Discover what's new in the Circle U. Community

Each month, we will present one of the 11 seed-funded projects running this year. This month, discover how New Challenges for the Circle U. Collections is strengthening collaboration around academic heritage and addressing sensitive contemporary issues. Read on to learn more.

Agata, Circle U. Ambassador in Pisa, presents a new initiative opening the University of Pisa’s Natural History Museum for free to Circle U. students—strengthening access, culture, and shared campus life. Read Agata’s article.

For one week, Circle U. students from across Europe gathered in Oslo to study how the climate crisis impacts society, politics, and the human being.

What if learning to be an entrepreneur could also change the world? Last December, the Mons campus of UCLouvain hosted an intense and inspiring experience focused on Entrepreneurial Change-Making. Students from all over Europe, impactful projects and a collaborative spirit: a look back at a week dedicated to innovation and change.

From 27 to 31 October 2024, Louvain-la-Neuve brought together students and doctoral researchers from three Circle U. partner universities to explore and master mixed methods approaches in applied linguistics. Let’s take a closer look at the key moments and activities of the week.

Looking ahead to 2026, our knowledge hubs and platforms are preparing an exciting range of opportunities, from innovative courses and summer schools to cross-hub collaborations, research initiatives and events open to a broad audience. Check out what to look forward to in the new year!

Circle U. has selected eleven projects for its 2025 seed-funding round, supporting new academic, professional and student-led initiatives across the alliance. The funded proposals highlight the alliance’s commitment to interdisciplinarity, sustainability, inclusion and long-term cooperation among its member universities.

Our alliance celebrated its 5-year anniversary in Vienna last month. The celebrations have now continued in Paris and brought together more than a hundred academics, administrative staff and students from Université Paris Cité who have contributed to building our alliance. Let’s take a look back at this moment!

Are you navigating academia while experiencing firsthand the challenges of being from an underrepresented group? Become an advocate for the BRIDGE Program! BRIDGE will connect you with peers who understand your journey and provides mentorship as you develop skills to support each other and advocate for systemic change. Apply before the 15th of January 2026!

Following the Fast Forward Open Science Event organised on the 22nd of October as part of the International Open Access Week, our alliance reaffirms its commitment to Open Science and calls for reassessing our research evaluation criteria.

The seminar fostered trust, creativity, and interdisciplinary thinking. Through collaborative mapping, discussions, and shared exploration, we learned how scientific and artistic approaches enrich each other and open new pathways for understanding.

Whether you are a researcher, student, activist or professional from inside or outside the alliance – contribute to Circle U.nited 2026 and share your perspective on sustainability!