Press Release
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
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
World 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
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
The European Space Sciences Committee selects Professor Chris Rapley CBE as its new appointed Chair
May 26, 2020
The European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC), the Expert Committee on Space Sciences of the European Science Foundation (ESF), is pleased to announce the selection of Professor Chris Rapley as its new incoming Chair. Professor Chris Rapley CBE is Professor of Climate Science at the University College London (UCL). With experience in Astronomy, Solar… Read more