EU-LIFE blog: My journey through the EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest in 3 acts
03/7/2025
By Mafalda Araújo Pereira, Postdoc in the Porse Group at BRIC (Denmark), who was awarded with the second most voted-for performance of the EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest 2025.
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Act now to ensure science is on the agenda in Brexit talks: join #DealforScience campaign
04/2/2020
With the post-BREXIT situation, the time to re-shape the relationship between the EU and UK has arrived. This doesn’t mean that international collaboration in science and research is any less essential. EU-LIFE, EuroScience and Wellcome have launched the #dealforscience petition to help the research community show how much they want a good deal for science.
EU-LIFE welcomes the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) as a new member
23/1/2020
The International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) has officially joined EU-LIFE as part of the process of expansion of the alliance. The decision was ratified by the EU-LIFE Board of Directors and the IIMCB Director and is effective as of January 1, 2020.
We are hiring! EU-LIFE Project and Policy Officer
23/1/2020
We are looking for a Project and Policy Officer to join EU-LIFE team. This is a great opportunity to work on an international alliance dedicated to the improvement of life sciences research through science policy and sharing practices in research governance.
Building networking opportunities to strengthen young scientist careers
19/12/2019
Young scientists and researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and Institut Curie organized a joint Young Scientists Retreat on the 22nd and 23 of September 2019. A great initiative between young scientists from our Portuguese and French members to share their work and foster networking & collaboration!
Make research count: EU-LIFE researchers act
19/12/2019
In our Open Letter we urged the European Parliament and the EU Council to provide Horizon Europe with key assets and to prioritise R&I by committing an appropriate budget for Horizon Europe. Now we keep advocating for R&I through a media campaign to urge politicians to increase the budget for scientific funding.
René Medema appointed new chair of EU-LIFE
02/12/2019
René Medema, Director of Research of the Netherlands Cancer Institute, has been appointed the new chair of EU-LIFE, an alliance of thirteen leading life science institutes in Europe, as of 1 January 2020.
Sharing commitment to build a stronger research and innovation environment in Europe
21/11/2019
EU-LIFE Community members held their annual meeting in Milan on 7th and 8th of October. One more year, the working group members, main representatives and directors from our 13 member institutes joined to strengthen the on-going EU-LIFE collaborations looking for an optimal environment for excellent research.
Data management at research institutes : challenges and solutions
21/11/2019
The EU-LIFE Community meeting held in Milan in November gave the opportunity to organize a roundtable discussion on Open Science focused on Open and FAIR data with Sabina Leonelli, professor of Philosophy and History of Science, University of Exeter, Giuseppe Testa, Group Leader at IEO and Henri van Luenen, Director of Operations at NKI.
