Roeland Scholtalbers
@rscholtalbers.bsky.social
🎙️Comms Director at the European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social.
Posts mainly about #research, #highered, #comms, #EU, and #Italy. Personal account.
Posts mainly about #research, #highered, #comms, #EU, and #Italy. Personal account.
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In 2026, the EUI turns 5️⃣0️⃣
🎉 We’ll celebrate our journey with a year of stories, events, and dialogues — honouring the past and looking forward to the future.
🗓️ #Savethedate: 7–9 May 2026 for our anniversary celebrations.
🌐 Get engaged & learn more: https://loom.ly/nL7DWrA
#EUI50
🎉 We’ll celebrate our journey with a year of stories, events, and dialogues — honouring the past and looking forward to the future.
🗓️ #Savethedate: 7–9 May 2026 for our anniversary celebrations.
🌐 Get engaged & learn more: https://loom.ly/nL7DWrA
#EUI50
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In 2026, the EUI turns 5️⃣0️⃣
🎉 We’ll celebrate our journey with a year of stories, events, and dialogues — honouring the past and looking forward to the future.
🗓️ #Savethedate: 7–9 May 2026 for our anniversary celebrations.
🌐 Get engaged & learn more: https://loom.ly/nL7DWrA
#EUI50
🎉 We’ll celebrate our journey with a year of stories, events, and dialogues — honouring the past and looking forward to the future.
🗓️ #Savethedate: 7–9 May 2026 for our anniversary celebrations.
🌐 Get engaged & learn more: https://loom.ly/nL7DWrA
#EUI50
"We will spare no effort to make Europe an AI continent." I listened live to this bold promise from an upbeat Von der Leyen at Italian Tech Week.
Curious to see how the announced single set of rules allowing tech companies to scale up across the EU will develop.
VDL speech: shorturl.at/2V8Up
Curious to see how the announced single set of rules allowing tech companies to scale up across the EU will develop.
VDL speech: shorturl.at/2V8Up
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"We will spare no effort to make Europe an AI continent." I listened live to this bold promise from an upbeat Von der Leyen at Italian Tech Week.
Curious to see how the announced single set of rules allowing tech companies to scale up across the EU will develop.
VDL speech: shorturl.at/2V8Up
Curious to see how the announced single set of rules allowing tech companies to scale up across the EU will develop.
VDL speech: shorturl.at/2V8Up
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La Flotilla ha ripreso il viaggio verso Gaza. Mettono a rischio la propria incolumità per fare ciò che governi e istituzioni avrebbero dovuto fare da tempo: esercitare ogni potere a loro disposizione affinché venga rispettato il diritto internazionale. Oggi su La Stampa
September 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
La Flotilla ha ripreso il viaggio verso Gaza. Mettono a rischio la propria incolumità per fare ciò che governi e istituzioni avrebbero dovuto fare da tempo: esercitare ogni potere a loro disposizione affinché venga rispettato il diritto internazionale. Oggi su La Stampa
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📣 On 11 September, join us for a keynote address with Teresa Ribera, the Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition of the European Commission.
⏰15:00 - 16:30 CEST
📌 Palazzo Buontalenti
For more information and registration👉 https://loom.ly/XnwOlWk
⏰15:00 - 16:30 CEST
📌 Palazzo Buontalenti
For more information and registration👉 https://loom.ly/XnwOlWk
September 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📣 On 11 September, join us for a keynote address with Teresa Ribera, the Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition of the European Commission.
⏰15:00 - 16:30 CEST
📌 Palazzo Buontalenti
For more information and registration👉 https://loom.ly/XnwOlWk
⏰15:00 - 16:30 CEST
📌 Palazzo Buontalenti
For more information and registration👉 https://loom.ly/XnwOlWk
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🔍 Elon Musk doesn’t need to launch the “America party”, he already owns the digital tools to mobilise millions. Is this the future of politics, or its privatisation?
Read more in this @financialtimes.com op-ed by @eui-history.bsky.social Prof. Nicolas Guilhot 👇
loom.ly/P5DTd_0
Read more in this @financialtimes.com op-ed by @eui-history.bsky.social Prof. Nicolas Guilhot 👇
loom.ly/P5DTd_0
Big Tech can beat political parties at their own game
Elon Musk does not need to launch the “America party” — he already owns the tools to herd individuals into a critical mass
loom.ly
July 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🔍 Elon Musk doesn’t need to launch the “America party”, he already owns the digital tools to mobilise millions. Is this the future of politics, or its privatisation?
