At the EU high-level conference on reforming research assessment from 3 to 4 December, organised under the Danish EU Presidency, Secretary General Mattias Björnmalm highlighted that Europe’s ability to lead in frontier science and advanced technologies depends on fostering trust, openness, and collaboration across its research systems.

At the Engineering for Security event in Brussels on 1 December, Secretary General Mattias Björnmalm underscored that Europe’s ability to strengthen its security and defence posture rests on enabling excellence in civilian research, education, and innovation in science and technology.

Today, organisations representing Europe’s research and innovation community present a coordinated set of amendments to the European Commission’s proposals for the 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).

To compete globally, the EU needs a robust research and innovation budget and a strategy that promotes excellence and collaboration says Anders Söderholm, President of CESAER Member university KTH Royal Institute of Technology together with colleagues.

Julian-Alexis Kasapov has been appointed as CESAER’s Information and Communication Officer.

Leaders in science & technology gathered in Brno on 23 October for a high-level conference exploring how to prepare the next generation of STEM leaders and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness through education, innovation, and collaboration as part of the CESAER Annual Meetings 2025.

On 22 October, CESAER convened a high-level roundtable on the governance and strategic vision of the European Universities alliances as part of CESAER Annual Meetings (CAM) 2025 kindly hosted by Brno University of Technology.

At the 2025 European Education and Skills Summit in Brussels on 13 November, Secretary General Mattias Björnmalm contributed to a high-level panel on 'the battle for talent' alongside colleagues from the European Investment Bank, European Commission, universities, alliances, and national governments.

In this op-ed Irna van der Molen, senior policy advisor knowledge security at University of Twente, explores how universities, national governments and the EU should assume collective responsibility in research security.

In this editorial, Karel Luyben reflects on the evolving role of universities of science and technology and international associations in a changing societal and geopolitical landscape, and the implications for CESAER.