The Open and Universal Science (OPUS) Project Kick Off Conference, coordinated and hosted by PLOCAN, took place on September 19–20, 2022 at PLOCAN premises in Telde, Gran Canaria, Spain. It is the first conference gathering all OPUS Project Consortium partners…
Together with European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc), Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), Young Academy of Europe (YAE), and Global Young Academy (GYA) we published a joint statement on the EU Council conclusions on Research Assessment and the…
The OPUS project is an EU-funded project implemented by an eighteen-organisations consortium led by The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN). The main goal is to develop coordination and support measures to reform the assessment of research(ers), along with…
ICoRSA participated at ESOF 2022 with Dr Gordon Dalton, our chair attending in person in Leiden, Netherlands. Together with Young Academy Leiden, Young Academy of Europe, CRAC-Vitae, ICoRSA discussed alternatives to the current paradigm of academic careers. Our joint session was…
As a global science organization, ISC seeks to advance science as a global public good. Together with our Members and partners we work at the global level to catalyse and convene scientific expertise, and to advise and influence on issues…
International Consortium of Research Staff Associations’ admission to official partnership with UNESCO, with consultative status, under the Directives concerning UNESCO’s partnership with non-governmental organisations (36 C 108) has been approved on 24 June 2022! With this step, the established collaboration…
The RAISE project is an EU-funded project implemented by a five-organisations consortium led by Startup Europe Regions Network (SERN) along with The European Business Angels Network (EBAN), the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA), the Foundation FUNDECYT Scientific and Technological…
At the ICoRSA Annual Researcher Career Summit, held on 31 March 2022, ICoRSA presented its position statement on sustainability of research careers and precarity to its members and audience. Read the whole document here: Position Statement on sustainability of research careers…
