Why must #HorizonEU keep its independent identity? It boosts research excellence & capacity, fosters mobility, international and cross-sectoral cooperation and drives breakthrough innovation💡 The new #EUCompetFund should complement, not absorb it. 📄 https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4

Thriving universities are critical to driving growth and opportunity in the UK🌟 📢 In our submission to the government’s Autumn Budget, we outline how the sector needs the right support following a sustained, long-term erosion of funding. See more on our submission: https://loom.ly/9gwXOV0

"Reforming academic career assessment is about much more than quantitative versus qualitative" Read Sybille Hinze's new piece for #EUAExpertVoices: 🖇️ bit.ly/3KNHGKz @eua.eu @berlinualliance.bsky.social @coarassessment.bsky.social

Due to the current dominance of metric-based approaches to assessing academic staff, false incentives have proliferated. In her #EUAExpertVoices article, Sybille Hinze (#BerlinUAlliance) explains why, and looks for a better approach. ✍️ https://bit.ly/3KNHGKz @berlinualliance.bsky.social#EUAExpertVoices

University groups urge swift deal on UK’s return to Erasmus+ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

How can staff development can be (re-)designed to facilitate innovation in learning and teaching? 🚨 Registrations for the 2026 #EUALearnTeach Forum are open! 📅 12-13 February 📍 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 🇵🇹 https://bit.ly/bs2026ltforum #highereducation #EdChat

Free to read: EU Innovation Act must not neglect universities, says @eua.eu www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

What did the National Polytechnic University of Armenia learn from making their campus fully solar powered? 🌞 Make sustainability a strategic priority 🌞 Don’t chase scores, start with self-awareness 🌞 Sustainability is a culture, not a department Read more: bit.ly/4nQHUPa @eua.eu

Universities have a central place in the innovation process. The European Innovation Act is just as important as the ERA Act for the university sector, and we are ready to contribute to its success. EUA's response to the @ec.europa.eu call for evidence: bit.ly/4nX5U3b #innovation #higheredsky

The European University Association (EUA) is pleased to announce that Sunniva Whittaker, rector of the University of Agder, Norway, has been elected to the EUA Board. 🔗 Read the announcement in full at bit.ly/3KR6MIn

"We have proposed to double the budget of Horizon Europe... and I hope that at the end of the long-term budget discussions, this will be maintained because it is a cornerstone of boosting innovation." For @eua.eu, the proposed figure must serve as a baseline in the negotiations: bit.ly/4nxoFL4

For Sargis Asatryants (National Polytechnic University of Armenia), a local, values-based approach to #sustainability rooted in education, research and institutional identity is needed to train the next generation of innovators. ✍️ https://bit.ly/4nQHUPa #EUAExpertVoices

While recent events in the United States have brought academic freedom into sharp focus and mainstream debate, European countries have their own homegrown pressures on academic freedom. EUA's Monika Steinel for @sciencebusiness.net 🧵👇

What can universities themselves do to strengthen #AcademicFreedom in an increasingly fractious world? 🎓 The answer is, actually quite a lot, EUA Deputy Secretary-General Monika Steinel writes in @sciencebusiness.net#AcademicFreedom Read her article at https://bit.ly/48CoSry #EUAExpertVoices #AcademicSky

"Europäische Universitätsvereinigung analysiert FP10-Entwurf" 🗞️ Read about new analysis from @eua.eu of the European Commission's proposal for Horizon Europe in the next MFF (2028-34) in Forschung & Lehre: forschung-und-lehre.de/politik/euro...

