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We are proud to contribute to efforts that support researchers and innovation across Ukraine. 👏 A big thank you to everyone involved in making this initiative possible. We also look forward to continuing the conversation in the upcoming webinars. Explore the Webinar Report, which highlights key insights, opportunities, and ideas for strengthening national research systems ⬇️

Science Europe congratulates Christian Ehler on his appointment as Rapporteur for #HorizonEurope.   We trust that the European Parliament will support a framework programme driven by excellence, scholarly values and the freedom of scientific enquiry. It is welcome news that MEP Ehler will also contribute to the report on the European Competitiveness Fund as Co-Rapporteur, in light of the close links between the two programmes.    We look forward to providing our perspectives from the research community, in the interest of a truly broad and complementary notion of competitiveness that enables sustainable growth, as well as societal and technological innovation. To achieve this, research - supported by a strong, self-standing Horizon Europe - must remain a core component of competitiveness, not only a tool in its service.

As part of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Aalborg University, together with international partners, is hosting the EU High-level Conference on Reforming Research Assessment on 3-4 December 2025 in Copenhagen. Science Europe, together with CoARA - Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment, the European University Association, and the European Commission, will host a special side event to mark three years of collective progress towards more responsible, transparent, and inclusive research assessment. 📅 3 December 2025 | 9:00–11:00 (CET) 📍 Copenhagen 💻 Hybrid format (onsite & online) Under the theme “Celebrating three years of CoARA: Collectively shaping the future of research assessment,” the session will bring together leading voices to discuss how CoARA’s principles continue to guide reform in a rapidly changing landscape, addressing key issues such as: 🤖 The evolving role of AI in research assessment 🌐 Geopolitical and data sovereignty challenges 🤝 Strengthening collaboration across the global research community Join us on 3 December in Copenhagen (or online) to celebrate CoARA’s 3rd birthday and look ahead towards the next opportunities and challenges for the research assessment reform movement. 👉 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/47DS67g #ResearchAssessment

Keeping research open, innovative, and secure, a delicate balance explored at the European Flagship Research Security Conference this week. 🔬 Thank you to the European Commission for the opportunity to co-organise this crucial event, which brought together research funding and performing organisations, researchers, policy makers, business and industry, public authorities and other experts and stakeholders to discuss the evolving challenges of research security in Europe. 🛡️ Our panel sessions, one co-organised together with ALLEA – The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, highlighted the complex interplay between academic freedom, openness, and research security. For some, these elements can reinforce each other, but for others, compromises are unavoidable. Striking the right balance requires a deeper understanding of research security to avoid unintended consequences such as protectionism, overcompliance, or discrimination. Clearly defining what truly needs protection, alongside considerations for teaching and institutional structures, is a critical part of the conversation. 💡 The role of research funding and performing organisations was also a key focus. Security measures need to be clear, proportionate, and user-friendly, aiming to raise awareness and build a culture of security without over-burdening researchers. Over-securitising research risks limiting international cooperation and diversity, both essential to research excellence. Defining “crown jewels” in fundamental research is complex and varies across institutions, and the cost of non-collaboration must also be carefully considered. 🤝A big thank you to all the speakers of both panels - Tommy Shih, Krzystof Jóźwiak, Arne Jarrick, Alex Lewis, Laure Ognois, Marijk van der Wende, Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes, Isabelle Verbaeys, Ton De Kok, Frances Wood, and Jan Pergl, for their insights on research security, academic freedom, and practical case studies that made both panels truly engaging. #ResearchSecurity #AcademicFreedom #EUResearchSecurity2025 CESAER Coimbra Group EARTO - European Association of Research and Technology Organisations European Export Control Association for Research Organisations (EECARO) European University Association EU-LIFE League of European Research Universities (LERU) The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities

🔍 How do open science practices shape research culture? Science Europe has commissioned and published a Scoping Review: The Contributions of Open Science to Research Culture, to explore this question, in collaboration with the CWTS | Leiden University and Know Center. The publication examines both the contributions and unintended consequences of open science in relation to key research culture values - equity, openness, integrity, care, collaboration, and autonomy, with the goal of informing future policy and research agendas. This work is part of Science Europe’s strategic reflections on the links between open science and research assessment reform, building on insights from a 2024 survey of our Member Organisations. 📘Read the full paper here: http://bit.ly/47UeY2L #OpenScience #ResearchCulture #ResearchAssesment

Enabling a diversity in career pathways for talented research professionals is key priority for Science Europe. ➡️ Our Senior Policy Officer, James Morris, shared his insights and experience from making the transition from academia to research policy work, where he now works on a variety of policy areas that aim broadly at improving conditions for researchers, research professionals in other sectors, and the research endeavour. Research training fosters a range of skills and competencies that are highly sought after in many career pathways.