News & Press Releases
Roadmapping Distributed Research Infrastructures in Europe
March 17, 2025
Save the date! 9 - 10 June 2025 in Krakow, ESF and Europlanet Society are co-organising a two half-day workshop, just before the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). The workshop is open to all Research Infrastructures (RIs) in the European Research Area (ERA) and will be focused upon two specific topics: The role of distributed… Read more
CoARA Launches its Second Call for Cascade Funding
February 27, 2025
CoARA, the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment, has launched a second call for cascade funding. Funded within the CoARA Boost Project it aims to support institutional reform of research assessment at various stages. The Second Call will fund +20 projects that facilitate piloting new initiatives within institutions,… Read more
YOU-DARE: A Pan-European Project Tackles Gender Narratives in Far-Right Youth Movements
February 06, 2025
4 February 2025, Strasbourg – A pan-European consortium of leading research institutions and organisations is proud to announce the launch of YOU-DARE (YOUth Debunking the gendered Arguments of far-Right Extremism), a new project funded by the European Commission. YOU-DARE brings together interdisciplinary expertise from across Europe to investigate… Read more
Webinar: Towards safer sports environment: changing MEN’talities
January 16, 2025
SUPPORTER, an EU-funded project coordinated by ESF, aims to advance inclusive gender+ equality in the European Research Area (ERA). This initiative supports eight higher education institutions from Central and Eastern Europe, in designing and implementing gender equality plans with a particular focus on addressing gender-based violence. As part of its… Read more
BRYOMOLECULES
September 06, 2024
Uncovering the Hidden Potential of European Bryophytes for Sustainable Biotechnology: BRYOMOLECULES, a new EU-funded project to advance the current knowledge, exploitation and conservation of natural resources for bioeconomy. Kicked off on 1 September 2024, the “Bioprospection and production of bioactive molecules from European bryophytes”… Read more
Celebrating 50 Years of ESF: A Milestone in Catalysing Research
June 27, 2024
On 26 June 2024, ESF - the European Science Foundation, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a conference at the Villa Sturm in Strasbourg. This event not only marked half a century of ESF's presence in the scientific landscape but also set the stage for envisioning its future in terms of sustainable and impactful research management. Read more
NGI Sargasso seeking external evaluators for open call proposals
June 19, 2024
NGI Sargasso, a collaborative ecosystem and programme promoting transatlantic cooperation for NGI technologies coordinated by ESF, announced the opening of a selection process for external evaluators to review proposals received under the current open call. The pool of external evaluators will comprise recognised experts in the topics covered by the NGI… Read more
Zero-tolerance to gender-based violence in higher education and research: GenderSAFE, a new EU-funded project to promote comprehensive institutional policies.
March 14, 2024
Kicked off on 14 March 2024, the GenderSAFE project will be supporting European research and higher education institutions in developing, implementing and monitoring comprehensive policies to end gender-based violence. Gender-based violence is a persistent problem in higher education and research institutions across the European Research Area, with… Read more
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.
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