🎉 Celebrating 25 years of the European Research Area! Join us on a video journey showcasing EU-funded projects that strengthen research, inspire young people, support careers, advance equality, and turn knowledge into real-world impact: european-research-area.ec.europa.eu/era-talks

POLICY ANSWERS – Final Event: Towards a stronger #ERA We’re pleased to share the final event by Western Balkans Info Hub: 📅 19 March 2026 📍 Tirana, Albania 🖥️ Hybrid Why join? 🌍 Regional insights 🤝 Collaboration 🧭 Pathways forward 📈 Impact & uptake 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4bVZKh1 ℹ️ More: bit.ly/4qP8GcR

🗣️🔬🌍 Engaging citizens with science — materials now available! Thank you to everyone who joined our #INSPIRINGERA online event! 📚 Access the materials ➡️ bit.ly/4bWRtta 🗳️ Have your say: What matters most for meaningful #CitizenEngagement? ➡️ lnkd.in/dyCqs2gp #ERA #CitizenScience #ScienceCommunication

⏰ Taking place tomorrow! 🗣️🔬🌍 Engaging citizens with science: Insights and success stories from across Europe Join us 10:00–12:00 CET (online) 🔗 Details: bit.ly/49vNUsv Poll: What matters most for meaningful #CitizenEngagement with science? 👉 bit.ly/3NUbCGk #ERA #ScienceCommunication #CitizenScience

What matters most for meaningful #CitizenEngagement with science? 🗣️ 🔬 🗳️ Vote in our latest online poll! ➡️ bit.ly/3NUbCGk We’ll be exploring how to make #PublicEngagement meaningful, inclusive and impactful at our online event next week. 🗓️ 27 January | 10:00–12:00 CET 🔗 Programme ➡️ bit.ly/49vNUsv

The IMPAC3T‑IP conference “Towards a broader impact” on 5–6 Feb 2026 in Antwerp brings together researchers, TTOs, policymakers, and industry to explore how research can generate real societal and economic benefits, with panels, networking, and hands-on IMPAC3T‑IP Academy™ training.

Are you working to involve citizens more meaningfully in research or innovation? 🗣️🔬 📆 Tue 27 Jan, 10:00–12:00 CET, online Hear real cases in #PublicEngagement & #CitizenScience, learn from national practices, and connect with peers shaping trust in science 🔗 Programme & registration ➡️ bit.ly/4q5gLcW

In 2026, Horizon Europe brings exciting challenges for scientists, researchers & innovators. Explore the Work Programme adopted by the @ec.europa.eu — you’re sure to find a call that fits your ideas.

Austria’s ERA Action Plan (ERA-NAP) 2026–2028 sets a clear course for strong research careers, Open Science, international cooperation and trust in science — building on ERA Policy Agenda and Austria’s RTI Strategy 2030 the Plan is shaping Austria’s active role in a strong European Research Area 🇦🇹🇪🇺

🌱 How can research & innovation better serve society? The EU-funded REINFORCING project helps turn Open & Responsible R&I (ORRI) into everyday practice — with funding, tools, training & a growing European community. More details shorturl.at/PLExr 🚀 #ORRI #EUResearch

How do we make #CitizenEngagement in research more meaningful, inclusive & impactful? 📆 Join us online 27 Jan, 10–12 CET Hear from inspiring #PublicEngagement & #CitizenScience initiatives from across Europe. Build better participation together! 🔗 Register ➡️ www.inspiring-era.eu/event/engagi...

🗞️ Our December 2025 Newsletter is out! Catch up on the latest from the #ERA — events, tools, factsheets, and stories turning ERA policy into practice. 👉 Read now: bit.ly/4oVIf3d 📚 Revisit recent highlights: bit.ly/48TAapW ✉️ Be first to read—subscribe now: bit.ly/3N3BIWW #ResearchPolicy #Newsletter

🔬 New @ec.europa.eu publication looks at the key challenges facing research & technology infrastructures. Why tackling them matters for keeping Europe an attractive place to do science? Insights from the Quarterly R&I Literature Review. data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/... #ChooseEuropeForScience #RAndI

