In the 🇨🇭 Mission to 🇪🇺, Ambassador Rita Adam pointed to Switzerland's commitment to equitable science through the SOR4D sponsored by the @snsf-ch.bsky.social. A good reminder also that the Swiss National Science Foundation is a real beacon among science funders globally! @swissfa.bsky.social

There is a glitch in the Matrix: the Competitiveness Compass seeks to implement the Draghi Report, but ignores its core argument: that 🇪🇺 must strengthen its efforts across the entire research pipeline, across many fields, to be globally competitive. @timeshighered.bsky.social 👉https://bit.ly/41aRW5w

shout it from the rooftops! Look forward to engaging on bluesky! #erc

Great to share the Red Carpet at the European Parliament w/ Annelien Bredenoord and Meri Georgievska-van de Laar @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social! Thank you to Annelien for your fantastic leadership on European R&I as part of the Heitor Group - also on display today @sciencebusiness.net conference!

Free to read: Trump's return will intensify the security threats, political divides and budget dilemmas facing Europe, but it can't afford to neglect research and universities, @palmowski.bsky.social writes in @resprofnews.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

'Europe must shift gears'. Completely agree with @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at @weforum.org: Research and Innovation have a crucial part to play in this! That must upscaling the fantastic instruments we have honed over many years, like the ERC, EIC, MSCA and Erasmus+. #DAVOS2025

At this time, it's doubly important that universities build bridges where others build walls! But at this time, Europe also needs to turbo-charge its R&I spending to ensure Europe remains globally competitive! See my opinion piece in Research Professional: bit.ly/3WqC3oq, or www.the-guild.eu/blog

Given the dramatic increase of populism and fake news, how can universities enhance their role in strengthening the Europe we want? I look forward to discussing this question later today with Commission Executive Vice-President @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social

The fight for funding in the next EU's multiannual financial framework (7-year budget) will be intense. But the agenda of the next European Commission gives rich openings to universities to make the case for stronger funding for #research and #innovation: www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/univers...