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Kevin Daly @dalykevin.bsky.social · 9d

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 🧵👇

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Jelena Brankovic @jelena3121.bsky.social · Jul 4

Students and citizens in #Serbia are being arrested, beaten, and declared enemies of the state for opposing Vučić's authoritarian regime.

Academic colleagues anywhere in the world, please sign this petition in solidarity with them & spread the message.

International Academic Appeal Against Repression in Serbia

We, members of the Serbian academic diaspora and our colleagues from the international academic community, are raising our voices in strong condemnation of the escalating violence, repression, and int...

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Wiebke Marie Junk @wmjunk.bsky.social · May 23

The deadline is approaching (5 June)! So, I am just reposting this once more... Perhaps it can reach a few more junior scholars interested in lobbying?

Wiebke Marie Junk @wmjunk.bsky.social · Mar 31

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring:
1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳
Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation!

PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

Postdoctoral Researcher Position (3 years) in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project

jobportal.ku.dk

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · May 16

Pressure grows for review of 🇪🇺 science cooperation with Israel
À call from all 10 🇧🇪 universities
sciencebusiness.net/internationa...

Pressure grows for review of EU science cooperation with Israel

Academia is growing increasingly vocal in its calls for scientific ties between the EU and Israel to be suspended, given the continuing military offensive and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The latest t...

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · May 5

Europe’s choice is clear.

To put science at the heart of its economy.

To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.

And to welcome talent from all over the world.

I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.

→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Mar 18

THE SHIRTS ARE BACK IN STOCK

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MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS — A WORLD WITHOUT CAESARS

Support an open internet.

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Guy De Launey @guydelauney.bsky.social · Mar 13

Meanwhile, here in Belgrade - the scene outside the Philosophy Faculty this morning at 1153. 15 minutes' silence for the 15 people who died in last November's disaster at Novi Sad railway station. This takes place every day.

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Feb 15

We have many long term university and hospital partners, doctoral students and alumni in the #sudkivu region - the rectors’ council of the French speaking community of Belgium called for a ceasefire this week and we follow the developments closely.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 14

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC

Rebels make rapid advance into capital of South Kivu province, less than a month after taking Goma Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a rapid…

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Jan 27

As the situation is taking a turn for the worst, #uclouvain staff and researchers are leaving the two provinces of north and south Kivu. Some of our doctoral students and alumni are staying with their families.
One of too many long fought wars ignored by the international community.

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Jan 27

The Rwanda-backed M23 says it’s taken control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The fighting is having catastrophic consequences for the humanitarian situation around Goma. www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jan 3

‘His books animated academia for me’: how David Lodge inspired my campus novel

His trilogy captured my heart – and while Amis, Bradbury and Jacobson spoke to me, Lodge’s writing had an extra something * David Lodge, Campus Trilogy novelist and academic, dies aged 89 * ‘It’s largely thanks to him that the British comic novel…

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Juwa Research Group @juwaresearch.bsky.social · Dec 17

#SpaceforStories: Passion and Vulnerability in Research" by @anansoms.bsky.social was launched at UCLouvain. This personal memoir blends professional experiences with reflections on navigating complex research fields, drawing significant participation from the north & South academia community (1/4)

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Dec 23

Thank you @IsaCormaty.bsky.social for a nice interview on 2025 and what to expect in #highered. Part of a series published by @CampusMatin.bsky.social from @NewsTankEduc.bsky.social to show the various perspectives of French professionals working abroad.

Série d'hiver #2: Travailler dans une université, c’est adopter une autre vision du monde

Durant les vacances de Noël, Campus Matin met le cap sur l'international ! Cette semaine, parole à la Française Christel Vacelet, directrice du bureau international de l'Université catholique de Louva...

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Dec 16

📖 « Space for Stories » from @anansoms.bsky.social is out!

Not a typical academic book and yet only one great academic could have written it

#doctoralstudents #youngresearchers #socialscience #humanrights #UCLouvain

pul.uclouvain.be/book/?GCOI=2...

Space for stories - Presses universitaires de Louvain

An Ansoms - In this moving personal memoir, a social scientist who studies resource conflicts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa shares her own story. The author discusses the ethical and emotional s...

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · Dec 4

On December 2, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian government guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo during Belgian colonial rule and ordered it to pay compensation as a form of reparation.

It's a landmark win for the reparations movement.

www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

Belgian Ruling a Landmark Win for Reparations Movement

On December 2, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian government guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo during Belgian colonial rule and ordered it to pay compensation as a form of reparat...

www.hrw.org

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Christoph N. Vogel @ethuin.bsky.social · Oct 30

Les paradigmes néolibéraux (et occidentaux) des interventions de paix semblent au point mort. La #RDC, parmi d’autres pays, en est témoin depuis nombreuses années. Autopsie 👇🏼

Est de la RDC : « Les réponses internationales restent incohérentes pour stopper l’escalade du conflit »

TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », un chercheur et un universitaire soulignent l’obsolescence des stratégies occidentales de maintien et de consolidation de la paix dans l’Est congolais.

www.lemonde.fr

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Nov 23

There isn't a better time to rethink the dynamic of our #partnerships and ensure that the funding level is up to the scale of the challenges. #researchmatters
For fun, Antoine on his project youtu.be/jrNaOdwyDLc?... 4/

MT180: Antoine Ide (finaliste national 2024)

YouTube video by UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Nov 23

Today Antoine works with the the #WildSeed-Oil project in Benin. Funding comes from the Belgian Cooperation programme - this is not aid or charity.
Research with #globalsouth partners is a key component to solve #globalchallenges together and create #excellentresearch when doing so. 3/

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Nov 23

The IngenieuxSud programme provided him with a first encounter with a collaborative project in Cambodia #servicelearning #GlobalSouth #UCLouvainInternational
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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Nov 23

Antoine Ide, young researcher at @UCLouvain won the International FR-speaking competition dedicated to #sciencecommunication.
His PhD is dedicated to a special plant with great benefits cultivated in Benin & his success is linked to his experiences with various uni programmes 1/
#UCLouvain #MT180

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Nov 21

#NGOs #strategy some days it seems even more impossible than before to think strategically for our organisations.
Tonight we are working on a long term plan for the university association dedicated to societal projects towards the global south.
#foodsafety #entrepreneurship #health #education

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Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.bsky.social · Nov 20

To all the researchers here on @bsky.app for whom the topic data access from online platforms is relevant, please consider writing a short feedback on the draft of the delegated acts for the DSA:

ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

European Commission - Have your say

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Mar 6

Taking a step back, some reflections on the current stage of the European alliances' development - how they bring people together on an unprecedented scale not necessarily in new manners: #transnationalcollaborations #internationalEd #Europe www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....

Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Feb 15

And just like that …. The 600th anniversary of the university of Louvain has started. #collaboration #sisteruniversities #UCLouvain #KULeuven

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Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Nov 19

Emotional final speech from #NobelPrize @avalaina at @UCLouvain_be after the #doctoratHonorisCausa ceremony #humanrights

Christel Vacelet @christelvacelet.bsky.social · Nov 19

I enjoyed this space v. much but I had a life before Twitter and will have a life after - you will find me on Mastodon @[email protected] and on
Account here stays for the moment.
#TwitterMigration