Universities are ready to contribute to the success of the European Research Area (ERA) 🙌 EUA welcomes the political agreement reached by the #COMPET Council on 23 May 2025 on the Council Recommendation on the #EUResearchArea Policy Agenda 2025–2027 🔗 buff.ly/V3JbD3I #EUCO

Yesterday's speech by President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu marks the first public political commitment from the @ec.europa.eu to preserve the EU’s Research & Innovation Framework Programme as a stand-alone component in the next Multiannual Financial Framework #MFF [1/4 thread 🧵]

Opinion article: The EU needs a form of structured dialogue for R&I to better inform policies, writes European University Association director for policy coordination and foresight Thomas Jørgensen www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Universities must take action to strengthen their financial resilience. 📥 EUA’s new briefing presents an institutional perspective on the state of university finances in Europe. Read the briefing at bit.ly/43DBX1w #UniversityFunding #HigherEd

EUA proposes a partnership for #competitiveness, bringing together the stakeholders & sectors that form Europe’s knowledge base and the policy makers that can create the framework conditions to further develop and leverage it. 🔗 buff.ly/t95mt14 @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @vsainton.bsky.social

Should the EU prioritise strengthening its competitive edge, even if it means limiting openness? Or can #OpenScience itself become a tool for competitiveness? 🤔 Read this #EUAExpertVoices article by EUA's Federica Garbuglia 🔗 buff.ly/5vtTMlW #CompetitivenessCompass

On 11 March, EU ministers for R&I and the @europarl.europa.eu sent a clear message: Europe needs a stand-alone EU Framework Programme for R&I. EUA welcomes this strong support & urges the @ec.europa.eu to heed this call in its upcoming proposal for #FP10 🔗 buff.ly/1YHa5sc #COMPET

🗞️ In this week's Research Europe, @kamilakozirog.bsky.social tells @francesjones.bsky.social that the Commission's 2024 She Figures report highlighted a “critical gap” in gender equality within research. @eua.eu 👇

Yesterday, @eua.eu university leaders in our #Research & #Innovation Strategy Group discussed #FP10, EU competitiveness, the #ERA Act & more. A key highlight: our exchange with @ec.europa.eu DG RTD on the European Competitiveness Fund & FP10. Great discussions shaping the future of R&I in Europe!

How do researchers who are funded by the ERC lend their results some real-world impact? 📈 A new report reveals how a good number commercialise patents, driving innovation across Europe and beyond. 🔗 europa.eu/!x8XNNR 🇪🇺 #FrontierResearch #ResearchImpact #Innovation

📢 Research and innovation sector calls for key actions to strengthen Europe's #Research & #Innovation leadership - joint statement by EUA, @cesaer-eu.bsky.social, EARTO, ERT, LERU, @scienceeurope.org and @guildeu.bsky.social 🔗 Read the joint statement at bit.ly/411EW0O #FP10 #MFF