Breaking barriers in STEM and beyond: making science (and society) better for all.

Science thrives when diverse perspectives, experiences, and talents come together. Yet across Europe and beyond, many people still face barriers to fully participating in higher education, research, innovation, and academic life.  Led jointly by the EELISA Communication Network and the EELISA Gender Equality and Diversity workgroup with the support of the EELISA Student Council, Science Has No Labels  is an awareness campaign aimed at…

Reflections from the 5th EELISA Roundtable: Advancing Gender Equality for IDWGS

To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS), EELISA hosted its 5th Roundtable, bringing together colleagues from across the Alliance to reflect on how universities can advance gender equality, diversity, and inclusion through concrete institutional practices. The session, titled “From local action to European Impact: advancing gender equality, diversity, and inclusion…

EELISA Podcast Season 2 – Episode 8: When Texts Meet Tech: Data Standards and Collaboration in Textual Scholarship

What happens when centuries-old words meet the languages of data and technology? In an ever-changing digital world, archives and scholarly texts can be transformed into structured datasets, making knowledge more accessible and interconnected. At the centre of this lies the discipline of digital philology, where computational tools such as semantic annotation and AI enhance textual criticism and enable large-scale analysis and digital scholarly editions. In…

The Second Wave of EELISA Joint Pedagogical Support Programme Trainings is now available

Following the success of the first edition, the EELISA Joint Pedagogical Support Programme (JPSP) returns, with a new batch of programmes designed to foster innovative teaching, support faculty development, and enhance student learning through collaborative and cutting-edge methodologies. This initiative is part of the efforts carried out by the EELISA Innovative Teaching and Learning Hubs…

EELISA Podcast Season 2 – Episode 7: Building Europe’s Future The Engineering Skills Challenge

Global challenges are no longer abstract. Climate change, renewable energy transitions, smart cities, sustainable infrastructure and digital transformation are reshaping societies at an unprecedented pace. In this global race, Europe is competing with regions such as Asia and the United States—not only for technological leadership, but for talent. Europe’s ambitions are high. Yet one major…

EELISA Expands Horizons and Signs a Joint Statement on Enlargement

Last week, the members of the EELISA Governing Board gathered to take stock of the Alliance’s achievements during its first two years of the roll-out phase of the alliance and to chart the next steps for its expansion, consolidation, and long-term sustainability. Building on discussions held during their previous meeting in Paris, board members revisited progress, examined alignment with evolving European policy priorities, and…