News – Unite Widening

Building Research Communities: First Unite!Widening Training Held in Autrans

From 3 to 7 November 2025, Grenoble INP – UGA & UGA hosted the very first Unite!Widening Training Action, titled “Building Research Communities,” in parallel with the Unite! Research School in Autrans.
This first event marks the start of a new capacity-building programme designed to strengthen research ecosystems across the Unite! alliance, with a particular focus on supporting Widening countries.

18 November 2025

Unite! Widening Digital Campus Hub for companies and SMEs Presentation

The Unite!Widening project is advancing collaboration between academia and industry through the Digital Campus Hub for companies and SMEs, with hybrid events on 18 November at ULisboa (Portugal) and 21 November at WroclawTech (Poland).

4 November 2025

The XII Unite! Dialogue concluded at Aalto University in Finland

The XII Unite! Dialogue concluded at Aalto University in Finland — one of the most important events in the calendar of the European university network, Unite!.

10 October 2025

Shaping the Future of Research Communities – Unite! WIDENING Training in Grenoble

Join the Unite! WIDENING Training in Grenoble (Nov 3–7, 2025) to explore expert community building, connect with European researchers, and experience unique activities in the French Alps.

5 September 2025

International Info Day on the European Excellence Initiative

On September 29, 2025, the National Contact Points (NCPs) for EU Research Programmes from Poland, Czechia, Portugal, and Romania will host the International Information Day on the European Excellence Initiative (EEI).

4 September 2025

Unite! Widening Staff Week at Politecnico di Torino

Politecnico di Torino (Italy) is inviting staff from all Unite! partner universities to take part in the Unite! Widening Staff Week, taking place on 24–28 November 2025. Organized within the Horizon Europe–funded Unite!WIDENING project, the event aims to strengthen institutions from Widening countries by fostering excellence in open science and innovation through knowledge sharing, training, and collaboration.

1 September 2025

Unlocking Excellence: The Unite! Widening Project

On June 6, 2025, a significant online event, the “European Excellence Initiative (EEI) Information Day,” took place via MS Teams. This half-day session, higlighted on the intricacies of the HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-01-ACCESS-01 call under Horizon Europe.

15 July 2025

IRIS, the Strategic Support Network for the European University of the Future

IRIS marks the beginning of a new phase in the cooperation among European universities, where strategic support becomes a driver of innovation and transformation within the academic ecosystem.

1 July 2025

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.

30 June 2025