News & Press Releases
ESF is celebrating its 50th anniversary!
February 23, 2024
In 2024, ESF is celebrating its 50th anniversary! Over the past 50 years, ESF has positioned itself as a major actor in supporting research management at an international level. In recent years, its main lines of action have focused on connecting stakeholders and enabling the implementation of science operations, from grant evaluation and research assessment… Read more
The UniSAFE Toolkit
January 15, 2024
A valuable resource to support higher education institutions and research organisations in ending gender-based violence.
Read moreWorld Radiocommunication Conference 2023 - Pathways towards better Radio Astronomy Protection in the Evolving Satellite Epoch
December 21, 2023
The four-week-long World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) concluded on Friday, December 15. While the COP28 meeting, which took place at the same time in Dubai, garnered more media attention, WRC-23 will also have a major impact on almost every human being, as decisions were made about the future use of the radio spectrum, for example allocating new… Read more
PATTERN Project 2023: Empowering Open RRI with Innovative Training Programs
September 13, 2023
In January 2023, the PATTERN project – Empowering Open and Responsible Research and Innovation – was officially kicked off in Rome, at the premises of APRE, the project's coordinator. PATTERN's primary aim is to promote the practice of Open and Responsible Research and Innovation (Open RRI) by developing and piloting training activities for researchers at… Read more
PASSENGER meeting propels advancements in sustainable magnetic materials
July 06, 2023
The PASSENGER project achieves a significant milestone with the successful testing of the prototype integrating rare earth-free permanent magnets. With four tons of magnets produced using raw materials extracted and processed in Europe, the project demonstrates its commitment to greener, European-made solutions. Read more
CRAF concerned over electromagnetic leakage from satellite constellations that could impact astronomical observations.
July 05, 2023
As detailed in a new article published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, for the first time, leakage radiation from onboard spacecraft electronics was systematically studied by astronomers with the LOFAR telescope. In the hour-long observation, 68 satellites of a large satellite constellation crossed the telescope’s field of view. Most of them revealed… Read more
Launch of SUPPORTER: Equipping Sports Higher Education Institutions with Intersectional, Innovative and Inclusive Gender Equality Plans
April 18, 2023
SUPPORTER, “SecUring sPORTs Education thRough innovative and inclusive Gender Equality Plans”, is an EU-funded project running from April 2023 until September 2025. Launched on 19. April 2023, it aims to support eight sports higher education institutions from Central and Eastern Europe in developing their own intersectional, innovative, inclusive and… Read more
Conference: European University Alliances, Assets for the European Research and Higher Education Areas
April 12, 2022
In the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of Europe, the University of Strasbourg and EPICUR Alliance are organising a conference entitled ‘European University Alliances, assets for the European Research and Higher Education areas’ on 12th April 2022, from 3.00 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will take place at the Faculté de Droit (Law Faculty)… Read more
Launch of ACCTING, AdvanCing behavioural Change Through an Inclusive Green deal
February 15, 2022
ACCTING, an EU-funded research project the ESF is coordinating, will produce knowledge and innovations to advance behavioural change at individual, group, and societal levels, for an inclusive and equal European Green Deal. This new project has been kicked off on 15 and 16 February 2022 at the ESF and will last 40 months. The global climate crisis… Read more
NuPECC 2020 Review: Strengths and opportunities to shape the future of Nuclear Physics in Europe and beyond
May 10, 2021
The European Science Foundation-Science Connect (ESF-SC) is pleased to announce the publication of the 2020 NuPECC Review report, a high-level, independent, and in-depth review of the activities of Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee (NuPECC) over the period 2014-2020. The Review was undertaken by an international and independent review… Read more