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Our Annual Review 2024/25 is here! 👇
From policy to culture, the European Institute spent 2024–25 connecting experts, shaping debate, and bringing research to life across Europe.
Read the full review: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
From policy to culture, the European Institute spent 2024–25 connecting experts, shaping debate, and bringing research to life across Europe.
Read the full review: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
December 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our Annual Review 2024/25 is here! 👇
From policy to culture, the European Institute spent 2024–25 connecting experts, shaping debate, and bringing research to life across Europe.
Read the full review: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
From policy to culture, the European Institute spent 2024–25 connecting experts, shaping debate, and bringing research to life across Europe.
Read the full review: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
A warm congratulations to Elif Shafak on her appointment as President of the @rsliterature.bsky.social
Elif is featured on the European Literary Map of London - @europeanlitlondon.bsky.social
📖 Take a moment to read her entry - www.europeanliterarylondon.org/feature/a82d...
Elif is featured on the European Literary Map of London - @europeanlitlondon.bsky.social
📖 Take a moment to read her entry - www.europeanliterarylondon.org/feature/a82d...
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A warm congratulations to Elif Shafak on her appointment as President of the @rsliterature.bsky.social
Elif is featured on the European Literary Map of London - @europeanlitlondon.bsky.social
📖 Take a moment to read her entry - www.europeanliterarylondon.org/feature/a82d...
Elif is featured on the European Literary Map of London - @europeanlitlondon.bsky.social
📖 Take a moment to read her entry - www.europeanliterarylondon.org/feature/a82d...
Thank you to the speakers, participants, and the Goethe-Institut Barcelona for a wonderful conference reflecting on Hannah Arendt’s legacy and her relevance today.
The event was curated by @ukstaiger.bsky.social, in close collaboration with local academic and cultural partners ❇️
The event was curated by @ukstaiger.bsky.social, in close collaboration with local academic and cultural partners ❇️
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thank you to the speakers, participants, and the Goethe-Institut Barcelona for a wonderful conference reflecting on Hannah Arendt’s legacy and her relevance today.
The event was curated by @ukstaiger.bsky.social, in close collaboration with local academic and cultural partners ❇️
The event was curated by @ukstaiger.bsky.social, in close collaboration with local academic and cultural partners ❇️
The 2025 European Lecture is now available 👇
Michael Ignatieff on Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why It’s Under Threat
Watch now: youtu.be/IYi_67T5VnM?...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk @efieldingd.bsky.social
Michael Ignatieff on Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why It’s Under Threat
Watch now: youtu.be/IYi_67T5VnM?...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk @efieldingd.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The 2025 European Lecture is now available 👇
Michael Ignatieff on Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why It’s Under Threat
Watch now: youtu.be/IYi_67T5VnM?...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk @efieldingd.bsky.social
Michael Ignatieff on Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why It’s Under Threat
Watch now: youtu.be/IYi_67T5VnM?...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk @efieldingd.bsky.social
Thank you for joining us for Paris+10! 🌱
With thanks to H.E. Madame Hélène Duchêne for her insightful opening remarks, to our chair Prof Eloise Scotford, and to our expert panel: Adam Berman, Lisa Vanhala, Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, Dan Bradley, and Jean Jouzel, for a rich and hopeful discussion.
With thanks to H.E. Madame Hélène Duchêne for her insightful opening remarks, to our chair Prof Eloise Scotford, and to our expert panel: Adam Berman, Lisa Vanhala, Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, Dan Bradley, and Jean Jouzel, for a rich and hopeful discussion.
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Thank you for joining us for Paris+10! 🌱
With thanks to H.E. Madame Hélène Duchêne for her insightful opening remarks, to our chair Prof Eloise Scotford, and to our expert panel: Adam Berman, Lisa Vanhala, Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, Dan Bradley, and Jean Jouzel, for a rich and hopeful discussion.
With thanks to H.E. Madame Hélène Duchêne for her insightful opening remarks, to our chair Prof Eloise Scotford, and to our expert panel: Adam Berman, Lisa Vanhala, Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, Dan Bradley, and Jean Jouzel, for a rich and hopeful discussion.
A huge thank you to everyone that joined us last night for the annual UCL Europe Lecture on Academic Freedom!
With thanks to Michael Ignatieff and @efieldingd.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion.
Chaired by European Institute Director @ukstaiger.bsky.social.
