In a letter to his friend Jean Baptiste LeRoy in 1789, the American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes”. Franklin’s letter far predated the United States’ Social Security Act of 1935, which set up a social insurance programme for American workers, providing them with at least some degree of certainty about income after retirement. More...
“The Treaty of Rome after 60 years: Achievements and challenges of European higher education” was the theme of a major event organised by EUA member UNICA (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe) in Rome, Italy from 23 to 25 March 2017. More...
The platform aims to inform disabled students about their rights, procedures and support services. It also provides students with information on accessibility of university facilities, as well as surrounding areas and services. More...
The theme of the event is “Smart Universities.” It will focus on education’s digital future in the context of interconnecting academic and entrepreneurial fields. The conference will take place from 7 to 9 June in Kristiansand, Norway. More...
This year the University-Industry Interaction Conference will take place in Dublin, Ireland from 8 to 9 June. The conference, organised by the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN), will bring together about 400 managers, practitioners and researchers in the field of entrepreneurial universities. More...
The European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) has launched a survey on gender equality in education and at the work place. More...
The purpose of the events is to inform “newcomers” (research performing institutions and research funders) on the principles of Charter and Code and their implementation in the research institution via a step-wise procedure called the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers. More...
Science & You, an international event on science communication created by the Université de Lorraine, will be held at McGill University in Montreal, Canada from 4 to 6 May 2017. More...
The European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) is organising its annual conference from 24 to 26 April in Malta. This year’s conference theme is “Negotiating Research: What is the best deal for Europe?” More...
The new Code is a step forward from the previous framework, being clearer in its wording and, importantly, in recognising the institutional responsibilities for research integrity - for example in the training of early stage researchers. This corresponds well to the ongoing activities of EUA in the area, particularly the work of the EUA Council on Doctoral Education, which held a thematic workshop about ethics and integrity training in January 2017. More...
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