Newsletters
Our February newsletter is here!
Featuring our latest statements on The Guild's recommendations for the funding of European Universities alliances, Europe's research security policy and a joint open letter to the European Commission in which we urge the Commission to prioritise research and education in its ex-ante impact assessment process. See also our upcoming events on 28 February and 14 March.
Our December issue features our recent publications. We published two statements: one focusing on responsible internationalisation, and the second one with our comments about the Council's Recommendation on research careers. This issue also contains a news article about Université PSL joining The Guild and highlights from our Gender and Diversity Working Group.
Furthermore, The Guild published a position paper on Erasmus+ as a contribution to its interim evaluation.
Our October issue includes highlights from the recently launched Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence:
- The Africa-Europe CoRE website section on The Guild website
- Two news articles about the launch of the Clusters
- The Call for Action ''Universities and research organisations across Africa and Europe call for a new framework for cooperation''
- Four videos featuring high-level members from ARUA and The Guild during their Brussels summit in June 2023
- Relevant articles from the media mentioning the Africa-Europe CoREs
Our July issue includes:
- The Guild's upcoming launch event ''The Twin Transition Century''
- Our latest Insight Paper ''Transnational collaboration and mobility in higher education''
- Our joint statement with LERU and CE7 with our key messages for FP10
- A joint reaction to the European Innovation Council Board’s statement on intellectual property
- A news article about the launch of Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence
- A joint Call for Action about AU-EU research collaboration
- An interview with Ole Petter Ottersen, the next Acting Secretary-General at The Guild
Our May issue features five recently published statements. These statements cover the most pressing issues for the academic sector: the academic publishing system, the EU Data Act, the European Exellence Initiative, academic freedom and animal research. This issue also contains an interview about digitally enriched teaching at the University of Bern.
Furthermore, The Guild published two video campaigns. The first campaign highlights our working group members and their recommendations for Horizon Europe. Lastly, the second campaign gathers our members insights, shared during a panel session at the “DAAD Moving Target Digitalisation 2022: Increasing the Impact of Internationalisation in Higher Education”.
Our March issue features highlights on The Guild’s latest Vice-Presidents' meeting. On the agenda: the strategic priorities for the European Education Area and the Commission’s quest to create a European Excellence Initiative. This issue also contains The Guild's contribution to the Horizon Europe midterm evaluation as well as a joint statement on UK association to EU R&I programmes.
Furthermore, you can read an opinion piece written by The Guild's Secretary-General Jan Palmowski and LERU's Secretary-General Kurt Deketelaere on their vision for FP10, as well as Jan Palmowski's reflections on the outcomes of the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe and what should be addressed in its second pillar. Lastly, Berit Eika, Pro-Rector of Aarhus University, shares her perspective on artificial intelligence and the use of ChatGPT in the academic sector.
In its first newsletter of the year, The Guild is happy to highlight its latest statement on Horizon Europe missions, its Vice-President meeting which took place in January as well as a joint statement on EIC's Intellectual Property regulations. This issue also contains a blog piece on the European Council's conclusions on the New European Innovation Agenda by Julien Chicot, Senior Policy Officer at The Guild, as well as Secretary-General Jan Palmowski's reflections on international partnerships and R&I funding.
This issue includes highlights from The Guild's participation in the AU-EU Innovation Agenda Stakeholder event in Nairobi, and from the first-ever summit between African and European leaders who in their meeting laid the foundations for new types of research partnerships. The Guild Secretary-General Jan Palmowski and ARUA Secretary-General Ernest Aryeetey discussed the outcomes in a new opinion piece published by University World News. See also the video clips from our latest info session that explored opportunities for research collaboration via the MSCA Doctoral Network scheme. Lastly, read our news on The Guild’s doctoral workshop on private law hosted by the University of Bologna.
The Guild's October newsletter contains highlights from our autumn General Assembly at the Jagiellonian University where the Presidents discussed how to strengthen inclusiveness and open scientific collaboration. See also our news about this year's Nobel Prize laureates Anton Zeilinger and Svante Pääbo, the new Rectors of the Universities of Tübingen and Vienna, and a joint call to reverse the proposed Horizon Europe 2023 budget cuts. Read also Secretary-General Jan Palmowski's opinion piece on EU’s bid to achieve strategic autonomy and how it can impact European science.