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MEP warns of dangers that rules for research for dual-use goods will distort EU's priorities

The MEP drafting the Parliament's opinion on the Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2034 has warned that the EU's current focus on defence could distort research activities, especially if military research rules were applied to civilian projects. René Repasi, a German centre-left MEP, speaking…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 426766
• Published on 16/01/26 at 17:22
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Leading research voices call for separate EU regulation on academic freedom

Stakeholders from the research sector, including a leading MEP and head of a major university association, have called for specific EU legal protection of academic freedom. During a debate on academic freedom held at the European Parliament on 13/01/2026, Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary General of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 426697
• Published on 16/01/26 at 17:07
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.8

Protests over Iran’s economic crisis have spread to university campuses; the United States health research agency has agreed to review delayed scientific grant applications; the University of Technology Sydney is facing a crisis after a union-led no-confidence motion against its vice-chancellor…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 425859
• Published on 16/01/26 at 16:52
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UK's Bath University joins the Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN)

The University of Bath in south-west England is joining the Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN), it announced on 16/01/2026. "Bath will collaborate with universities across Europe with the aims of growing research partnerships, fostering innovation and best practice, and…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, Partnerships, …
• Article # 426738
• Published on 16/01/26 at 16:39
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EU revises rules to boost deployment of AI Gigafactories

The Council of the EU has approved changes to the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) rules to allow the setting up of AI Gigafactories and to include quantum technologies. The changes, which were approved by the Council on 16/01/2026, allow for the development…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 426774
• Published on 16/01/26 at 16:35
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Ice Memory Foundation: European research organisations open sanctuary storing ice cores in Antarctica

The Ice Memory Foundation has opened the first-ever sanctuary for mountain ice cores at Concordia Station in Antarctica, it announced on 14/01/2026. These climate archives are "safely stored in an ice cave at a temperature close to -52°C, designed to preserve ice for future generations of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 426706
• Published on 16/01/26 at 15:55
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AACSB report shows business schools moving from AI experimentation to implementation

A report from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) shows how business schools are scaling AI from pilots to strategy. Released on 13/01/2026, the report is titled "A Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Business Education: Exemplars and Critical Themes for…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Business schools, Digital, …
• Article # 426634
• Published on 16/01/26 at 15:46
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European universities adapt to new era: EUA-CDE survey reveals resilience amid geopolitical and AI shifts

A report from the European University Association Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE), published on 15/01/2026, highlights how Europe’s higher education sector is navigating a "dynamic and potentially challenging policy environment" shaped by rapid technological acceleration and shifting…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 426565
• Published on 15/01/26 at 16:49
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Sommet Education appoints Spencer Coles as new Chief Executive Officer

Sommet Education, a network of hospitality management and culinary arts institutions with headquarters in Switzerland, has appointed Spencer Coles as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 16/02/2026, it announced on 14/01/2026. "Coles brings over 25 years of senior leadership…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 426556
• Published on 15/01/26 at 16:04
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European Commission opens calls for €307 million in funding for AI and data projects

The European Commission has launched two calls for projects with funding of €307.3 million under the "Digital, Industry and Space" cluster of the Horizon Europe work programme. For the calls, which were announced on 15/01/2026, the Commission is allocating €221.8 million for an initiative to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Digital, …
• Article # 426546
• Published on 15/01/26 at 13:44