Read more in this @financialtimes.com op-ed by @eui-history.bsky.social Prof. Nicolas Guilhot 👇
loom.ly/P5DTd_0
Read more in this @financialtimes.com op-ed by @eui-history.bsky.social Prof. Nicolas Guilhot 👇
loom.ly/P5DTd_0
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🎉 Congrats to @jonadejong.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Linz‑Rokkan Prize for the best EUI thesis in Political Sociology! His work sheds new light on how social networks shape divides and reduce partisan hostility. 👏
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Jona de Jong awarded 2025 Linz Rokkan Prize
This years Linz Rokkan Prize for the Best EUI Doctoral Thesis in Political Sociology was awarded to Jona de Jong during the EUI Degree Conferring Ceremony on
www.eui.eu
July 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🎉 Congrats to @jonadejong.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Linz‑Rokkan Prize for the best EUI thesis in Political Sociology! His work sheds new light on how social networks shape divides and reduce partisan hostility. 👏
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
"When the noise is constant, clarity becomes radical."
@catherinedevries.bsky.social with some honest and clear advice about leaving the academic comfort zone.
(And 👍 on Orwell: I've always got his 24 little pages of writing wisdom on my desk as a reminder)
@catherinedevries.bsky.social with some honest and clear advice about leaving the academic comfort zone.
(And 👍 on Orwell: I've always got his 24 little pages of writing wisdom on my desk as a reminder)
George Orwell warned: bad writing leads to bad thinking.
Academia trains us to write for journals, not the public.
Clarity feels risky, because it exposes us.
But clear communication is essential for democracy.
So how do we do it?
🧵
New post 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/why-clarit...
Academia trains us to write for journals, not the public.
Clarity feels risky, because it exposes us.
But clear communication is essential for democracy.
So how do we do it?
🧵
New post 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/why-clarit...
Why Clarity Feels Dangerous (Especially If You’re an Academic)
The Hardest Work in Writing Is Saying What You Really Mean
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"When the noise is constant, clarity becomes radical."
@catherinedevries.bsky.social with some honest and clear advice about leaving the academic comfort zone.
(And 👍 on Orwell: I've always got his 24 little pages of writing wisdom on my desk as a reminder)
@catherinedevries.bsky.social with some honest and clear advice about leaving the academic comfort zone.
(And 👍 on Orwell: I've always got his 24 little pages of writing wisdom on my desk as a reminder)
We presented our new Secretary General,Armando Barucco, to the press yesterday.
Former diplomat Armando Barucco, new Secretary General of the European University Institute, will aim to strengthen ties between the research institute and the city of Florence.
Armando Barucco appointed Secretary General of the European University Institute | The Florentine
The former diplomat with a decades-long career will aim to strengthen ties between the research institute and the city of Florence.
www.theflorentine.net
July 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
We presented our new Secretary General,Armando Barucco, to the press yesterday.
On my way back from Budva after a hands-on session on public speaking and interviews with civil servants from the Western Balkans.
I return energised, thanks to an excellent group and the realisation that we all can make great progress through practice.
@eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-stg.bsky.social
I return energised, thanks to an excellent group and the realisation that we all can make great progress through practice.
@eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-stg.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On my way back from Budva after a hands-on session on public speaking and interviews with civil servants from the Western Balkans.
I return energised, thanks to an excellent group and the realisation that we all can make great progress through practice.
@eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-stg.bsky.social
I return energised, thanks to an excellent group and the realisation that we all can make great progress through practice.
@eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-stg.bsky.social
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My new post. How current political science replicated my PhD thesis of 25 years ago. And took it further, in a paper in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social and other work, by @liesbethooghe.bsky.social, Gary Marks and @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
Field of study as a political cleavage
From my 25 year old PhD thesis to today's political science
open.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My new post. How current political science replicated my PhD thesis of 25 years ago. And took it further, in a paper in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social and other work, by @liesbethooghe.bsky.social, Gary Marks and @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
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Croatia is officially joining the EUI! 🎉
Today, the EUI's High Council voted unanimously to approve Croatia’s accession as the 24th member of the EUI. ✅🤝
This milestone further strengthens the EUI’s mission of fostering academic excellence and #EuropeanIntegration through #research and #education.
