Today, we publish two papers on Open Access (OA), a first one on successful OA implementation and a second one on OA for conference proceedings in engineering disciplines. On top of that, our association endorses the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access.

Our association, the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN), Science Europe and the University of Strathclyde launched a report to reiterate their commitment to the Call to Action.

Our Board of Directors has appointed Vojtěch Petráček (Rector of Czech Technical University in Prague) as our association’s Envoy towards the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a position ‘Advancing the flagship initiatives of the European Strategy for Universities’, offering expertise and cooperation ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council of the EU meeting from 4 to 5 April.

Our Annual Report 2021 summarises our efforts to shape knowledge societies in Europe and beyond for a sustainable future.

Our Board has appointed Katharina Eggenberger (Senior Policy Advisor & Research Manager at ETH Zürich) as our association’s Envoy to the ESFRI Stakeholder Forum.

Our Board has suspended the membership of Tomsk Polytechnic University with immediate effect for having committed an infringement of the common values of our association following its stated support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Secretariat is delighted to announce that Louise Drogoul has been promoted to Advisor for Innovation & Sustainability, supporting Task Force Innovation and Task Force Sustainability.

Our Deputy Secretary General and Chair of Task Force on Key Technologies write in Research Europe on how emerging technologies demand action from universities, funders and governments.

Our association strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and is alarmed and concerned by the suffering in Ukraine. We emphasise the urgent need for promoting peace and the rule of international law, and the importance of long-term bridge building.