The UB, one of the most active members of the League of European Research Universities
On 23 July, the University of Barcelona organised the annual meeting on which it analyses its activity as member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). The UB has been member of the association since 2010.
The meeting was attended by eighty people. Among participants, we highlight the rector of the UB, Dídac Ramírez; the vice-rector for Research, Innovation and Transfer, Jordi Alberch; the senior officer of the UB at the LERU, Conxita Àvila; some UB representatives of LERU working group; members of the governing bodies of the University, as well as some deans and vice-deans of the University.
On 23 July, the University of Barcelona organised the annual meeting on which it analyses its activity as member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). The UB has been member of the association since 2010.
The meeting was attended by eighty people. Among participants, we highlight the rector of the UB, Dídac Ramírez; the vice-rector for Research, Innovation and Transfer, Jordi Alberch; the senior officer of the UB at the LERU, Conxita Àvila; some UB representatives of LERU working group; members of the governing bodies of the University, as well as some deans and vice-deans of the University.
The meeting allowed reviewing some important aspects in which LERU is working on —the programme Horizon 2020, rankings, open access, research integrity—, and particularly those in which the UB plays a relevant role. Every year, the University of Barcelona participates in about thirty meetings held by the League's working groups. In fact, it is the second university that most participates in this association of research intensive universities. Moreover, the UB collaborates in some of the expert groups which have been set up considering European Union demands. The EU asks the LERU to take a stance on aspects such as gender issues, the role of humanities and social sciences in Horizon 2020, the use of animals for scientific purposes, text and data mining (TDM), data access, etc.
Speeches pronounced during the meeting are available here.
The League of European Research Universities (LERU)
The LERU is an association of 21 research-intensive universities with a shared concern for quality teaching in an internationally competitive research environment. Since it was founded in 2002, LERU has pursued excellence in education by pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, generating new knowledge through basic research, channelling research into innovation for the public benefit, and promoting research in collaboration with industry and wider society.
The purpose of the League is to advocate these values, to influence policy in Europe and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience. LERU regularly publishes a variety of papers and reports which make high-level policy statements, provide in-depth analyses and make concrete recommendations for policymakers, universities, researchers and other stakeholders. Documents are available here.
Current LERU members are: University of Amsterdam, Universitat de Barcelona, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Freiburg, Université de Genève, Universität Heidelberg, University of Helsinki, Universiteit Leiden, KU Leuven, Imperial College London, University College London, Lund University, University of Milan, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Oxford, Pierre & Marie Curie University, Université Paris-Sud, University of Strasbourg, Utrecht University and University of Zurich.