Last month, EU ministers committed to improving research careers. But member states should go a step further and include teaching-focused academic careers as part of the push to create a single European market for research, says the EUA’s new deputy chief, Tia Loukolla.
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Slovenian presidency will highlight role science played in COVID-19 crisis, using pandemic momentum to make the case for higher national R&D budgets and to build a consensus on the European Research Area
Simona Kustec, Slovenia s minister for education, science and sport. Photo: European Union
The COVID-19 crisis has brought the value of science into sharp focus, with governments relying on researchers to build understanding of the virus, advise on control measures and develop vaccines, diagnostics and drugs.
Now, Slovenian science minister Simona Kustec aims to use this pandemic momentum to convince member states to invest more in science and technology. “I think this COVID-19 experience illustrates how important it is that we use and that we treat science as kind of a saviour,” Kustec told Science|Business.
Alliance4Life, an association of biomedical research institutes in central and eastern Europe has announced the launch of an EU-funded project aiming to improve the culture, strategic management and overall conditions for scientific excellence in the region.
The alliance was formed in Vilnius back in 2019 by ten founding institutions. Two new member universities from Bulgaria and Romania were invited to join the consortium this year.