The first Global Meeting of the H2020 Science Diplomacy project S4D4C - ‘EU Science Diplomacy Beyond 2020’ will take place in Madrid on 12-14 December 2018. The event is hosted by the Spanish Foundation for Science...

A Webinar on Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) is organised the 21st February 2019 with a target for Widening Countries and Third Countries. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) foster innovation, research business cooperation based on mobility. The MSCA support researchers irrespective of nationality or disciplines. This 1 hour webinar will introduce the MSCA Actions with a specific focus on a current open call “RISE” which...

The webinar and follow-up meeting for representatives from host organisations on psychosocial support for researchers at risk, hosted by Inspireurope, will take place on the 10 March, from 10-12pm (CET). The focus will be on how organisations who are hosting or employing researchers at risk can best support them in the area of mental health and social wellbeing, mindful of the particular needs and challenges they face. The target group for this...

  The annual Vitae Researcher Development International Conference this year will take place on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 September 2019 in Birmingham, UK. It is the only dedicated event that brings together all those with a strategic and practical role in developing researchers and last year's event saw over 400 participants from the UK and internationally. We welcome international proposals for workshops, Special Interest Sessions (SIS) or...

A wide range of organisations involved in research have ‘open’ on their horizons. Governments, policy makers, funders and the public globally have increasing expectations that the outputs of publicly funded research should be available for the public good. The European Commission recommends strengthening of the knowledge-based economy through open science and open innovation. Institutions are focusing effort on open access, institutional...

Take part in Vitae Connections Week 2020 (#VitaeCon2020); a collection of live and on demand opportunities for knowledge and practice sharing, networking and discussion among those with an interest in researcher development globally. The week of online activities will run from 14 to 17 September and will include live-streamed keynote presentations, small-group interactive and discussion sessions, our popular poster session and exhibition area...

The MSCA Conference Achieving more together will take place on 29 September as a virtual event. The event will be hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the first Conference under the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Conference will address two main topics: synergies between the MSCA and the European Universities Initiative, and supervision in the MSCA and beyond. Furthermore, the fellows for...

Join the MSCA2020 Conference organised as a virtual event on 19 June 2020. Through two topics, the MSCA2020 Conference will contribute to the debate on the importance of mobility and brain circulation as a key priority of Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the field of research: The contribution of brain circulation to a better research environment for national and international researchers, attracting foreign...

The training material from the BRiDGE Pilot training course for non-academic mentors on how to guide refugee researchers in non-academic area is now available for download. The training aimed at boosting EURAXESS staff skills in advising and helping the RRs to cooperate with industrial employers and act as their mentors. This one-day training, focused on the following topics: Important aspects of working with RRs; Internal and external resources...

The training material from the BRiDGE webinar “How EURAXESS staff could use BRiDGE project experience and materials for dealing better with integration of Refugee Researchers?” held on 16 January 2020 is now available for download. During the training, EURAXESS staff were offered practical advice, resources, information and guidance on how to successfully use and apply BRiDGE project experience and materials in their everyday job with...