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Christophe Germain is appointed Chair of AACSB's European Advisory Council

Christophe Germain, Vice-Dean in charge of Schools at SKEMA Business School, France, has been appointed Chair of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)'s European Advisory Council (EAC). He will serve a one-year term until July 2027, SKEMA announced on 06/10/2026. He…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 456253
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EU allocates €65 million in data underpinning biomedical research and AI tools for biotechnology

The European Commission has allocated €65 million to safeguard scientific data essential to biomedical research and the development of AI tools for biotechnology, including data on genes, proteins and scientific discoveries. On 06/10/2026, the Commission announced the launch of three grants and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Digital, …
• Article # 456161
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MEP in charge of EU long-term budget says Council will not be ready to negotiate before January

Leading MEP on the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034 says the Council of the EU will not be ready to negotiate before January. Siegfried Mureșan, a Romanian centre-right MEP who drafted the European Parliament’s report on the EU’s 2028-2034 budget, said on 06/10/2026…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 456164
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Germany: Three universities and two consortia join strategy to boost international competitiveness

The German universities of Freiburg, Jena and Cologne have been named Universities of Excellence, as well as two consortia: Rhine-Main Universities, which includes the universities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main and Mainz, and the Ruhr Innovation Lab of the universities of Bochum and…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 456154
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Horizon Europe’s popularity drives down success rates amid budget constraints

A report on Horizon Europe shows a significant rise in the programme’s popularity, which has, however, led to a fall in success rates due to significant budgetary constraints. The European Commission published on 30/09/2026 its Horizon Europe State of Play (Key Figures) report, stating that the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 456126
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Finnish Rectors oppose government's proposal for R&D funding to include innovation

Finnish universities are opposing the government's proposal for a law amending the Act on State Research and Development Financing for 2024-2030, which would "change the content of R&D funding and obscure the picture of how much is actually invested in it". The Rectors' Conference of Finnish…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 456125
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Francis Halzen wins for pioneering a new type of astronomy

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to a Belgian researcher based in the US for opening up a new way of observing the universe and enabling scientists to use high-energy neutrinos as cosmic messengers to probe some of the most extreme…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Careers
• Article # 456084
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Nobel Physiology-Medicine 2026: Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel win for brain discoveries

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to two Germans and one US researcher for developing optogenetics, a method that makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviours in the living brain. The Nobel…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 455976
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Marco Sgarbi becomes youngest rector of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Marco Sgarbi, a 44-year-old philosopher, has become the youngest rector of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in Italy. Sgarbi took over as rector on 01/10/2026 for a six-year term. He was elected in May 2026 to take over the position after Tiziana Lippiello. He notably intends to transform how…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 455985
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Stakeholders reject European Institute of Innovation & Technology's self-financing model

Some stakeholders have rejected the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)’s self-financing model, considering it incompatible with the upstream public remit of education and research. News Tank analysed the responses to the call for evidence on the future regulation of the EIT…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 455811
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