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Dec. 2017 13:31 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/volli-kalm.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-2" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/missions-position-paper.html">Guild position paper on R&I missions</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 14. Dec. 2017 13:48 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/missions-position-paper.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-3" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/groups-representing-58-top-european-universities-r.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/2017-06-01-theguild-0335.jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/groups-representing-58-top-european-universities-r.html">Groups representing 58 top European universities release joint statement on Brexit</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 11. Dec. 2017 12:02 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/groups-representing-58-top-european-universities-r.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-4" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/radboud-university-scientists-participate-in-europ.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/sphecodes_albilabris_msg.jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/radboud-university-scientists-participate-in-europ.html">Radboud University scientists participate in European Parliament committee panel</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 23. Nov. 2017 09:13 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/radboud-university-scientists-participate-in-europ.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-5" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/putting-students-at-the-heart-of-the-future-of-eur.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/05_topic.png?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/putting-students-at-the-heart-of-the-future-of-eur.html">Students at the heart of future European innovation</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 15. Nov. 2017 10:53 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>An interview with prof. Marko Topič from the University of Ljubljana</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/putting-students-at-the-heart-of-the-future-of-eur.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-6" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild-releases-statement-on-brexit.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news/2017/brexit.png?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild-releases-statement-on-brexit.html">The Guild's statement on Brexit</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 13. Nov. 2017 11:29 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild-releases-statement-on-brexit.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-7" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/re-thinking-excellence-and-impact.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/artsy.jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/re-thinking-excellence-and-impact.html">Re-thinking excellence and impact</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 19. Oct. 2017 17:53 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>What does impact from curiosity-driven research look like?</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/re-thinking-excellence-and-impact.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-8" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-members-attend-tallinn-conference-on-researc.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/robert-janpoppema.jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-members-attend-tallinn-conference-on-researc.html">Guild members attend Tallinn conference on research and impact</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 12. Oct. 2017 11:23 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-members-attend-tallinn-conference-on-researc.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-9" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/mep-soledad-cabez%C3%B3n-ruiz:-%E2%80%9Cscience-transforms-soci.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/ep(1).jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/mep-soledad-cabez%C3%B3n-ruiz:-%E2%80%9Cscience-transforms-soci.html">MEP Soledad Cabezón Ruiz: “Science transforms Society”</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 29. Sep. 2017 16:41 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/mep-soledad-cabez%C3%B3n-ruiz:-%E2%80%9Cscience-transforms-soci.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-10" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/universities-are-central-to-innovation-ecosystems:.html">Universities are central to innovation ecosystems: a case in point</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 20. Sep. 2017 12:41 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/universities-are-central-to-innovation-ecosystems:.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-11" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/eu-budget-for-2018:-can-europe-aford-to-neglect-it.html">EU budget for 2018: Can Europe afford to neglect its success stories?</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 19. July 2017 16:11 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/eu-budget-for-2018:-can-europe-aford-to-neglect-it.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-12" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/a-step-change-for-europe-the-guild-releases-a-resp.html">A Step-Change for Europe? The Guild releases a response to the Lamy Report</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 18. July 2017 14:29 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>In its response to the report of the High-Level Group on maximising the impact of European Research and Innovation Programmes (Lamy Report), The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities welcomes the call to double spending on research and innovation at European level, and to bring national investments to 3% of GDP in EU Member States.</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/a-step-change-for-europe-the-guild-releases-a-resp.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-13" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/krakow.html">Spreading Excellence: How can we foster and support research across Europe? </a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 10. July 2017 14:42 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>The Guild’s expert group on Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation met in Kraków on 29-30 June for a symposium organised by The Guild and Jagiellonian University.</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/krakow.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-14" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-endorses-lamy-group-s-call-for-doubling-the-.html">Guild supports Lamy Group's call for doubling the budget for research and innovation</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 3. July 2017 18:31 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p><em>Brussels, Belgium</em> - The Lamy Report, published on 3 July, makes a strong argument for the next Framework Programme (FP9) to comprise a budget of between €120bn and €160bn. The Guild welcomes the Report’s strong commitment to research and innovation as central to Europe’s future. </p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-endorses-lamy-group-s-call-for-doubling-the-.