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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 8h

📣 Last week, we submitted our response to the European Commission’s 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁, urging policymakers to fully recognise universities as central drivers of innovation across Europe.

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The Guild’s input to the Call for Evidence on the European Innovation Act - The Guild

The Guild has submitted its response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the future European Innovation Act, urging policymakers to fully recognise universities as central drivers of inn...

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EU Science, Research & Innovation @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu · 7d

The new #ChooseEurope for science funding scheme aims to attract the best researchers worldwide, retain European talent, and ensure sustainable careers.

Hosting organisations commit to employing researchers beyond the EU-funded phase of the project.

Promotional graphic for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Text on a blue background reads ‘Choose Europe for Science – Call now open with 22.5 million budget’. A researcher in protective gear looks through a microscope. EU emblem and hashtag #UnionOfSkills appear at the bottom.

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 9d

#WorldHeartDay #dontmissabeat

The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 9d

@uofglasgow.bsky.social @unibe.ch @unibo.it @au.dk @uni.lu @uu.se @rug.nl @uni-goettingen.de

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 9d

@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @unituebingen.bsky.social @radboudumc.bsky.social @psl-univ.bsky.social @upf.edu @upcite.bsky.social @uio.no @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 9d

❤️‍🩹 On World Heart Day, we call on the Commission to develop a comprehensive 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 to provide a coordinated response that leverages R&I across prevention, early detection, treatment and long-term care.

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Craig Nicholson @clanicholson.bsky.social · 12d

The EU's next R&I programme should be civilian by default, says @guildeu.bsky.social

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Next EU research programme ‘should be civilian by default’ - Research Professional News

University group raises concern over proposed pivot to funding projects with potential military uses

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 14d

Erasmus proposal is ‘bare minimum’ needed.

Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities warns that trade-offs could undermine EU academic mobility programme.

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Erasmus+ proposal is ‘bare minimum’ needed, says Guild - Research Professional News

Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities warns that trade-offs could undermine EU academic mobility programme

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 13d

@erc.europa.eu @ercgrantees.bsky.social @marialep.bsky.social @europarl.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 13d

The Guild welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a stand-alone FP10 and in our new position paper we assert six priority areas that must not be compromised.

Read our paper 👉 www.the-guild.eu/publications...

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 14d

The Guild welcomes the Commission’s proposal for the next Erasmus+ programme, but there are some key issues that need to be addressed.

Read our paper here 👉 www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blo...

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 19d

🌍 The Guild is pleased to announce that the Early-Career Research Fellowships programme launched by ARUA is now open to African researchers affiliated with the #AfricaEuropeCoRE!

🧐 Click the link to find out what that means: www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blo...

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 20d

“Why would the Council question the most important aspect of the success of past framework programmes - the excellence principle?”

Read @palmowski.bsky.social's comments in @resprofnews.bsky.social on the design of the EU's 2028-34 being altered by non-R&I ministry representatives ⤵️

Craig Nicholson @clanicholson.bsky.social · 27d

Lead story from our latest issue: ‘Huge concern’ over plans for ‘politicised’ direction of FP10

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‘Huge concern’ over plans for ‘politicised’ direction of FP10 - Research Professional News

Foreign ministries’ role in shaping EU research programme raises fears science expertise could be sidelined

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 26d

📣 To celebrate the new academic year, The Guild and LERU kicked off the discussions on the next #MFF with our joint conference “𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗙𝗙 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹: 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘀+” here in Brussels.

Read about the event 👉 www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blo...

#HorizonEU #FP10

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · 29d

Secretary-General @palmowski.bsky.social on academic freedom:

“To ensure we can achieve this fully, we propose a clear strategy to maximise our support for researchers within Europe, and from other parts of the world, appropriate to the infringements they face.”

Read the full piece below ⤵️

Craig Nicholson @clanicholson.bsky.social · Sep 8

EU ‘needs clear strategy’ to protect academic freedom, says @guildeu.bsky.social

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Guild just published its latest position paper defending the resilience of Europe's research systems against the growing attacks on science worldwide.

Read our paper here 👉 www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blo...

#ChooseEurope #ChooseEuropeForScience #AcademicFreedom

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Université Paris Cité @upcite.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨ L’Université Paris Cité félicite Ada Altieri, maître de conférences au sein de l’équipe théorique du laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), lauréate d’une prestigieuse bourse ERC Starting Grant pour son projet SAPHYR ! 👏
Plus d'infos : u-paris.fr/une-bourse-e...

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Göttingen Campus @goettingen-campus.de · Sep 4

Congratulations Dr Anggi Hapsari and Dr Oliver Barnstedt at our Campus on their new ERC Starting Grants!

Good luck with #ERCStG research #SaLtedPeat and #LearnMamBo! Find out more: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

#Ecology #UniGoettingen & #Neuroscience #MBExC #UMG Thanks to @erc.europa.eu

Photograph shows Dr Anggi Hapsari in an image from her own collection.

Photo shows Dr Oliver Barnstedt with thanks to Leibniz-Institut für Neurobiologie / Robin Ritter for this image.

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Universität Tübingen @unituebingen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dr. Joel Frohlich vom fMEG-Zentrum der Medizinischen Fakultät und Dr. Clémence Marchal vom @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social haben jeweils einen Starting Grant des @erc.europa.eu eingeworben! Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 👏 Mehr Infos: 👉 uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... #ERCStartingGrants #Molekularbiologie

Text auf rotem Hintergrund: 'Zwei neue Starting Grants in der Medizin und der Pflanzenforschung. Hochdotierte Projektförderungen für Dr. Joel Frohlich und Dr. Clémence Marchal'. Darüber Porträtfotos von Dr. Joel Frohlich und Dr. Clémence Marchal.

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · Sep 4

3 @erc.europa.eu Starting Grants, die mit je rund 1,4 bis 1,7 Millionen Euro dotiert sind, gehen an die #univie: Historikerin Eva-Maria Muschik, Mikrobiologin Megan Sørensen & Geschichtssoziologin Agata Zysiak erhalten die prestigeträchtige Förderung für ihre Forschung. Wir gratulieren herzlichst! 🥳

3 ERC Starting Grants für die Universität Wien

Förderung für Historikerin Eva-Maria Muschik, Mikrobiologin Megan Sørensen und Geschichtssoziologin Agata Zysiak

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

Are adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) features truly the same as childhood ADHD?

Kelli Letho, a new ERC Starting Grantee at the University of Tartu will dissect the causal mechanisms of adult ADHD features

More 👉 buff.ly/nci5eve

#ERCStG #FontierResearch @klehto.bsky.social

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The Guild @guildeu.bsky.social · Sep 5

@au.dk @univie.ac.at @unituebingen.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @psl-univ.bsky.social @unibo.it @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de @rug.nl @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social @uio.no @upcite.bsky.social @psl-univ.bsky.social