executive Board of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). His second term will begin on 01/04/2026, announced the Dutch organisation on 18/03/2026. The professor was reappointed by Rianne Letschert, Minister of Education, Culture and Science. He…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 434949
• Published on 20/03/26 at 17:45

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European Court of Auditors says slow deployment of the Innovation Fund holds back its potential

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has shown that the slow deployment of the Innovation Fund is holding back its potential. João Leão, the ECA Member in charge of the audit on the Innovation Fund, said on 19/03/2026, the day of the report's publication, that the fund "has strong potential to…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Funding, …
• Article # 434947
• Published on 20/03/26 at 17:20

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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.16

International students “worried and concerned” as they navigate the Middle East conflict; Cuban university students stage rare protest amid energy and internet shortages; Ontario students demonstrate against cuts to financial aid; Türkiye aligns universities with the COP31 agenda, Japan eases cap…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Universities, …
• Article # 434088
• Published on 20/03/26 at 17:10

Finnish rectors call on "long-term public R&D funding" for doctorates to align with national strategy

The Finnish Universities Rectors' Council (UNIFI) has said that Finland will need thousands of new doctorates in the coming years to achieve its national research, development and innovation (RDI) goals. "Sustainable growth in the number of degrees and maintenance of the high quality of…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 434913
• Published on 20/03/26 at 17:08

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Experts recommend a shift in governance to ensure a beneficial AI and sustainability transition

Heads of business schools and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meeting in Paris to discuss AI have expressed a common view that while the technology offers unprecedented productivity gains, its integration into higher education and policy requires a fundamental…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 434755
• Published on 20/03/26 at 14:50

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