📚 December 2025 INSPIRING ERA Library As INSPIRING ERA wraps up its 2nd project year, we’ve gathered key insights & materials across 5 ERA themes: #OpenScience #GenderEquality #ResearchCareers #ResearchAssessment #CitizenEngagement 📰 bit.ly/4puVMA9 ✉️ INSPIRING ERA newsletters 👉 bit.ly/3XyEu8U

🌐 EOSC Federation: Europe's #OpenScience major step forward Why it matters: 🔑 Easier access to high-quality, #FAIR datasets across borders 🧭 A more coherent environment for sharing & analysing research data 🤖 Stronger foundations for #AIinScience through the RAISE initiative 🔗 bit.ly/3MubkW0

Help shape how Europe tracks research + innovation and support evidence-based policy-making 🌍💡Short survey (until 10 minutes) open until 12 Jan 2026 - your input matters! 👉 shorturl.at/O13dc #ERA #monitoring #ERAtools

Great research needs great careers! 🚀Join the @ec.europa.eu Conference on Research Careers 2025 (11–12 Dec) to explore how Europe can make research careers sustainable and rewarding.💡Details and registration shorturl.at/qHVV3 #ResearchCareers #conference

Science thrives when it’s free. Join the @ec.europa.eu Conference on Freedom of Scientific Research on 10 Dec 2025 to protect academic freedom in Europe. 🎟️ Details shorturl.at/AJjSi #FreedomOfResearch #conference #ChooseEuropeForScience

🔶 Human Values & Grand Challenges 2025 (Copenhagen, 1–2 Dec) How do human values shape Europe’s response to climate, AI & cohesion? Puts SSAH at the heart of mission-oriented, transdisciplinary R&I. 💡 Plenaries + 3 workshops; 🇩🇰 human-centric innovation. 📺 Livestream from 10:00 CET: bit.ly/4iyv9re

💼 Rethinking research assessment—are you in? ⏰ Happening this Wednesday. Discover practical approaches to build smarter, fairer, and more inclusive ways to evaluate research across the ERA. 🔗 bit.ly/43Z8wpZ #ResearchAssessment #INSPIRINGERA #ERA #Research #Evaluation #ResearchCareers

🔎 Equality Monitoring in R&I — Report & Takeaways from our ERA Exchange 📚 Thank you to everyone who joined! Read the key takeaways and access all materials: bit.ly/4rmIKFX 🗳️ Have your say: Which type of support would make the biggest difference for your work right now? Vote here: bit.ly/482irNQ

🔵 INSPIRING ERA at the CATALISI webinar Our project joins CATALISI, @accfuturehei.bsky.social & aUPaEU to discuss how #HEIs can drive an open, impactful R&I ecosystem under the 2025–27 #ERAPolicyAgenda. Register: bit.ly/4oYq79H More about ERA: bit.ly/4ajZ6ZQ #UniversityLeadership #ResearchPolicy

The ERA Act public consultation is open! The @ec.europa.eu is inviting researchers, universities, tech companies, and the wider public to respond via the online questionnaire. Help shape Europe’s research future: R&D, mobility, open science & values. Respond by 23 Jan 2026 👉 shorturl.at/iOzL3

Science drives global influence. Europe’s new science diplomacy framework @ec.europa.eu is on the way — public consultation closed Nov 2025, adoption expected early 2026. #ScienceDiplomacy #Geopolitics #FutureOfEurope #EUValues

🔐 New EU measures to strengthen research security! Highlights: ⚖️ Embedding #researchsecurity in the forthcoming #ERAAct proposal 🧭 Creating a European Centre of Expertise on Research Security 🛡️ Launching a due-diligence platform + common resilience methodology for RPOs 🌐 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4oL41aF

Europe is advancing AI-powered science! 🚀 The AI in Science Strategy launched by the Commission @ec.europa.eu and virtual institute RAISE connect researchers, supercomputers, data & funding to accelerate breakthroughs across various areas. 💡💰 #AI #RAISE #Innovation #Europe #HorizonEurope

