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Commission opens 2026 call for €399m for MSCA postdoctoral fellowships

The European Commission has opened the 2026 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowships, with a budget of €399.05 million. The fellowships support researchers holding a PhD to carry out their research activities abroad and acquire new skills in different…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 437301
• Published on 09/04/26 at 17:31
Police raid on University of Belgrade prompts protest, concern over academic freedom

The Criminal Police Directorate (UKP) of the Serbian Ministry of Interior searched the premises of the rectorate of the University of Belgrade on 31/03/2026, prompting protests from students and citizens. The search, during which documents and computers were seized, comes after the body of a…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 437287
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:37
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French business school Neoma signs new partnership with Canadian McGill University

Neoma Business School from France has signed a new partnership with Canada's McGill University for student mobility: six Neoma students will be able to attend McGill University for one semester starting in September 2026. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 08/04/2026 in Montréal…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, State, …
• Article # 437246
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:34
©  Jürgen Scheere
HRK joins with five EU counterparts to call for "significant expansion" of EU R&D and higher education

The German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and its Belgian, French, Dutch, Polish and Spanish counterparts have issued a joint call to their governments and the European Commission to “significantly expand” European cooperation in research and higher education and to provide adequate funding to do so…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 437195
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:17
©  D.R.
US federal judge orders Penn university to provide information on campus Jewish community

A United States federal judge, Gerald Pappert, ordered the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) to comply with a federal subpoena from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) seeking information about Jewish students, faculty and campus groups on 31/03/2026. The order is the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Policy, …
• Article # 437237
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:15
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Senegal: Government and students enter "time of dialogue" following death during campus protests

On 09/02/2026, Abdoulaye Ba, a student of dental medicine at the Cheikh Anta Dip university (UCAD) in Dakar, Senegal, died falling from a window, to avoid a fire that broke out during a police intervention on the student dormitories of his university. His death has emboldened the student protest…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities
• Article # 437174
• Published on 09/04/26 at 11:28
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EARTO sets out recommendations for managing Horizon Europe and European Competitiveness Fund

EARTO, the European association of research and technology organisations, has set out its recommendations for how the EU’s Horizon Europe research fund and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) should be managed in 2028-2034. The recommendations, which are set out in a paper published on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 437109
• Published on 08/04/26 at 17:51
NWO executive board member to stand down, move to new position

Antal van den Bosch, a member of the executive board of the Dutch Research Council (NWO), has announced he is stepping down from the board and as chair of the Social Sciences and Humanities (SGW) domain board this summer. He will take up a new position as vice-dean for research and impact. His…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 436977
• Published on 08/04/26 at 10:25
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UK government announces 6% cap on interest rate for student loans

The UK government has announced it will cap interest rates on student loans at 6% from September. The move is designed to protect students from huge debt burdens as interest rates are based on inflation which is increasing because of the conflict in the Middle East. Jacqui Smith, the UK skills…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities, …
• Article # 436908
• Published on 07/04/26 at 17:22
Professor Leszek Borysiewicz proposed as next chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

The UK's science minister has proposed Professor Leszek Borysiewicz to be the next head of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Professor Borysiewicz has held several senior leadership roles across research, medicine and higher education. He served as Chair of Cancer Research UK from 2016 to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 436925
• Published on 07/04/26 at 16:25