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[To our readers] News Tank Academic: One year on - Key insights, what’s new, and what’s next

Launched in May 2024, News Tank Academic is starting its second academic year. Over the past year, our editorial development has grown steadily. We have published nearly 600 articles: original English-language content including news stories, interviews, appointments, policy reports and event…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics
• Article # 409455
• Published on 01/09/25 at 16:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 01/09

EIC, Neth-ER, The Guild and Leru, Danish presidency, EUA... these institutions host events from 01/09/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 409555
• Published on 01/09/25 at 12:15
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EU budget 2028-2034: The discussions that led to the European Commission's proposal

The European Commission's proposal for the next multiannual financial framework (2028-2034), presented on 16 July 2025 and allocating Horizon Europe a budget of €175 billion and Erasmus+ a budget of €40.8 Bn, will now be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 408565
• Published on 01/09/25 at 11:00
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Budget cuts, DEI erasure, antisemitism investigations: Research and education under Trump's presidency

2025 started with a major political change across the Atlantic: the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, for his second administration, on 20/01/2025. News Tank offers a selection of articles reporting on certain decisions made by the presidential administration…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 408289
• Published on 29/08/25 at 09:00
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"Rebuild collaborations", "learning to be an associated member": UUKi delegation's tour of Europe in 2025

Universities UK (UKK), the collective voice of 141 British universities, sent its international branch (UUKi) on a tour of European partners, which concluded on 14/05/2025 in Berlin (Germany). News Tank followed the organisation on this journey. Their tour started in October 2024 with a first…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 408283
• Published on 28/08/25 at 12:00
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A tour of European, national and institutional initiatives to attract international researchers in 2025

The first half of 2025 saw an increasing awareness of researchers and higher education professionals impacted by geopolitical or political situations in the world (the second Trump administration in the U.S., with its reforms and budget cuts, as well as conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine, for…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 408233
• Published on 27/08/25 at 08:00
Three academics on the future of higher education and research in the U.S.: "We are all worried"

"We are all worried about the future of higher education and research in the U.S. We all know, including the current administration, that the best universities are incubators for research discoveries that fuel the U.S. economy, that research universities work with businesses to create new…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 408730
• Published on 26/08/25 at 15:05
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African Research University Alliance: “We want to be the African Union’s knowledge hub” (J. Gyapong)

"We want to become the knowledge hub for the African Union, so that when the African Union needs information, it refers to us", states John Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research University Alliance (Arua), to News Tank on 30/06/2025. The organisation that regroups 23 universities…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408850
• Published on 26/08/25 at 11:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 25/08

EIC, Neth-ER, The Guild and Leru... these institutions host events from 25/08/2025. 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 # 408778
• Published on 25/08/25 at 09:48
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Back from holiday? Catch up on the summer news, week by week

From the proposal for the partial suspension of Israel from Horizon Europe to the latest Shanghai ranking results, and the call for evidence on the European Research Area Act, the summer has been marked by significant developments in research and education. There have also been numerous key…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408739
• Published on 25/08/25 at 08:00