📢 We are hiring! YERUN is looking for two new colleagues to join our Brussels Office from September or October 2026: 🔹 Policy Officer for Research & Innovation 🔗 lnkd.in/eTGwPeyA 🔹 Policy Officer for Education 🔗 lnkd.in/eqbqff8x Please share with your networks!

🚀 Our latest newsletter is out, and this time we are talking start-ups and #innovation ecosystems! 👇 us14.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...

Welcome to YERUN, @pablodeolavide.upo.es! 👋 Based in Seville, UPO brings a strong track record in research, international collaboration and innovation, further strengthening YERUN's community of young research universities 👇 yerun.eu/2026/06/yeru...

🎓 Why does doctoral training matter? 🔎 In the latest YERUN newsletter, we share perspectives on #doctoral education, initiatives in place to support doctoral candidates, and why investing in doctoral #training matters for Europe's future. Enjoy the read!👇 us14.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...

📢 Today, YERUN, together with other leading European university networks, published a joint statement ahead of the COMPT Council and the General Affairs Council. 💡 Our message is clear: #Europe cannot afford prolonged divergence between EU institutions on #FP10 and #ECF 👇 yerun.eu/publication/...

📣 The YERUN April newsletter is now out! This month, we turn to the future of #European research and innovation, focusing on #FP10, a central element of the European Union’s next #MFF, shaping how the EU will invest in #research and #innovation in the years ahead 👇 mailchi.mp/330112e60b4b...

📣 The YERUN Activity Report 2024–2025 is out! More than a summary of activities, the report reflects how YERUN continues to grow as a network, strengthening #collaboration, contributing to EU #polices , and promoting #talent, #openness, and societal impact👇️ yerun.eu/publication/...

🔎 From 17 to 19 March, YERUN gathered in Kongsberg, for our Spring General Assembly, hosted by the @University of South-Eastern Norway 👇 yerun.eu/2026/03/yeru...

🚀 The February YERUN Newsletter is out now! 🔎 This edition highlights the importance of #Erasmus+ for young universities and Europe’s future. Discover reflections from our network and learn how Erasmus+ projects are making a difference across our member universities👇 mailchi.mp/6fb362c38cd3...

📣 YERUN, with leading European R&I organisations, publishes a joint statement on the proposed #ECF under the next #MFF. 🔎 Our message: FP10 and the ECF must remain autonomous and complementary!👇 yerun.eu/publication/...

📣 To contribute to the negotiations on the next #Erasmus+ programme (2028–2034), YERUN has worked with a broad coalition of European higher education and mobility stakeholders to develop a set of joint amendments to the EC's proposal for the next Erasmus+ Regulation 👇

A stronger Erasmus+ for a more competitive Europe: YERUN supports joint amendments to the Commission proposal (2028–2034) - Yerun

To contribute to the negotiations on the next Erasmus+ programme (2028–2034), YERUN has worked with a broad coalition of European higher education and mobility stakeholders to develop a set of joint…

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📣 We are pleased to launch the YERUN Strategy 2026–2030: Thrive Together, marking the start of a new strategic cycle for our network. 🚀 Together with our members, we look forward to turning this Strategy into action, and to continuing to thrive together towards 2030 👇 mailchi.mp/e6b0753eeb5f...

Education. Every day. And today, a little more. We celebrate it. But we also say clearly: investment in education is more important than ever! Because education isn’t just nice to have. It’s the foundation everything else is built on. And young universities are fully standing up for it. 🧱📚🧩

📣 YERUN welcomes the European Commission’s stakeholder consultation on the #ERAAct as a timely opportunity to strengthen and advance the coherence of Europe’s #research systems and highlights 5 key recommendations 👇 yerun.eu/publication/...

📣🤩 The YERUN Network Grows: Welcome, University of Bath! 🤝 A leading young, comprehensive university, Bath shares YERUN’s commitment to excellence in #research and #education and a strong focus on societal impact. Read the press release👇 yerun.eu/2026/01/the-...

⏰ Still one week to register! Join the members-only RESAVER meeting organised by YERUN on Friday 16 January for an overview and exchange of views on this pan-European pension solution. 🔗 Register now 👇 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🔎 YERUN, alongside leading higher education organisations, is calling for an Erasmus+ budget of at least €60 billion for 2028–2034 👇 yerun.eu/publication/...

🎄🎅 The YERUN Brussels Office extends its warmest wishes to all our members and colleagues across and beyond the network for a joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year. ✨We hope you enjoy a restful break and we look forward to continuing our work together in the new year.

Have the perfect tree, the best lights, and cookies… but Christmas still doesn’t happen without people.🎄🌟 Same with research assessment. Real change comes from people: leaders who set the right incentives, teams that learn from each other, and evaluators who judge fairly. 🍫 lnkd.in/d2vfPS_u

Excellence is not a universal size. It’s more like a Christmas jumper: one cut does not fit everyone. 🧶🎄 What “good” looks like depends on mission, discipline, and research culture. So assessment should start by making those values explicit, instead of relying on the usual quick signals.

Today is for everyone who’s ever baked Christmas cookies and thought: “Why are these… flat?” 🎄🍪 That “failed” batch still teaches you something. Science works the same way. Negative findings stop us from repeating the same dead ends, strengthen what we can trust, and help knowledge rise properly.

Not all “peer” review needs to be done by your academic twins. 🎄👯 Peer review isn’t a same-discipline Secret Santa exchange. Sometimes the most helpful feedback comes from different expertise. Good review isn’t about sharing the same academic postcode, but about adding value, clarity and context.

impact factor ≠ impact on the ground Reminder: real-world impact doesn’t come from “top” journals alone. In biodiversity conservation, research often informs decisions and legislation, and that is frequently published in lower-IF journals because it’s locally anchored and aimed at practice.🌲🎄

AI is already shaping research assessment via search/sort/summaries. Used carefully, it can reveal fuller contributions and patterns. But it can also accelerate unfairness, so we need transparency, checking, and accountability. “The tool said so” isn’t a decision. 🍫 yerun.eu/2025/12/adve...

🎄 Spark 10 | Reflections & Christmas Wishes from YERUN 🎄 As we reach the tenth (and final!) edition of #SparksOfYERUN, we’re closing a remarkable first decade of YERUN with both celebration and reflection. 🔗 lnkd.in/evwVWkyr 💌 lnkd.in/erpqxuMs #YERUN10

⏳ “Narrative evaluations are too time-consuming to be practical.” Sure, they take longer than ticking boxes. But so does doing justice to someone’s work. Explore the YERUN x CoARA Advent Calendar below. 🍫 yerun.eu/2025/12/adve...

📣 On 12 December, YERUN Policy Officer Myrto Kourouni took part in the NOVA Science & Innovation Day! 🔎 In her intervention, she highlighted YERUN’s joint work with major university networks to propose a coordinated set of amendments for #FP10.

🔎On 16 January, YERUN will host a members only meeting on the RESAVER Pension Fund, the pan-European pension solution designed to support research organisations and their employees 👇 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Christmas is almost here, and while it feels like we’re transcending time… let’s make sure we’re also transcending silos. 🎄🧩 🍫 yerun.eu/2025/12/adve...

"Research assessment is solely the responsibility of researchers and evaluators.” ❌ Assessment doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It lives in policies, procedures, timelines, and institutional priorities. 🎛️ 🍫 yerun.eu/2025/12/adve...