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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 14/10/2024

BSIS, European Commission, EARTO... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 14/10/2024. 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 on: • events taking place in…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 340871
• Published on 14/10/24 at 15:49
Gisguf: Didier Raboud, Secretary General of Unige (Switzerland), elected President

Didier Raboud, Secretary General of Unige (University of Geneva), was elected president of Gisguf (international grouping of General Secretaries of French-speaking universities) at the association's general meeting held at the end of a seminar at the Maison de la Recherche de l'Inalco, in Paris…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Careers, …
• Article # 340721
• Published on 11/10/24 at 11:52
©  D.R.
European degree: visions of European Universities alliances present at the EAIE 2024

"From Una Europa's perspective on the European degree, what we really need is more flexibility in national legislation to allow for the creation of joint transnational degrees. It’s about giving universities the ability to collaborate effectively", says Emily Palmer, Secretary General of Una…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 340457
• Published on 11/10/24 at 09:00
©  Vivian Hertz / Research Matters
Research matters campaign: a role to take in advocacy at national level according to Enrico Letta

"Please do not forget that everything starts and everything ends with the European Council of Ministers and the national fences. So please find a way to use your energies for a national advocacy. Your ministries are, by definition, sensitive to the ground and to the pressure of voters or…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Business schools, Companies, …
• Article # 340315
• Published on 10/10/24 at 19:06
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: D. Baker, D. Hassabis and J. Jumper for "cracking the protein code"

The Americans David Baker, Professor at the University of Washington (USA), and John M. Jumper, Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind (UK), and the British Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, are awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for cracking the code for proteins’ amazing…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Careers, …
• Article # 340417
• Published on 09/10/24 at 18:04
©  University of Bergen
"No appropriate public spending, industry in Europe is less and less spending on R&D" (C. Ehler)

"We’re in a situation where we’re squeezed by both sides: we don’t have the appropriate public spending, and industry in Europe is less and less spending money on R&D—and that is worrying", says Christian Ehler, German EPP MEP and former rapporteur for the Horizon Europe research programme, the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 339679
• Published on 09/10/24 at 16:59
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: J. Hopfield & G. Hinton for discoveries on artificial neural networks

The American John Hopfield, a professor at Princeton University (USA), and the British Geoffrey Hinton, a professor at the University of Toronto (Canada), are awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Digital
• Article # 340257
• Published on 08/10/24 at 18:05
©  D.R.
European universities at EAIE 2024 to build their brands and connect with the European Commission

"The EAIE conference is a platform that allows us to share innovative formats and inspire others. It's about building the Una Europa brand while staying connected with the European Commission and other alliances", says Emily Palmer, Secretary General at Una Europa alliance to News Tank on…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, Universities, Communications, …
• Article # 339651
• Published on 08/10/24 at 17:49
©  D.R.
Portuguese and Hungarian university funding systems moving away from the state (EUA funding forum)

"The Catholic University of Portugal is a not-state public institution, our biggest income stream is tuition and competitive funding, but our cost structure is very similar to state public universities. The needs of universities have no end but there are priorities and for us, it is to keep a…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Digital, …
• Article # 339807
• Published on 08/10/24 at 16:31
©  Ill. Niklas Elmehed / Nobel Prize Outreach
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024: V. Ambros and G. Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNAs

Americans Victor Ambros, Professor of Natural Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, Professor of Genetics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, are awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of microRNA…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, Careers, …
• Article # 340143
• Published on 07/10/24 at 18:47