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How does a Blue Book Traineeship at the European Research Executive Agency look like? Meet Barbora, Federica, Ines and Milan, four of our current trainees that gained hands-on experience in EU research and innovation.

The EU is investing €55.5 million in 25 projects that will strengthen researchers’ employability, knowledge sharing, evidence-based policymaking, and the research and innovation capacity across the European Research Area (ERA).

Four European cities – Aarhus (Denmark), Genova (Italy), Kaunas (Lithuania), and Oeiras (Portugal) – will design and implement a one-year programme of scientific activities in 2027 aimed to engage their local communities and increase their trust in science.

The EU-funded MINDtheGEPs project identified hidden gender biases within institutional policies and practices, and used organisational data to guide practical measures through gender equality plans.

What is it really like to be a Blue Book trainee at the European Research Executive Agency? We asked three of our current trainees – Jonathan Dechert, Marina Sirvent-Sanchez and Teresa Levi – to share their highlights, lessons learned and a glimpse into daily life at REA.

Five European research institutions show how putting gender equality into practice makes workplaces fairer and the science better.

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate female achievements and highlight the need to encourage and support more of them to get involved in research. 

Today, the European Commission announced the winners of the fourth edition of the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in Research and Innovation. The award recognises organisations that have delivered tangible progress in advancing gender equality within their institutions.

Science Comes to Town, the new flagship European initiative to strengthen citizens’ trust and engagement in science, was officially inaugurated today in Split, Croatia, in the presence of European, national and local representatives, scientists and innovators.