Today, the EUI's High Council voted unanimously to approve Croatia’s accession as the 24th member of the EUI. ✅🤝
This milestone further strengthens the EUI’s mission of fostering academic excellence and #EuropeanIntegration through #research and #education.
June 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Croatia is officially joining the EUI! 🎉
Today, the EUI's High Council voted unanimously to approve Croatia’s accession as the 24th member of the EUI. ✅🤝
This milestone further strengthens the EUI’s mission of fostering academic excellence and #EuropeanIntegration through #research and #education.
Today, the EUI's High Council voted unanimously to approve Croatia’s accession as the 24th member of the EUI. ✅🤝
This milestone further strengthens the EUI’s mission of fostering academic excellence and #EuropeanIntegration through #research and #education.
📺 Live now at the @eui-eu.bsky.social… a new episode of EUI Conversations on Didier Fassin’s latest book on #Gaza.
www.youtube.com/live/VCWvDrj...
www.youtube.com/live/VCWvDrj...
#EUI Conversations | Moral abdication: how the world failed to stop the destruction of Gaza
YouTube video by EUI TV
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
📺 Live now at the @eui-eu.bsky.social… a new episode of EUI Conversations on Didier Fassin’s latest book on #Gaza.
www.youtube.com/live/VCWvDrj...
www.youtube.com/live/VCWvDrj...
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📢 Now open for applications! The 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call for proposals. 📢
Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
🧵Thread 1/5 👇
Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
🧵Thread 1/5 👇
May 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 Now open for applications! The 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call for proposals. 📢
Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
🧵Thread 1/5 👇
Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
🧵Thread 1/5 👇
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🏘️Why is today’s housing crisis so hard to fix? Balthazar de Robiano @eui-sps.bsky.social points to 3 challenges:
🔑 Renters vs. owners
📈 Rising costs
🌍 Price gaps across regions
His research shows how these problems are political & why better housing policy starts w/ understanding them. #MyPhDPitch
🔑 Renters vs. owners
📈 Rising costs
🌍 Price gaps across regions
His research shows how these problems are political & why better housing policy starts w/ understanding them. #MyPhDPitch
May 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🏘️Why is today’s housing crisis so hard to fix? Balthazar de Robiano @eui-sps.bsky.social points to 3 challenges:
🔑 Renters vs. owners
📈 Rising costs
🌍 Price gaps across regions
His research shows how these problems are political & why better housing policy starts w/ understanding them. #MyPhDPitch
🔑 Renters vs. owners
📈 Rising costs
🌍 Price gaps across regions
His research shows how these problems are political & why better housing policy starts w/ understanding them. #MyPhDPitch
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The conference 'An academic dilemma?' has come to an end! 🎓
Scholars gathered to explore how academic institutions can be entangled in issues like human rights violations, environmental destruction & genocide, while also serving as spaces for resistance, critical thought & transformative action. 🗣️
Scholars gathered to explore how academic institutions can be entangled in issues like human rights violations, environmental destruction & genocide, while also serving as spaces for resistance, critical thought & transformative action. 🗣️
May 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The conference 'An academic dilemma?' has come to an end! 🎓
Scholars gathered to explore how academic institutions can be entangled in issues like human rights violations, environmental destruction & genocide, while also serving as spaces for resistance, critical thought & transformative action. 🗣️
Scholars gathered to explore how academic institutions can be entangled in issues like human rights violations, environmental destruction & genocide, while also serving as spaces for resistance, critical thought & transformative action. 🗣️
President Antonio Costa this morning at the European University Institute 👇
The EU has been a response to one core question: How can we make peace last?
The answer: political reconciliation, deeper cooperation, close economic interdependence, and a shared identity built not on uniformity, but on unity in diversity.
@eui-eu.bsky.social
The answer: political reconciliation, deeper cooperation, close economic interdependence, and a shared identity built not on uniformity, but on unity in diversity.
@eui-eu.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
President Antonio Costa this morning at the European University Institute 👇
👏 "Europe will always choose science and Europe will always make the case for the world's scientists to choose Europe."
(From the full speech: www.linkedin.com/video/live/u...)