#AcademicFreedom #UCL #University
With thanks to Michael Ignatieff and @efieldingd.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion.
Chaired by European Institute Director @ukstaiger.bsky.social.
#AcademicFreedom #UCL #University
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A huge thank you to everyone that joined us last night for the annual UCL Europe Lecture on Academic Freedom!
With thanks to Michael Ignatieff and @efieldingd.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion.
Chaired by European Institute Director @ukstaiger.bsky.social.
#AcademicFreedom #UCL #University
With thanks to Michael Ignatieff and @efieldingd.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion.
Chaired by European Institute Director @ukstaiger.bsky.social.
#AcademicFreedom #UCL #University
Marking 10 years of the Paris Agreement, UCL & the French Embassy in the UK host experts in policy, diplomacy & research to reflect on its innovation, impact & the future of global climate governance. 🌍
🗓️ 12 November 2025, 6pm - 8pm
📍 UCL Bentham House
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-10-r...
🗓️ 12 November 2025, 6pm - 8pm
📍 UCL Bentham House
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-10-r...
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Marking 10 years of the Paris Agreement, UCL & the French Embassy in the UK host experts in policy, diplomacy & research to reflect on its innovation, impact & the future of global climate governance. 🌍
🗓️ 12 November 2025, 6pm - 8pm
📍 UCL Bentham House
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-10-r...
🗓️ 12 November 2025, 6pm - 8pm
📍 UCL Bentham House
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-10-r...
“It looks like we are heading back to a period where the great powers divide the world into spheres of influence without much regard for what ‘ordinary people’ want. But it is ordinary people’s lives that are at stake, so we ought to hear their voices.” - @kristinmbakke.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“It looks like we are heading back to a period where the great powers divide the world into spheres of influence without much regard for what ‘ordinary people’ want. But it is ordinary people’s lives that are at stake, so we ought to hear their voices.” - @kristinmbakke.bsky.social
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October 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚀 Our October newsletter is live!
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Stay ahead with the latest updates, insights, and events.
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🎙️ Tune in to the latest episode of The Ukraine Shelf podcast where @oliahercules.bsky.social and Felicity Spector speak with @uilleamblacker.bsky.social and @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on all things food!
☁️ soundcloud.com/european-ins...
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HZ...
#Europe #TheUkraineShelf
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🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HZ...
#Europe #TheUkraineShelf
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎙️ Tune in to the latest episode of The Ukraine Shelf podcast where @oliahercules.bsky.social and Felicity Spector speak with @uilleamblacker.bsky.social and @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on all things food!
☁️ soundcloud.com/european-ins...
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HZ...
#Europe #TheUkraineShelf
☁️ soundcloud.com/european-ins...
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HZ...
#Europe #TheUkraineShelf
📣 Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why It’s Under Threat 📣
Join us for our annual Europe Lecture, in partnership with UCL Laws, supported by UCL Disagreeing Well
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-f...
#UCL #AcademicFreedom #Europe
Join us for our annual Europe Lecture, in partnership with UCL Laws, supported by UCL Disagreeing Well
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-f...
#UCL #AcademicFreedom #Europe
September 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
📣 Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why It’s Under Threat 📣
Join us for our annual Europe Lecture, in partnership with UCL Laws, supported by UCL Disagreeing Well
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-f...
#UCL #AcademicFreedom #Europe
Join us for our annual Europe Lecture, in partnership with UCL Laws, supported by UCL Disagreeing Well
Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-f...
#UCL #AcademicFreedom #Europe
🏢 Curious about the architecture of politics in Europe? 🗺️
🇪🇺 Brexit still shapes our politics of today ➡️
Dive into discussion - our books are available to download for free with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
#Europe #UCL
🇪🇺 Brexit still shapes our politics of today ➡️
Dive into discussion - our books are available to download for free with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
#Europe #UCL
September 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🏢 Curious about the architecture of politics in Europe? 🗺️
🇪🇺 Brexit still shapes our politics of today ➡️
Dive into discussion - our books are available to download for free with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
#Europe #UCL
🇪🇺 Brexit still shapes our politics of today ➡️
Dive into discussion - our books are available to download for free with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
#Europe #UCL
A warm welcome to all our students on the first day of term!
We look forward to meeting at you at the UCL European Institute!