Austrian ERA Symposium 2025: Towards Europe’s Fifth Freedom 📅 17 Nov • 📍 TechGate Vienna Keynote: Ekaterina Zaharieva Sessions on #ERAAct, #AIinScience, #ResearchAssessment, #OpenScience, #ScienceEthics, #TrustInScience, #STIcooperation ℹ️ More info: bit.ly/4nPrCWr 🔗 Registration: bit.ly/3M0i1ic

INSPIRING ERA hosted a dynamic full-day #ERA Exchange in Warsaw on #OpenAccess Publishing! 🚀 Thank you to all speakers, moderators, and participants for your collaboration and engagement! @oapenbooks.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social Explore presentations ➡️ bit.ly/4oAh7HX Stay tuned for report!

Are you a researcher looking to assess your skills? The EU’s @ec.europa.eu new free ResearchComp Self-Assessment Tool helps you map your competences, discover strengths, and plan your next steps. 🔹 7 areas 🔹 39 competences 🔹 Personalised PDF report Test yourself here 👉 shorturl.at/7ybDm

💡Curious about foresight methods to develop smarter, more resilient policy decisions? Join “Foresight at a glance” — a virtual capacity-building workshop from the #HEUprojectLUKE linking Ukraine to the #ERA. For public-sector pros in EU #Widening & enlargement countries. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3JFCdoP

Vinnova & the Swedish Research Council hosted a #ERA meeting for Swedish stakeholders. Highlights included ERA Policy Agenda 2025–2027, insights from 🇪🇺 & Sweden, and Helen Garrison’s presentation on how INSPIRING ERA brings ERA closer to researchers. What an inspiring day! ✨ #ERA #Research #Sweden

⏰ One week left! ERA Exchange on Equality Monitoring 🌐 Online 📆 29 Oct, 09:30–12:30 CET ℹ️ Details: bit.ly/41LTnHp 🗳️ Have your say: Should equality monitoring in R&I be mandatory at the EU level? bit.ly/3IX9wDP Let’s shape how #equality and #inclusiveness are measured and improved across the #ERA!

⏰ One week to go — final call to register! ERA Exchange: Overcoming Barriers in Open Access Publishing 📍 Warsaw, Staszic Palace 🗓️ 28 Oct 2025, 10:00–16:00 CET 🔗 Final call — register now: bit.ly/4o3qHCi Let’s make #OpenAccess fair, usable, and sustainable across the #ERA! #DiamondOA #ResearchPolicy

The EC @ec.europa.eu public consultation on the upcoming ERA Act is now open. You are invited to share your views on R&D investment, policy alignment, and improving research careers. Have your say online by 5 January 2026 - for the future of European research. 🔗 Questionnaire shorturl.at/IBVyO

Join on 14 October 2025 the expert-led event @ec.europa.eu on turning smart research ideas into real-world innovations by valorising intellectual assets! 🕤13.00-13.45 CEST 📍Online 🖇️Event Info: bit.ly/3IZZNwc ✏️Registration: bit.ly/42yOK3O #ERA #KnowledgeValorisation #IntellectualAssets

🔓 ERA Exchange on Overcoming Barriers in #OpenAccess Publishing 📍 Warsaw (Staszic Palace) • 🗓️ 28 Oct 2025, 10:00–16:00 CET We’ll tackle equity & funding, sustainable models, discoverability & interoperability, and rights/assessment alignment. 🔗 Details & register: bit.ly/4o3qHCi #ERA #DiamondOA

‪💡How to recognize a good research? EU high-level conference on reforming re­search ass­ess­ment @ec.europa.eu emphasizing the urgent need to redesign research evaluation systems. 📍Copenhagen 📆December 3-4, 2025 🖇️ www.cerra.aau.dk #ERA #EuropeanCommission #EUResearch #Assessment

🔍 Strengthening ERA through Connection & Collaboration 🤝Today and yesterday, #INSPIRINGERA joined ✅ #WIDERA Feedback to Policy Workshop ✅ #ERAForum in Brussels connecting with projects like @gendersafe-eu.bsky.social and @ip4os.eu, and highlighting how we help translate #ERAPolicy into practice.

