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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks for the kind words @mpolychronidou.bsky.social - I'm excited about the next stage!

Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · 23d

It’s official: I'm starting my own business helping universities, research institutes, and governments develop better international collaborations and institutional strategies.
Interested? Go to research-links.com, and feel free to reach out already, I’m happy to talk!

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · 23d

✨BIG NEWS✨ - In January 2026, I'm launching ResearchLinks: consultancy for international research cooperation and strategy 🔬
👉 research-links.com

#research #strategy #international #cooperation #consultancy #researchmanagement

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · 23d

It’s official: I'm starting my own business helping universities, research institutes, and governments develop better international collaborations and institutional strategies.
Interested? Go to research-links.com, and feel free to reach out already, I’m happy to talk!

Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · 24d

My 🔥 hot take 🔥 on the cultural and organisational shifts required for successful and sustainable #scientific #internationalisation: www.linkedin.com/posts/bettin...

#ResearchMarketing #ResearchAdministration #Internationalisation

www.linkedin.com

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EMBO @embo.org · Jul 24

Stoyno Stonov is the scientific advisor to EMBC for #Bulgaria. In this interview, he talks about his #research career of three decades, the #lifesciences in the country, new #opportunities through the EMBC membership and more:
www.embo.org/people/from-... 🧪

From turbulent times to international collaborations – People – EMBO

An interview with Stoyno Stonov, scientific advisor to EMBC for Bulgaria and deputy director of the Institute of Molecular Biology in Sofia

www.embo.org

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EMBO @embo.org · Jul 24

Bulgaria has joined EMBC, the intergovernmental funding body of EMBO, as the 32nd member state. Welcome!

Life scientists in #Bulgaria can now benefit from all EMBO Programmes and activities.

Read more:
www.embo.org/press-releas...
#LifeSciences #networking #opportunities #funding 🧪

Bulgaria joins EMBC – Press releases – EMBO

The country becomes the 32nd member state following approval of the accession agreement

www.embo.org

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Maria Polychronidou @mpolychronidou.bsky.social · Jul 23

🔊2025/2026 EMBO Courses & Workshops are online!
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
Download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
We will add more 2026 Courses & Workshops in October, stay tuned!
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences

www.embo.org

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EMBO Lab Leadership @embolableadership.bsky.social · Jul 16

🆕 We're hiring - come join the team!

We're looking for a #Finance Coordinator & Executive Assistant to join our team. If you'd like to come and work with us in Heidelberg 🇩🇪 and are passionate about #financial administration, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now: www.embolableadership.org/jobs/

Photo shows the EMBO Lab Leadership team sitting on a staircase on the campus in Heidelberg, Germany.

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Jul 16

❓How do we move #ResearchAssessment beyond traditional criteria (publications, working at renowned institutions)?

💬 Such an important conversation and I'm really glad @embo.org is having it.

❓What do you think?

#science #ResearchCulture #ResponsibleResearchAssessment

EMBO @embo.org · Jul 14

As signatories of @dorassessment.bsky.social and @coarassessment.bsky.social, EMBO is committed to fair, transparent and high-quality evaluation processes. We asked our EMBO Young Investigator Network to share criteria beyond a compelling #research programme: www.embo.org/features/eng... 🧪

Fellowships, grants and career support – Young Investigator Programme – EMBO

Supporting young group leaders in Europe and beyond

www.embo.org

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Jul 14

💡 Go read the new @erc.europa.eu magazine focused on #European #research, #innovation & #competitiveness - topics of the workshop I facilitated in April. Great insights from participants!

🤓 Want to dig deeper? 👉 Our workshop report is now out: tinyurl.com/22xnf3vx

👏 Very proud of our work here!

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 12

🎬 What will it take for Europe to stay competitive?

Top researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers weigh in – from #FrontierResearch to real-world impact.

📖 Read the latest edition of the ERC Magazine here: buff.ly/A9csjdJ

#Innovation #ChooseEurope #Competitiveness #FrontierResearch

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congrats to the new EMBO Members and Associate Members! 🎉

EMBO @embo.org · Jul 1

Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 9 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! This honour celebrates #research excellence and outstanding achievements in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

Learn more here:
www.embo.org/press-releas... #EMBOMembers2025

Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO

Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond

www.embo.org

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Jun 26

Congratulations! 🏆

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thanks Matthew! Let's keep in touch.

Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Apr 23

⁉️ What am I going to do with my life, you ask?
📦 We have a big move to the Basque Country coming up at the end of the year.
🚀 I plan to consult on internationalisation & institutional strategies for research centres, universities, funders, governments. Watch this space & contact me 📧!
#opentowork

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Apr 23

My job @embo.org is opening with a slightly revamped profile. Join a great organisation w/ awesome colleagues & do meaningful work fostering excellent science! It's been a joy to work here & I still have a few months to go. Questions❓ 👉 Ask me!
#hiring #lifesciences #researchmanagement

EMBO @embo.org · Apr 23

Just over one month left to apply! EMBO is #hiring a Head of Scientific Affairs. Apply by 28 May: www.embo.org/vacancy/head... 🧪

Head of Scientific Affairs – EMBO

About us EMBO is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the life sciences in Europe and beyond. We fund talented researchers at all career stages, facilitate scientific…

www.embo.org

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Apr 10

... and if you missed the public event, you can watch the recording here: bsky.app/profile/erc....

Keep an eye out for the upcoming report!

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Apr 10

🔴 Live now! Tune in to an interesting dialogue on Europe’s competitiveness with a focus on cutting-edge science and innovation 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-GH...

Research and Innovation for a Competitive Europe

YouTube video by European Research Council

www.youtube.com

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Apr 10

It was such an honour and pleasure to moderate the closed workshop preceding the public event for @erc.europa.eu - it has been fascinating, positive and so instructive. Tune in now for a summary and more inspiring input!
#science #innovation #competitiveness #europe

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Apr 10

A glimpse of today's ongoing discussions between leading figures from the worlds of industry, science & policy-making, on how to boost Europe’s competitiveness.

An unusual constellation with different vantage points.

Curious about the outcome?

Watch live today 10/4 at 16:30 CEST! 👉 bit.ly/4iaE4gH

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EMBL @embl.org · Apr 2

Two weeks left to register for our first Sustainability Research Symposium! 🔜

With keynote presentations, discussions, and coffee, the participants will explore the roles of sustainable practices within the scientific community.

🟢 Don’t miss it!
www.embl.org/about/info/s...

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Apr 2

Zorionak @acebronsp.bsky.social & colleagues on the amazing work. Onwards & upwards 🚀

Joxerra Bengoetxea @bengoetxeaehu.bsky.social · Mar 28

Gaur @upvehu.bsky.social|ren Maria Goyrin izan gara. Eskuartean dituzten erronkak ezagutu eta bertako ikertzaileen misioaren inguruan hitz egiteko aukera izan dugu.

Construir una visión de futuro para el centro #MariaGoyri es un reto compartido en el que seguiremos trabajando.

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Joxerra Bengoetxea @bengoetxeaehu.bsky.social · Mar 28

Gaur @upvehu.bsky.social|ren Maria Goyrin izan gara. Eskuartean dituzten erronkak ezagutu eta bertako ikertzaileen misioaren inguruan hitz egiteko aukera izan dugu.

Construir una visión de futuro para el centro #MariaGoyri es un reto compartido en el que seguiremos trabajando.

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Bettina Trueb @bettinatrueb.bsky.social · Mar 21

If you're a #researcher in #Japan and have funding from #JST, #AMED, or #JSPS, you can now spend some time in #Europe working with @erc.europa.eu grant holders. Info here (in Japanese): www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...

欧州研究会議（ERC）実施取極に基づく欧州研究者との共同研究（2025年）

欧州研究会議（European Research Council：ERC）、日本の研究者にERCの助成を受けている欧州の研究チームに一定期間参加する機会を提供

www.eeas.europa.eu

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EMBO @embo.org · Mar 8

Gerlind Wallon receives a Suffrage Science Award for Engineering and Physical Sciences 2025:
www.embo.org/people/gerli...
#InternationalWomensDay #WomeninScience #ForAllWomenAndGirls

Gerlind Wallon awarded Suffrage Science Award – People – EMBO

She receives an award in the Engineering and Physical Sciences branch

www.embo.org

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EMBO @embo.org · Mar 7

Researchers from #Japan and several European countries recently met in Heidelberg, Germany. The second workshop co-organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and EMBO fostered international collaboration in the #lifesciences. Read more:
www.embo.org/features/net... 🧪

Networking Excellence - Second JST | EMBO Workshop – Features – EMBO

In a three-day workshop, the Japan Science and Technology Agency and EMBO brought together researchers from diverse scientific areas to strengthen international collaboration between Japan and Europe

www.embo.org

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Francesco Cassata @francescocassata.bsky.social · Mar 5

My and Soraya’s article “Asilomar across the Atlantic: EMBO, EMBL, and the Politics of Scientific Expertise” has just been published and is now available in Open Access! link.springer.com/article/10.1.... Enjoy your reading! @embo.org @embl.org

Asilomar Across the Atlantic: EMBO, EMBL, and the Politics of Scientific Expertise - Journal of the History of Biology

The internationalization of the 1975 International Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA molecules has received little attention, and in particular, the European impact on, and response to, the Asilo...

link.springer.com

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