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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 15/07/2024

EMFD, EUA, Nerc (Natural Environment Research Council),... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 15/07/2024. News Tank's agenda purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. We focus…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 332177
• Published on 15/07/24 at 11:43
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Italy : "Universities are ready for collaboration" with African peers (Crui about the Mattei Plan)

"The Mattei Plan represents an undoubted opportunity for educational and scientific collaboration with the African countries indicated by the Prime Minister's Office in the pilot project", declares the Crui, the Conference of Italian University Rectors, on 09/07/2024. At the end of January…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 331977
• Published on 12/07/24 at 16:00
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"Science is going to change fundamentally, and everyone needs to be prepared"(M. Girod, EuroScience)

"Science is going to change fundamentally, and everyone needs to be prepared. Unfortunately, still, few scientists are", says Matthias Girod, Secretary General of EuroScience, to News Tank on 09/07/2024. EuroScience is a pan-European association representing European scientists of all…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 331580
• Published on 12/07/24 at 13:57
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European Inventor Award 2024: seven winners from Europe and the world

Six Europeans and one Japanese were honoured in different categories at the European Inventor Award 2024, held in Malta on 09/07/2024 and organised by the European Patent Office (EPO). The winners of the six categories are as follows: • Industry: Fiorenzo Dioni and Richard Oberle, Italian and…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 331821
• Published on 11/07/24 at 16:33
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ERC Proof of concept 2024: the highest number of winners from English institutions

Of the 100 winners in the first wave of the ERC's Proof of Concept programme for 2024, 15 are attached to an English institution, followed by the Netherlands (14 grants) and Italy (12), according to the results published on 11/07/2024. France, Germany and Spain are in fourth place out of 17…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 331781
• Published on 11/07/24 at 11:58
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Irish Universities Associations calling on government to "deliver on funding commitments" (IUA)

"This autumn’s Budget is the last opportunity for the current government to deliver on its Funding the Future commitments", says the Irish Universities Association (IUA), the Irish Rectors' conference, on 04/07/2024. "The €307 M funding shortfall identified by the government in May 2022 has…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 331648
• Published on 10/07/24 at 14:00
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FP10: "Make pan-European collaborative research the cornerstone of FP10" (Earto, European RTOs)

"We urge the EU Institutions to significantly increase the current budget in view of FP10 and to make pan-European collaborative research the cornerstone of FP10, answering industrial needs by excellence", states Earto, the European association of RTOs, and its research and industrial partners in…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , Funding, …
• Article # 331611
• Published on 10/07/24 at 10:44
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UK General elections: a new Labour government and a new programme to "rebuild education systems"

The 2024 UK General elections led to the demission of Rishi Sunak's government and the nomination of Labour leader Keir Starmer and a new cabinet, including Bridget Phillipson as Education Secretary and Peter Kyle as Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary, on 05/07/2024. The Labour Party…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 331397
• Published on 09/07/24 at 16:12
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 08/07/2024

Conexus alliance, G7 of Higher Education and Research ministers,... these institutions host events from 08/07/2024. News Tank's agenda purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. We focus on: • events…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 331328
• Published on 08/07/24 at 11:19
• Updated on08/07/24 at 15:52
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The challenge of implementing research assessment in Europe (EUA-CDE annual meeting)

"Since its creation in 2022, Coara has aimed to reform research assessment in Europe through its core commitments to guide its implementation in different countries", says Pastora Martinez Samper, Commissioner for International Action at the Open University of Catalonia (Spain) and co-chair of the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 330325
• Published on 08/07/24 at 11:00