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17,058 applications for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships: "highest number ever" (European Commission)

The fifth Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships call closed on 10/09/2025 with a record 17,058 proposals submitted, up 64.6% from 2024, marking the highest number ever in 40 years of EU framework programmes, announces the European Commission on 11/09/2025. With…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Careers, …
• Article # 411179
• Published on 12/09/25 at 14:17
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"Europe maximising scientific collaboration will solidify its global position" (The Guild)

The Guild "emphasise[s] that Europe’s endeavours towards being pre-eminent in science, grounded on the freedom of scientific research, must not be targeted at any specific country. If Europe seeks to maximise scientific collaboration and excellence, it will automatically solidify its own global…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 410608
• Published on 11/09/25 at 18:33
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"We are tackling the key bottlenecks identified by the Draghi report" (Ursula von der Leyen)

"We have seen how dependencies can be used against us. This is why we will massively invest in digital and clean tech. With more to come in our future Competitiveness Fund and a doubled Horizon Europe, our research and innovation programme. And we are tackling the key bottlenecks identified by the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 410873
• Published on 10/09/25 at 13:46
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EAIE conference 2025: "The theme “GO-create" builds on the idea that together we are stronger"

"The theme selected for this year, “GO-create”, speaks to a general interest in collaboration, creativity, and innovation. It builds on the idea that “together we are stronger”: by sharing responsibilities and addressing different aspects of projects, challenges, and problems collectively, we can…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 410504
• Published on 09/09/25 at 09:46
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 08/09

EAIE, Danish presidency, Humane, Earto... these institutions host events from 08/09/2025. 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 Brussels or related to…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 410456
• Published on 08/09/25 at 11:12
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FT Masters in Management ranking 2025: Swiss University of St Gallen first ; France has most institutions

The Swiss University of St Gallen ranks first in the FT Masters in Management ranking 2025, as in 2024, with its Master of Strategy and International Management, according to the ranking published by the Financial Times on 08/09/2025. In second and third place are two French institutions : HEC…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 410360
• Published on 08/09/25 at 01:01
• Updated on08/09/25 at 10:16
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Reports on conferences held by the EUA during the academic year 2024-2025

Since the start of the 2024 academic year, the European University Association has travelled across Europe to attend conferences it has organised. The News Tank editorial team followed the EUA on these trips to provide its readers with content on all the discussions. The team invites you to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 409297
• Published on 05/09/25 at 12:41
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Harvard University: the freeze of $2.6 Bn in funding decided by Donald Trump's administration lifted

The freeze of $2.6 Bn in research funding for Harvard University, decided by Donald Trump's administration on 14/04/2025, was lifted on 03/09/2025, after a federal judge ruled that the freeze violated the Constitution. The court also granted Harvard’s request for "a permanent injunction that…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 410144
• Published on 04/09/25 at 17:34
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ERC Starting grants 2025: €761 M for 478 winners; Germany hosts the most award-winning projects

478 young researchers were awarded Starting Grants in 2025 (-16 compared to 2024), for a total budget of €761 M (-€19 M) funded under Horizon Europe, announced the European Research Council on 04/09/2025. These grants, which average €1.5 M over five years, "support cutting-edge research in a…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Companies, …
• Article # 410097
• Published on 04/09/25 at 14:25
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Higher education, research, innovation: Best of News Tank Academic Interviews since January 2025

From Enrico Letta's "sound of alarm" about the need to triple Community investment in alliances, to the call of UUKi (Universities UK international) to rebuild collaboration between states within Horizon Europe, to the need to maintain synergy between research and education in the next Multiannual…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 409021
• Published on 04/09/25 at 09:16