Regarding the overall #FP10 budget, EUA said the proposed €175bn was encouraging but but falls short of what is really needed. A budget of €200bn would ensure that the programme achieves the greatest possible impact. 📄 Full analysis: bit.ly/4nxoFL4 #HorizonEU #researchsky #EUCompetFund

" #HorizonEU's new competitiveness component, largely replacing today’s Pillar II, at times seems to belong to FP10, while in other instances it is presented as if already integrated into the ECF(...)This ambiguity undermines the stated commitment to a truly independent programme." EUA's analysis⬇️

#HorizonEurope must remain focused on excellent research, including collaborative research. It should not be repurposed as a tool to deliver industrial or short-term political objectives. 👉 Read EUA’s full analysis of the @ec.europa.eu's proposal bit.ly/4nxoFL4 #FP10 #EUCompetFund

For Fabrice Lemoine, #ErasmusMundus will make an even bigger contribution to achieving Europe’s strategic goals if its funding is significantly increased in the EU’s next #MFF. ✍️ Read his #EUAExpertVoices article at https://bit.ly/4pzhjYL #AcademicSky @euerasmusplus.bsky.social#ErasmusMundus

The global attractiveness of European higher ed & research has arguably never been so prominent, especially with the launch of 'Choose Europe'. But did you know that the EU already has a scheme to attract global talent much earlier in their academic journey: Erasmus Mundus 🌍👇

For Fabrice Lemoine, #ErasmusMundus will make an even bigger contribution to achieving Europe’s strategic goals if its funding is significantly increased in the EU’s next #MFF. ✍️ Read his #EUAExpertVoices article at https://bit.ly/4pzhjYL #AcademicSky @euerasmusplus.bsky.social#ErasmusMundus

« L'Université favorise la création d’emplois, attire des entreprises, stimule l’innovation et renforce le dynamisme local. » Jean-Luc Dubois-Randé, www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti... @lemonde.fr @upecofficiel.bsky.social

"The doctorate was supposed to be about discovery — what happened?" For Sónia Cardoso, doctoral education increasingly prioritises performance over inquiry, risking the erosion of intellectual freedom. 👇

EUA director for R&I, Vinciane Gaillard, said: “Focusing on national commitments to achieve the 3 per cent of GDP investment target, reducing the fragmentation of investment and policies, and improving the framework conditions for researchers, is a good starting point. #ERAact

Can one tool deliver academic career assessment reform? Norway's universities are implementing a reform supported by the 'NOR-CAM' tool. What can the global movement learn from this early mover's experience? ✍️ @uhrno.bsky.social's Ragnar Lie writes for #EUAExpertVoices 🖇️ bit.ly/46ezM3M @eua.eu

EUA welcomes the adoption of the report on #EuropeanUniversities by the @europarl.europa.eu: - Universities in alliances must be able to set their own direction - Keep the competition for funding open - No separate funding instrument - EUI is one of many cooperation models buff.ly/YESP5KY

How do we save Europe's universities? A big question about the financial headwinds facing universities right across the continent from @artefr.bsky.social's reporters, which Thomas Estermann from @eua.eu helped to answer 👇 www.arte.tv/en/videos/11...

How can universities contribute to a new #sustainability agenda? 🌱 EUA has launched a call for applications for a new task-and-finish group for senior leaders with responsibility for sustainability in their institution https://bit.ly/4emHNrn 🗓️ Deadline to apply: 19 September

Ragnar Lie writes about what the international movement to reform research and academic career assessment can learn from the experience of universities in Norway implementing a reform supported by the Norwegian Career Assessment Matrix https://bit.ly/46ezM3M #EUAExpertVoices #Research #AcademicSky

"If a chatbot ‘speaks’ in my voice, who is accountable for its content? What happens if it contradicts what I teach in class – or what my institution stands for?" 🖋️ @sandra-schoen.bsky.social @mebner.bsky.social – @tugraz.bsky.social 🔗⤵️

📊The latest OECD 'Education at a Glance 2025' report shows the strong contribution of UK higher education⬇️ 📈In 2023, UK graduates earned 37% more than non-graduates. @oecd-ocde.bsky.social [1/4]

How will the future of #sustainability be shaped post-2030? 🌱 EUA has launched a call for applications for a new task-and-finish group for senior leaders with responsibility for sustainability in their institution https://bit.ly/4emHNrn 🗓️ Deadline to apply: 19 September