🔵 INSPIRING ERA in Brussels! This week, #INSPIRINGERA is present at two important meetings: ✅ ERA Forum ✅ WIDERA Feedback to Policy Workshop We look forward to engaging with Member States and partners, creating synergies, and connecting national communities more closely to #ERA priorities!

🤖 How is AI transforming scientific discovery in Europe? Join the AI in Science Summit 2025 for the launch of RAISE, a new @ec.europa.eu initiative on AI-powered science. 📍 Copenhagen | 🗓️ 3–4 November 2025 🔗 Register, submit a poster, or become a partner: www.ais25.eu #AI #ERA #AIS25 #EUResearch

🎙️ How can we strengthen #ScienceCommunication across Europe? Nine countries gathered in Madrid today for a MLE on SciComm hosted by @scicommcentre.eu. 🤝 INSPIRING ERA joined as an observer to share insights on how SciComm connects with ERA policy. 🌐 learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4nTfuEx 🔗 scicommcentre.eu

📢 Strengthening Research Management in Europe 📆 Join the RM Framework Outreach Event on 22 Oct in Budapest! Discover the RM Training Handbook & share your perspective on ERA Action 17. 📝 Register: bit.ly/429iJzb 🔗 Join the LinkedIn event: bit.ly/3IAlKBP #ResearchManagement #ERA #CapacityBuilding

🌍 Join us online for the next INSPIRING ERA Exchange on Equality Monitoring Frameworks at National and EU Levels 🗓️ 29 Oct 2025 | 09:30–12:30 CET 📍 Online Explore gender equality, intersectionality & inclusiveness across ERA. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/41LTnHp 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4mjwZMV #EqualityInResearch

📢 Last chance to provide your evidence for the upcoming ERA Act! The EC’s Call for Evidence closes 10 Sept. Have your say on future EU R&I law: investment targets, careers, academic freedom & more. 🌐 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4pdAZRL 📋 Share your thoughts ➡️ bit.ly/4nl1h2P #ERAAct #R&D #PublicConsultation

🔎 How can academia & industry collaborate better? 📅 Join the UnILiON Open Talk on the EU Code of Practice for Industry-Academia Co-Creation on 9 September in Brussels. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ www.inspiring-era.eu/event/unilio... #KnowledgeValorisation #ERA #ResearchImpact #UniversityIndustryCollaboration

🔎 Explore What’s Next for European R&I! 🗓️ The European Research and Innovation Days 2025 will take place on 16–17 September in Brussels. Join the EU’s flagship event on the future of research and innovation! 🔗 Learn more ➡️ www.inspiring-era.eu/event/europe... #RIdaysEU #EUResearch #ERA #FP10

🟣 INSPIRING ERA Conference Success Stories pt.6️⃣ 🟣 🚀 The 2nd Implementation Project for the ERIC Forum (Horizon Europe, since Sept 2023) boosts ERICs’ role in the ERA. Goals: impact data, best practices, sustainability, + a strong unified voice for ERICs in Europe. 🔗 shorturl.at/0NUxS

Have your say on the upcoming ERA Act! The feedback period runs from 6 Aug to 10 Sep (midnight Brussels). Help shape EU R&D, boost innovation, and reach the 3% GDP goal. Share expertise on funding, knowledge, and talent for a competitive Europe. #ERAAct #EUInnovation 🔗 shorturl.at/MQLMp

📚 A New Copyright Framework for Research in the EU? Read the opinion of the ECS calling for a research-friendly EU copyright reform → bit.ly/4mu9RLY 💡 Summary → bit.ly/4mvKwkS 📌 It echoes the core themes our recent IEE on EU copyright & data access rights. 🔗 The event materials → bit.ly/3Ui2sne

🔍 The European Commission is calling for experts to join its new AI Scientific Panel. From lab to legislation, use your expertise to influence how AI takes shape in Europe—where it matters most. 🧪🏛️ 🔗 Apply by 14 September 2025 📄 More details ➡️ bit.ly/4lepJRS 📢 Official news post ➡️ bit.ly/4onZLy8