Great point by @peterfrankopan.bsky.social here at the Global Gateway Forum #GGF2025: The Global Gateway lacks a clear narrative that connects the past to the future and tells a compelling story to Europeans and partners alike! @ec.europa.eu #TeamEurope

Important address by @kajakallas.bsky.social at the Global Gateway Forum: GG is an offer of partnership, of countries developing together when others want to develop on their own. Great rearticulation of multilateralism as 🇪🇺 USP at this geopolitical moment! @guildeu.bsky.social #GGF2025

In the 🇨🇭 Mission to 🇪🇺, Ambassador Rita Adam pointed to Switzerland's commitment to equitable science through the SOR4D sponsored by the @snsf-ch.bsky.social. A good reminder also that the Swiss National Science Foundation is a real beacon among science funders globally! @swissfa.bsky.social

There is a glitch in the Matrix: the Competitiveness Compass seeks to implement the Draghi Report, but ignores its core argument: that 🇪🇺 must strengthen its efforts across the entire research pipeline, across many fields, to be globally competitive. @timeshighered.bsky.social 👉https://bit.ly/41aRW5w

Great to share the Red Carpet at the European Parliament w/ Annelien Bredenoord and Meri Georgievska-van de Laar @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social! Thank you to Annelien for your fantastic leadership on European R&I as part of the Heitor Group - also on display today @sciencebusiness.net conference!

At this time, it's doubly important that universities build bridges where others build walls! But at this time, Europe also needs to turbo-charge its R&I spending to ensure Europe remains globally competitive!
See my opinion piece in Research Professional: bit.ly/3WqC3oq, or www.the-guild.eu/blog

Given the dramatic increase of populism and fake news, how can universities enhance their role in strengthening the Europe we want? I look forward to discussing this question later today with Commission Executive Vice-President @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social