Thanks to Magda De Carli @ec.europa.eu for insights on the developments towards a European #Research Area Act in 2026 & constructive exchange of views with Coimbra Group Executive Board and Rectors' Advisory Group, together in Durham for tomorrow's #CGClimateSymposium. #CG40Years

There is a "short term fixation against a long term problem" & the Coimbra Group is in a powerful position to contribute to a transformative change for climate, nature, planetary health & society. Keynote address by @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social #CGClimateSymposium #CG40Years

🌍 Inspiring Day 1 at #CGClimateSymposium! From Tony Juniper’s keynote to panels on research, funding & student engagement, Coimbra Group unis showcased their role as educators, investors and innovators. 🌱 Up next: the Durham Declaration. Stay tuned! #CG40Years #DurhamDeclaration #CGClimateSymposium

🎉 Celebrating 40 years with a fresh look! 🎉 2025 marks 40 years of the Coimbra Group, and we’re unveiling a special anniversary logo! While our 1992 logo remains timeless, this new emblem honors our legacy & future. Here’s to 40 years of excellence! 🚀 #CG40Years #Education #Research #Innovation

Join the @coimbragroup.bsky.social Webinar on “AI Ethics and Governance” (13 March, 3:00-4:30pm CET) with keynote speaker Francesca Rossi, IBM Fellow and IBM AI Ethics Global Leader. Organisers: CG Equality & Diversity Working Group, the University of Padova. www.coimbra-group.eu/coimbra-grou...

Opportunity: The “Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Professors & Researchers from Latam Universities” offers grants to finance short-term research visits, aims at favouring mobility and academic exchanges. APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN. www.coimbra-group.eu/scholarships... #highered

📢✨ New Scholarship Opportunity! ✨📢 The Coimbra Group has launched its Scholarship Programme: Empowering Young Researchers for Global Impact! Open to young researchers & university staff from Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and the European Neighbourhood 🌍🎓

📢 New Coimbra Group Policy Paper: #Education, #research & #innovation must be at the heart of Europe’s future! We call for increased R&D funding, a strong #Erasmus+ & #FP10, and streamlined EU budgets. Read our statement! ⬇️ 🔗 www.coimbra-group.eu/cg-statement...

🌍 Calling all young researchers! 🎓 The 2025 Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme is out! Over 80 #scholarships available for short-term #research stays at 21 top EU universits, for Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa & European Neighbourhood Apply by 31 March 2025 🔗 www.coimbra-group.eu/scholarships/

✨ THEN & NOW: 40 Years of Innovation In 2016, the Poitiers Declaration laid the foundation for partnerships between Coimbra Group Universities & their cities. Today, almost all members signed it, fueling impactful initiatives for innovation, growth & cooperation. #CG40Years #PoitiersDeclaration

✨ Coimbra Group Universities are committed to advance further European #cooperation in #highered! Great discussion today with @ec.europa.eu Susanne Conze & CG Executive Board on key challenges, #UnionofSkills, #EuropeanDegree & #EuropeanUniversities. Looking forward to continued collaboration!

Lire le communiqué de presse sur le site internet : www.academie-sciences.fr/communique-d...

📢Depuis son investiture le 20 janvier, Donald Trump a pris des décisions qui vont sérieusement nuire à la recherche scientifique aux États-Unis, avec des répercussions mondiales, notamment sur les collaborations internationales. #Science #Recherche #USA #CollaborationsInternationales #Innovation

“ERC succeeds because it’s different. Its simple, tailored procedures allow Europe’s best researchers to thrive. Bureaucratic processes designed for other programmes should not be imposed on it.” @marialep.bsky.social spoke up for an independent ERC with a doubled budget today @europarl.europa.eu

📜It was the 80's: there was no internet, no €uros, no smartphones, & the #Erasmus Programme didn't exist. #UCLouvain’s IRO was celebrating its 20th & decided to invite other universities… That’s how the Coimbra Group started its 40 Years of Innovation! We'll celebrate it through 2025!🎉 #CG40Years

🚀 CG Newsletter is out! Highlights: 🎓 Echoes from EU Degree Workshop 🏛 Annual Conference in Bologna marks #CG40Years 📚 Scholarships for young #Researchers 🌱 Student game on #Sustainability & #Innovation 💡 Insights on EU's #UnionOfSkills 🎓 Interdisciplinary #FP10 🔗 READ HERE: tinyurl.com/4s7akzey

🚀 Why we need the European degree now! As the Education Committee takes place today and tomorrow, Coimbra Group is urging all actors to keep the momentum going! 🔗 full statement: urlr.me/c68WXC #EuropeanDegree #HigherEducation #CoimbraGroup #TraditionOfInnovation

💡💶 Grateful to Commission’s DG BUDG for a fruitful exchange of views, as the Commission’s proposal on the EU's budget 2028-2034 is due by the summer #MFF #FP10 🤝 Together with partners & friends from other #university stakeholder orgs: another succesful example of our shared sector wide approach!

🙌 Great news: our Coimbra Group nomination, Utrecht University Rector Magnificus Prof Henk Kummeling, was elected as the new Chair of the #CoARA - Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment, for 2025-2027. Congrats to all newly elected Steering Board members, we look forward to working with you!

🔛EU Conference on #ResearchCareers 2024: ➡️ ➕ alignment needed btw EU & National R&I policies ➡️ Reward diverse roles using multiple metrics ➡️ Empower & involve the next generation ➡️ Don’t work on structure only, focus on culture is as important! Key points by former 🇳🇱 Science Minister Dijkgraaf