8 July 2025 | 14:00–16:30 CEST (Brussels time) | Online via Zoom

This public debate will address the structural barriers faced by underrepresented researchers — including women, early-career researchers from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, and those from conflict-affected regions.

Registration (free but required): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QlXQZs0aQoKDn61G8RWDOQ

During the re-assessment for University College Cork's (UCC) HR Excellence in Research Award, committee members of the University College Cork Research Staff Association (UCCRSA) met with European Commission (EC) assessors on their recent visit.

Through her dedication to mentoring young students, Dr Anna Hogan exemplifies the powerful impact academics can have in inspiring the next generation of scientists. By sharing her passion and expertise, she helps students, particularly young women, see a place for themselves in science.

The Cork-Singida Partnership is a registered charity set up over 30 years ago by UCC staff. Since then, the Partnership has contributed more than €750,000 to Makiungu Hospital in Singida, Tanzania, to help provide healthcare to the people of the region.

The Global Virus Network, in partnership with the University of South Florida, presents a webinar series featuring expert virologists from GVN Centers of Excellence. This session features Ali Mirazimi, PhD, a Professor at Karolinska Institutet and a senior expert at both the Public Health Agency of Sweden and the Head of Section at the National Veterinary Institute. He will discuss "Uncovering How Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Hijacks Cells: The Key Role of the LDL Receptor in Its Replication."

Link to the seminar: Webinar Registration - Zoom

The Global Virus Network invites you to a special webinar featuring Dr Audrey S. Richard, Director of Operations and Scientific Strategy & Deputy Director of the European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents (ERINHA). Dr Richard will discuss "'ERINHA (European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents): advancing research to prepare for future pandemics" 

Link to the seminar: Webinar Registration - Zoom

We invite you to connect with Pharos  (https://pharosproject.eu/  HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01-03), a Mission Ocean project based on three key pillars: public mobilization, innovation and technology leadership, and valorisation and commercialization for the Blue Economy.