The European University Association is pleased to announce that the Association’s Council has endorsed two candidates to run for the position of EUA Board member for the period October 2025-April 2029. ℹ️ Read more about the candidates at https://bit.ly/461EPEG

"To ensure the continuity of research & the transfer of knowledge, it is imperative that the next generation of researchers are prepared to tackle our world’s grand challenges." 📢 New on the @eua.eu Council for Doctoral Education's blog: bit.ly/3JxsW1P #DoctoralDebate #EHEA

Our #EUAExpertVoices blog is back after a short summer break! First up, Stefan Penders & Rita Morais report on the renewed push to tackle the publish-or-perish rat race & improve how careers in academia are assessed. ➡️ Read it here: bit.ly/4oTAnk0 @eua.eu @universiteitennl.bsky.social

Stefan Penders and Rita Morais explain the origins of the current diverse range of initiatives like #CoARA to tackle the publish-or-perish rat race and the renewed push to improve how careers in academia are assessed bit.ly/4oTAnk0 #EUAExpertVoices #ResearchAssessment #AcademicSky

As our fortnightly issue (but not our daily news) takes a summer break, we look back on some of the biggest stories of the academic year: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Quality assurance has an important role to play to help universities better understand the relevance of their #sustainability strategies and the impact of their actions. 📝 #EUAExpertVoices article by Geneviève Le Fort, HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse: buff.ly/NxozaC7 #EduSky

Wrangling has begun over the budget for the replacement for the world's largest research programme - the EU's Horizon Europe.

A proposed 50% increase in the Erasmus+ budget under the next MFF, so why isn't the higher ed sector quite jumping for joy? @eua.eu statement: buff.ly/HpafwBT & previously on our #EUAExpertVoices blog, Stephan Geifes (@daadworldwide.bsky.social) crunched the numbers: buff.ly/fgEu5Pj

Vivienne Stern argues that the next few months will be critical for universities. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

EUA welcomes the @ec.europa.eu's proposals for the EU’s next multiannual financial framework #MFF for 2028–2034, particularly the commitment to retain #HorizonEU and @euerasmusplus.bsky.social as stand-alone programmes. 🔗Read our initial reaction at buff.ly/HpafwBT

“We particularly welcome the preservation of the bottom-up nature of core #HorizonEU instruments such as the @erc.europa.eu and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions” said EUA Secretary General Amanda Crowfoot to @sciencebusiness.net #MFF #EUBudget #FP10 #MSCA

📣 @eua.eu Secretary General Amanda Crowfoot: “The proposal to retain Horizon Europe as a standalone programme and to double its budget sends a strong and strategic signal of the EU’s enduring commitment to R&I. This is highly encouraging for the European R&I community.”

Breaking: 2028-34 budget proposal would double funding for Horizon Europe

Breaking: Erasmus+ budget proposal for 2028-34 is an increase of 50%

"We all benefit when everyone can contribute to solving our wicked global challenges... However, our current university system is not systematically meeting the needs of our neurodivergent community." Can AI help? 🖇️ buff.ly/bcLfAQk

"Aligning, acting and accelerating Europe’s research and innovation brings new challenges and opportunities for doctoral education" ✍️ Manuel Heitor writes for the @eua.eu Council for Doctoral Education #DoctoralDebate blog: buff.ly/612W6Tu #ChooseEurope #Preparedness @istecnico.bsky.social

We must strengthen and reform our funding systems to promote greater risk-taking, faster decisions and institutional tolerance for failure, writes Manuel Heitor in this #DoctoralDebate article: buff.ly/612W6Tu #DoctoralEducation #ChooseEurope

Ahead of the @ec.europa.eu's proposal for the #MFF, leading higher education and research organisations including EUA emphasise that excellent, early-stage collaborative research must remain a priority in #FP10. 🔗Read the joint statement bit.ly/4eOFDRA