(From the full speech: www.linkedin.com/video/live/u...)
"Science is an investment.
We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷
We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷
May 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
👏 "Europe will always choose science and Europe will always make the case for the world's scientists to choose Europe."
(From the full speech: www.linkedin.com/video/live/u...)
(From the full speech: www.linkedin.com/video/live/u...)
Trump tariffs, diversity, but also vampirism and science...
The monthly newsletter produced by our Research Communications Team offers a snapshot of the outstanding work around the @eui-eu.bsky.social.
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The monthly newsletter produced by our Research Communications Team offers a snapshot of the outstanding work around the @eui-eu.bsky.social.
🔎 Have a look: eui.short.gy/NewsletterAp...
✒️ Subscribe: eui.short.gy/SubscribeHere
April 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Trump tariffs, diversity, but also vampirism and science...
The monthly newsletter produced by our Research Communications Team offers a snapshot of the outstanding work around the @eui-eu.bsky.social.
🔎 Have a look: eui.short.gy/NewsletterAp...
✒️ Subscribe: eui.short.gy/SubscribeHere
The monthly newsletter produced by our Research Communications Team offers a snapshot of the outstanding work around the @eui-eu.bsky.social.
🔎 Have a look: eui.short.gy/NewsletterAp...
✒️ Subscribe: eui.short.gy/SubscribeHere
The 🇪🇸🇵🇹 blackout is making the headlines.
Our Florence School of Regulation colleagues explain what an electricity blackout is and how it can be resolved. They will updates as the situation in Spain and Portugal evolves.
fsr.eui.eu/blackout-hit... @fsr-eui.bsky.social
Our Florence School of Regulation colleagues explain what an electricity blackout is and how it can be resolved. They will updates as the situation in Spain and Portugal evolves.
fsr.eui.eu/blackout-hit... @fsr-eui.bsky.social
Blackout hits Spain and Portugal: what happened and what's next - Florence School of Regulation
Around noon on April 28, 2025, a major blackout struck the Iberian Peninsula. The cause is still unknown. In this article, we explain what an electricity blackout is, how it can be resolved, and provi...
fsr.eui.eu
April 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The 🇪🇸🇵🇹 blackout is making the headlines.
Our Florence School of Regulation colleagues explain what an electricity blackout is and how it can be resolved. They will updates as the situation in Spain and Portugal evolves.
fsr.eui.eu/blackout-hit... @fsr-eui.bsky.social
Our Florence School of Regulation colleagues explain what an electricity blackout is and how it can be resolved. They will updates as the situation in Spain and Portugal evolves.
fsr.eui.eu/blackout-hit... @fsr-eui.bsky.social
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📆 On 8 May, the EUI hosts European Council President, António Costa who will deliver a speech on Europe's security amidst growing geopolitical turmoil.
Marking the end of WWII & just one day before #EuropeDay, the event contributes to decentralising debates on #peace & #security.
👉 loom.ly/BavFQDM
Marking the end of WWII & just one day before #EuropeDay, the event contributes to decentralising debates on #peace & #security.
👉 loom.ly/BavFQDM
April 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
📆 On 8 May, the EUI hosts European Council President, António Costa who will deliver a speech on Europe's security amidst growing geopolitical turmoil.
Marking the end of WWII & just one day before #EuropeDay, the event contributes to decentralising debates on #peace & #security.
👉 loom.ly/BavFQDM
Marking the end of WWII & just one day before #EuropeDay, the event contributes to decentralising debates on #peace & #security.
👉 loom.ly/BavFQDM
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Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
April 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
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Nico Wilterdink has died. He was a classical member of the Amsterdam School of sociology. Historically oriented, strongly influenced by Elias. He was a very friendly colleague at @fmg-uva.bsky.social. He looked back with fond memories to the @eui-eu.bsky.social where he had been a visiting fellow.
April 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Nico Wilterdink has died. He was a classical member of the Amsterdam School of sociology. Historically oriented, strongly influenced by Elias. He was a very friendly colleague at @fmg-uva.bsky.social. He looked back with fond memories to the @eui-eu.bsky.social where he had been a visiting fellow.
Seems about the right Saturday to take Madeleine Albright’s “Fascism - a warning” off the shelf.
April 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Seems about the right Saturday to take Madeleine Albright’s “Fascism - a warning” off the shelf.