#Welcome #UCL #Freshers #EuropeanInstitute
We look forward to meeting at you at the UCL European Institute!
#Welcome #UCL #Freshers #EuropeanInstitute
September 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A warm welcome to all our students on the first day of term!
We look forward to meeting at you at the UCL European Institute!
#Welcome #UCL #Freshers #EuropeanInstitute
We look forward to meeting at you at the UCL European Institute!
#Welcome #UCL #Freshers #EuropeanInstitute
📚 A new academic year begins at @ucl.ac.uk!
Be the first to find out about events, publications and collaboration opportunities this term by signing up to our monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/ucl.ac.uk/si... ✨
Be the first to find out about events, publications and collaboration opportunities this term by signing up to our monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/ucl.ac.uk/si... ✨
September 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📚 A new academic year begins at @ucl.ac.uk!
Be the first to find out about events, publications and collaboration opportunities this term by signing up to our monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/ucl.ac.uk/si... ✨
Be the first to find out about events, publications and collaboration opportunities this term by signing up to our monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/ucl.ac.uk/si... ✨
The UCL European Institute was proud to support the 2025 WUB-HUB Conference: on Ukraine, Belarus, and the Complex Geopolitics of Europe, a collaboration between @ucl.ac.uk and the University of Warwick, in partnership with @sceeus-ui.bsky.social and Ukrainian Prism.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
June 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The UCL European Institute was proud to support the 2025 WUB-HUB Conference: on Ukraine, Belarus, and the Complex Geopolitics of Europe, a collaboration between @ucl.ac.uk and the University of Warwick, in partnership with @sceeus-ui.bsky.social and Ukrainian Prism.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
It was great to have Judge Damjan Kukovec of the CJEU giving a hybrid lecture at UCL today. Thank you also to Professor George Letsas @laws.ucl.ac.uk for chairing this very thought-provoking discussion on the jurisdiction of the CJEU in Common Foreign and Security Policy.
@ucl-global.bsky.social
@ucl-global.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It was great to have Judge Damjan Kukovec of the CJEU giving a hybrid lecture at UCL today. Thank you also to Professor George Letsas @laws.ucl.ac.uk for chairing this very thought-provoking discussion on the jurisdiction of the CJEU in Common Foreign and Security Policy.
@ucl-global.bsky.social
@ucl-global.bsky.social
UCL @profgeraintrees.bsky.social hosted Ekaterina Zaharieva, @ec.europa.eu Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and the @euinuk.bsky.social this week, to discuss the vital role universities play in fostering growth.
📖 Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
📖 Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
June 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
UCL @profgeraintrees.bsky.social hosted Ekaterina Zaharieva, @ec.europa.eu Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and the @euinuk.bsky.social this week, to discuss the vital role universities play in fostering growth.
📖 Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
📖 Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
Fascinating and important conversation on the groundbreaking CJEU judgment of European Commission v Malta with @profkochenov.bsky.social, @sarahganty.bsky.social, Dr Oliver Gerstenberg, @liorerez.bsky.social and @msumption.bsky.social, chaired by Dr Claudia Sternberg
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
June 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fascinating and important conversation on the groundbreaking CJEU judgment of European Commission v Malta with @profkochenov.bsky.social, @sarahganty.bsky.social, Dr Oliver Gerstenberg, @liorerez.bsky.social and @msumption.bsky.social, chaired by Dr Claudia Sternberg
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
Looking back on an exciting Tuesday afternoon with @jean23bean.bsky.social, who introduced a framework of “suspect citizenship” which demonstrates how ethnoracial minorities are constantly outside the boundaries of full societal inclusion.
View future events here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
View future events here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
May 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Looking back on an exciting Tuesday afternoon with @jean23bean.bsky.social, who introduced a framework of “suspect citizenship” which demonstrates how ethnoracial minorities are constantly outside the boundaries of full societal inclusion.
View future events here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
View future events here: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
Episode 4 of The Ukraine Shelf is out now — listen to
@uilleamblacker.bsky.social @okhromeychuk.bsky.social
Yuliya Musakovska and Maria Tumarkin discuss writing about war and trauma.
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
@uilleamblacker.bsky.social @okhromeychuk.bsky.social
Yuliya Musakovska and Maria Tumarkin discuss writing about war and trauma.
