This report explores the evolving challenges facing academic freedom and highlights the role of institutional autonomy, sustainable funding, research integrity, and supportive research environments in safeguarding it. It also identifies priorities for strengthening academic freedom across the European Research Area.

This report summarises the discussions from the fourth webinar in the NRFU–Science Europe Webinar Series 'Building Capacity in the Ukrainian Research and Innovation Ecosystem,' exploring ongoing developments in responsible research assessment and examining how evolving approaches to assessment can contribute to improving research quality, fostering positive research cultures, and recognising a broader range of research contributions and impacts.

This report summarises the key outcomes of Science Europe’s webinar Driving Environmental Sustainability in Research Organisations: Building Institutional Strategies for Change, held on 23 January 2026. Bringing together experts from across the research and innovation landscape, the webinar examined how research organisations can develop and implement effective sustainability strategies, strengthen governance arrangements, and integrate environmental considerations throughout their activities.

This report summarises the discussions and recommendations from Science Europe’s webinar 'Equality and Inclusion: Strengthening Excellence in Research,' highlighting how research organisations, funders, and policy makers can foster more inclusive research environments, address structural inequalities and gender-based violence, and support under-represented groups across the research ecosystem.

This report provides an overview of the presentations and discussions at the December 2025 ‘Trust in Science’ conference, co-organised by Science Europe and ANR. It highlights key factors that shape public trust in science and makes recommendations to strengthen the conditions that underpin that trust.

This report summarises the discussions from the third webinar the NRFU–Science Europe Webinar Series 'Building Capacity in the Ukrainian Research and Innovation Ecosystem,' exploring how research funding and performing organisations integrate Open Science principles into assessment systems, funding conditions, and research practices, with a focus on strengthening the Ukrainian research and innovation ecosystem. 

This report highlights the key discussions of the 2025 High Level Workshop on maintaining strong international collaboration while addressing growing geopolitical tensions and research security considerations.

This report presents the outcomes of a collaborative workshop held during the 2025 Responsible Research in Action Unconference in Berlin, where diverse stakeholders worked together to translate the Science Europe Vision and Framework for Research Cultures into concrete actions. Through forward-looking analysis and backcasting exercises, participants co-developed ideas to help shape a more inclusive, ethical, and sustainable research culture across Europe.

This report summarises the discussions and key conclusions of the second webinar in the NRFU–Science Europe Webinar Series 'Building Capacity in the Ukrainian Research and Innovation Ecosystem,' which explored monitoring tools for R&D projects.

This report summarises the discussions and key conclusions of the first webinar in the NRFU–Science Europe Webinar Series 'Building Capacity in the Ukrainian Research and Innovation Ecosystem.' which explored how to balance bottom-up and top-down research funding.