European Research Alliance: Empowered Together

Unite!Widening project

Unite!Widening enhances scientific excellence and maximizes knowledge impact by fostering extensive collaboration across  European universities and partners from diverse regions.

What is Unite!Widening about?

Unlocking New Horizons: Delving into Expansion

The project has been conceived to be a complementary project under the umbrella of the European University Alliance Unite! and aims to further raise excellence in science and in knowledge valorisation of Alliance universities through increased and interwoven cooperation with Universities from Widening and non-Widening countries.

Latest news from Unite!Widening

Empowering Widening Countries through Open Science – May 22, 2025

As part of the Unite! Widening project (Task 2.5), an online Open Science Policy Forum among EU Alliances was successfully held on May 22, 2025, bringing together 42 participants across Europe to accelerate and spark the development of a European Open Science and Innovation Area among Widening and non-Widening countries. Led by Aalto University, ULisboa, and WroclawTech, the forum featured contributions from eight EU Alliances: EELISA, ENHANCE, ENLIGHT, EUGLOH, PIONEER, T4EU, UNITE!, and YUFE.

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Responsible Academic Knowledge Transfer: Insights from the EUTOPIA Alliance Workshop – April 3, 2025

On April 3rd, 2025, experts from Unite! participated in Workshop 3: Responsible Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education, held in collaboration with the EUTOPIA Alliance.
Experts from Unite! have joined forces with the University alliance EUTOPIA to discuss a macro-level perspective on European and Global policies and approaches to Knowledge and Technology Transfer and to consider the interaction between policy and practice. The workshop provided a valuable platform to examine how policy and practice intersect, and to reflect on the responsibilities of higher education institutions in shaping ethical, effective, and sustainable knowledge exchange.

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