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
May 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Episode 4 of The Ukraine Shelf is out now — listen to
@uilleamblacker.bsky.social @okhromeychuk.bsky.social
Yuliya Musakovska and Maria Tumarkin discuss writing about war and trauma.
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
@uilleamblacker.bsky.social @okhromeychuk.bsky.social
Yuliya Musakovska and Maria Tumarkin discuss writing about war and trauma.
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
2024-25 UCL Europe Lecture starting now! A conversation with @philippesands.bsky.social on his new book 38 Londres Street.
@ucllaws.bsky.social
@ucllaws.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
2024-25 UCL Europe Lecture starting now! A conversation with @philippesands.bsky.social on his new book 38 Londres Street.
@ucllaws.bsky.social
@ucllaws.bsky.social
The ELML comes to Brussels! Find us at Passa Porta, Benelux’s largest multilingual literary festival (28-30 Mar, Muntpunt). Discover how writers like Hans Christian Andersen captured London.
More info: passaporta.be
Submit your ideas: bit.ly/3zgon6T
#europeanliterarylondon
Image: Miguel Navarro
More info: passaporta.be
Submit your ideas: bit.ly/3zgon6T
#europeanliterarylondon
Image: Miguel Navarro
March 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The ELML comes to Brussels! Find us at Passa Porta, Benelux’s largest multilingual literary festival (28-30 Mar, Muntpunt). Discover how writers like Hans Christian Andersen captured London.
More info: passaporta.be
Submit your ideas: bit.ly/3zgon6T
#europeanliterarylondon
Image: Miguel Navarro
More info: passaporta.be
Submit your ideas: bit.ly/3zgon6T
#europeanliterarylondon
Image: Miguel Navarro
Episode 2 of The Ukraine Shelf is out now — listen to @uilleamblacker.bsky.social @okhromeychuk.bsky.social and @efinkel.bsky.social @dovzhyk.bsky.social discuss threats to Ukrainian culture and identity
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
March 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Episode 2 of The Ukraine Shelf is out now — listen to @uilleamblacker.bsky.social @okhromeychuk.bsky.social and @efinkel.bsky.social @dovzhyk.bsky.social discuss threats to Ukrainian culture and identity
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
Join us next week at the #BlackEurope Reading Group!
Was Andromeda, Ethiopia’s princess, whitewashed in myth? Prof. Phiroze Vasunia traces her racial legacy from antiquity to modernity.
🗓 Wed 26 March, 1-2 PM
☕️ Tea, coffee, & pastries provided! Feel free to bring your lunch
🔗 bit.ly/uclblackeurope
Was Andromeda, Ethiopia’s princess, whitewashed in myth? Prof. Phiroze Vasunia traces her racial legacy from antiquity to modernity.
🗓 Wed 26 March, 1-2 PM
☕️ Tea, coffee, & pastries provided! Feel free to bring your lunch
🔗 bit.ly/uclblackeurope
March 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Join us next week at the #BlackEurope Reading Group!
Was Andromeda, Ethiopia’s princess, whitewashed in myth? Prof. Phiroze Vasunia traces her racial legacy from antiquity to modernity.
🗓 Wed 26 March, 1-2 PM
☕️ Tea, coffee, & pastries provided! Feel free to bring your lunch
🔗 bit.ly/uclblackeurope
Was Andromeda, Ethiopia’s princess, whitewashed in myth? Prof. Phiroze Vasunia traces her racial legacy from antiquity to modernity.
🗓 Wed 26 March, 1-2 PM
☕️ Tea, coffee, & pastries provided! Feel free to bring your lunch
🔗 bit.ly/uclblackeurope
📸Some snapshots of the panel from last night's event: "Perspectives on European Security: In conversation with the Lithuanian Vice Minister of National Defence"
Thank you to everyone who came and to Dr. Karolis Aleksa @uclssees.bsky.social for making this possible
@ucl-global.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who came and to Dr. Karolis Aleksa @uclssees.bsky.social for making this possible
@ucl-global.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📸Some snapshots of the panel from last night's event: "Perspectives on European Security: In conversation with the Lithuanian Vice Minister of National Defence"
Thank you to everyone who came and to Dr. Karolis Aleksa @uclssees.bsky.social for making this possible
@ucl-global.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who came and to Dr. Karolis Aleksa @uclssees.bsky.social for making this possible
@ucl-global.bsky.social