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-15" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/appsolutely-fabulous-.html">APPsolutely FABulous? </a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 3. July 2017 13:15 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>In the Guild Blog's inaugural post, the network's Secretary-General, Jan Palmowski, shares his first impressions on the Lamy Report published on 3 July.</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/appsolutely-fabulous-.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-16" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/moedas-and-itre-committee-members-discuss-h2020-an.html">Commissioner Moedas and ITRE committee members discuss H2020 and FP9</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 22. June 2017 17:58 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p><em>European Parliament, Brussels</em> – On 21 June the Commissioner for Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, attended the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee meeting to discuss the Horizon 2020 (H2020) interim evaluation and the upcoming Framework Programme (FP9).</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/moedas-and-itre-committee-members-discuss-h2020-an.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-17" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild%E2%80%99s-response-to-the-commission%E2%80%99s-renewed-a.html">The Guild’s response to the Commission’s renewed Agenda for Higher Education</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 16. June 2017 13:20 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild%E2%80%99s-response-to-the-commission%E2%80%99s-renewed-a.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-18" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/strengthening-european-research-and-innovation-%E2%80%93-r.html">Strengthening European Research and Innovation – Reducing the Participation Gap </a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 14. June 2017 16:31 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>Europe is strengthened if research and innovation (R&I) of the highest caliber flourish in all its regions.</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/strengthening-european-research-and-innovation-%E2%80%93-r.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-19" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/open-across-europe-%E2%80%93-open-to-the-world.html">Open across Europe – Open to the World: Collaborative research and innovation for a sustainable future</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 13. June 2017 12:07 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>In its position paper on the next Framework Programme (FP9), the Guild calls for strengthening European science and innovation to enable us better to address the challenges of our sustainable global development, as articulated in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/open-across-europe-%E2%80%93-open-to-the-world.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-20" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/for-the-future-of-europe:-setting-the-agenda-throu.html">For the Future of Europe: Setting the agenda through frontier-led and collaborative science</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 12. June 2017 16:15 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/for-the-future-of-europe:-setting-the-agenda-throu.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-21" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/new-eu-defence-fund.html">New EU Defence Fund: The Guild welcomes distinction between defence and civil research</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 12. June 2017 10:27 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>On 7 June the European Commission announced the launch of the European Defence Fund, designed to support Member States in strengthening joint defence capabilities.</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/new-eu-defence-fund.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-22" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-forum.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/panel-2.jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-forum.html">Research, Innovation, and the Future of Europe</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 10. June 2017 13:42 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p>The growing challenge of populism, the rise of ‘alternative facts’, and discussions about a vision for Europe challenge not only public institutions in Europe. They also present a fundamental challenge to Europe’s universities, whose essential role lies in the production of knowledge and the education of Europe’s citizens.</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/guild-forum.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-23" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/1frontier-led-research-the-erc-and-the-role-of-univ.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/2017-06-01-theguild-0449.jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/1frontier-led-research-the-erc-and-the-role-of-univ.html">Frontier-led research, the ERC and the role of university communities in securing their future</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 8. June 2017 10:06 </div> <div class="description introduction"><p><sup>On 1 June 2017, the rector of the University of Tübingen, Bernd Engler, hosted a discussion with 90 representatives of member universities of the Guild, and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, president of the European Research Council (ERC). Bourguignon urged university communities to be vigilant in defending frontier-led science, encouraging rectors and academic leaders to keep articulating the importance of excellent research to citizens, MEPs, national politicians and the media.</sup></p> </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/1frontier-led-research-the-erc-and-the-role-of-univ.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-24" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild-offers-heartfelt-condolences-to-the-vict.html">The Guild offers heartfelt condolences to the victims of the recent London attacks</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 6. June 2017 09:55 </div> <div class="vrtx-read-more"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild-offers-heartfelt-condolences-to-the-vict.html" class="more"> Read more ... </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="vrtx-result-25" class=" vrtx-resource vrtx-default-article "> <a class="vrtx-image" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild-elects-a-new-board.html" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img src="https://www.the-guild.eu/news/2017/dsc_0138.jpg?alt=listing" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </a> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <div class="vrtx-title"> <a class="vrtx-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/news/2017/the-guild-elects-a-new-board.html">The Guild Elects a New Board</a></div> <div class="published-date"> <span class="published-date-prefix"> Published </span> 2. 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