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Call for Papers
The Future of Multilingualism in a Global World
(Wednesday 9 July 2025, online)
Are you a student looking to present your research on Multilingualism? The EUTOPIA Multilingualism & Diversity Connected Learning Community invites submissions for its annual student conference taking place on Wednesday 9 July on MS Teams. The theme this year is The Future of Multilingualism in a Global World.. Deadline to submit: 30 April 2025. For more details, please see the call for papers
Call for Abstracts
The Multilingual University: Challenges, Innovations and Future Perspectives
25-26 April 2025, Brussels
Find out more here
Venice in Peril
The Guild Insight Paper
Universities in the face of the climate and nature crises: Redoubling our commitment to a sustainable future
This insight paper expresses the commitment of The Guild's member universities to contribute to the Green Deal objectives and urges EU and national policymakers to collaborate with higher education institutions to ensure evidence-informed knowledge for a safe, affordable, just and sustainable transition.
Americas Lecture: Harvard Bio Labs third floor as Nobel Prize Incubator
Harvard University holds the record for the largest number of Nobel laureates, with over 120 laureates associated with the institution as either professors, researchers, or alumni. Join us on 15 May for a talk by eminent microbiologist Professor Richard Losick, and explore the unique research culture and environment of the institution.
The European Commission must back down over its research funding plans
The Guilds Secretary-General Jan Palmowski warns that the European Commission’s proposed restructuring of research funding threatens Europe’s long-term competitiveness and innovation capacity.
Driving European Competitiveness Through Health Research: The Guild's Call to Action
The Guild underscoresLink opens in a new window the importance of health research in maintaining the EU's global competitiveness and the well-being of its citizens. In this statement, the Guild advocate for the EU to invest in skills for future health research. Universities play a key role in equipping the next generation of health professionals and researchers with the necessary skills. Therefore, the EU must address the funding gap to maintain global competitiveness by overcoming national funding disparities and supporting innovation ecosystems. This is essential not only for Europe’s competitiveness but also to positively impact national health systems and contribute to the population’s healthy life expectancy.
Guild Event: Universities in the face of the climate and nature crisis
This eventLink opens in a new window marks the launch of The Guild’s Insight paper on ‘Universities in the face of the climate and nature crisis: Redoubling our commitment to a sustainable future’, which urges policymakers to strengthen universities’ capacities to address the climate and nature crisis alongside other central societal and economic goals. And it discusses, through concrete examples from its members, how universities must redouble their efforts to inspire each other in addressing complex challenges in the climate and nature crisis.