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A Pathway Towards Multidimensional Academic Careers

A Pathway Towards Multidimensional Academic Careers

LERU published a position paper “A Pathway towards Multidimensional Academic” to provide a LERU framework for assessing researchers careers. The report elaborates on three perspectives that form the basis of the framework for the assessment of research.

​YES to International Collaboration, NO to "EU-First"

​YES to International Collaboration, NO to "EU-First"

Research-intensive university groups representing 77 universities across Europe have joined together to signal their determination to collaborate across borders to drive innovation and new discoveries. The joint statement also calls upon the European Union not to restrict access for associated countries, such as the UK and Switzerland, to parts of its multi-billion Horizon Europe research programme.

Plan S - Positive Action Combined with Positive Thinking Delivers Success

Plan S - Positive Action Combined with Positive Thinking Delivers Success

League of European Research Universities (LERU) members offer 10 Recommendations which, once adopted, would make Plan S a bold blueprint in universities for a radical change to current publishing practice.

10 Key LERU Messages for Horizon Europe

10 Key LERU Messages for Horizon Europe

Despite the good work by Carlos Moedas and his team, there are still a number of aspects of the proposal that could be improved.

Open Science and Its Role in Universities: A Roadmap for Cultural Change

Open Science and Its Role in Universities: A Roadmap for Cultural Change

LERU's paper discussing the eight pillars of Open Science identified by the European Commission: the future of scholarly publishing, FAIR data, the European Open Science Cloud, education and skills, rewards and incentives, next-generation metrics, research integrity, and citizen science.

Double Investment in Research, Innovation and Education to Boost Europe's Competitiveness and Sustainability

Double Investment in Research, Innovation and Education to Boost Europe's Competitiveness and Sustainability

13 European associations of universities release a statement in which they call upon the EU institutions to double the investment in research, innovation and education, in the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework.

The Impact of Implicit Bias for Women in Academia

The Impact of Implicit Bias for Women in Academia

LERU published its newest advice paper that focuses on implicit gender bias, although there are many other types of bias at play in our daily lives and in academia.

LERU Identifies 4 Golden Principles to Underpin Europe’s Medium-sized Research Infrastructures

LERU Identifies 4 Golden Principles to Underpin Europe’s Medium-sized Research Infrastructures

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) proposes four golden principles for enhancing the competitiveness of medium-sized research infrastructures in Europe.

Excellent Education in Research-rich Universities

Excellent Education in Research-rich Universities

At a time when funding and international reputation are based predominantly on research activities, universities are shining a new light on their important role as education institutions.

The academic world urges publishers to enter a brave new world

The academic world urges publishers to enter a brave new world

The Chair and Secretary-General of LERU present the signatures to the LERU Statement on Open Access to Commissioner Carlos Moedas and Dutch Secretary of State Sander Dekker.

Christmas is over: Research funding should go to research, not to publishers!

Christmas is over: Research funding should go to research, not to publishers!

LERU Statement for the 2016 Dutch EU Presidency.

Equality: we are definitely not there yet

Equality: we are definitely not there yet

The League of European Research Universities calls for leadership on gender equality issues.

Is this the new European Union?

Is this the new European Union?

European Investment Bank and European Commission ridicule the European Parliament.

"Not everything that can be counted counts..."

"Not everything that can be counted counts..."

Over 20 European Universities (LERU) signed the DORA Declaration on Research Assessment.