The CIVIS Newsroom

CIVIS Invited to Begin Grant Agreement Preparations for New Erasmus+ Funding Phase

Communication and Dissemination

Nadia Fernández de Pinedo: A Civizen Building Change through Collaboration

People

Diary of a Rail Journey: Sebastian Seiffert, on Travelling Sustainably to Morocco

People

CIVIS Days 2026: Turning Seven Years of Cooperation into Collective Impact

Communication and Dissemination

Ancient genomes reveal the unique history of the extinct cave lion

CIVIS Highlights

Sardinian Bronze Age towers repurposed as sacred sites in the Iron Age

CIVIS Highlights

Reclaiming (Feminist) Justice: three countries, three universities, one shared feminist memory

CIVIS Highlights

Promoting handwriting in the digital age: “Calligraphy Hour” at the University of Bucharest

CIVIS Highlights

CIVIS Days 2026 will bring high‑level debates, open dialogue and community spirit to Bucharest

Communication and Dissemination

Building an Alliance That Works: Five Lessons from the CIVIS Units

Communication and Dissemination

Towards Sustainable Research: a collective process at the University of Lausanne

CIVIS Highlights

Finding our Role in the Operating Room through a Student-Led Project: Paula's Journey

People

DNA study rewrites the story of Early Medieval Europe

CIVIS Highlights

Migratory birds’ songs reveal dialects between populations

CIVIS Highlights

European Universities alliances: From Pilots to Transformative Forces

Communication and Dissemination

University of Salzburg’s “Veggie Month” campaign nominated for Sustainability Award 2026

CIVIS Highlights

CIVIS Connect explores how citizens and scientists join forces for cleaner air

Communication and Dissemination

The new Vice‑Coordinator of the European Geoparks Network comes from the University of Bucharest

CIVIS Highlights

Voices That Shape Europe: CIVIS Students at the European Student Assembly 2026 in Strasbourg

Communication and Dissemination

The first inter-university NGO created in Belgium

CIVIS Highlights

Martin Knoll: a 'civizen' working to build bridges between science and society

People

CIVIS launches new job space for early-stage researchers across Europe and Africa

Research

CIVIS Students Bring Music to Patients with Dementia and their Caregivers

Connect

University of Tübingen retains its status as a University of Excellence under the German government’s Excellence Strategy

CIVIS Highlights

UNIL and the City of Lausanne join forces to shape the future of digital public services

CIVIS Highlights

“Invisible lives inside our bodies shape our health and well-being”, UB's microbiologist highlights

CIVIS Highlights

Make Some Waves: CIVIS Launches New Podcast Series

Communication and Dissemination

World’s oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs identified

CIVIS Highlights

Study, Travel, Connect: CIVIS Launches New Wave of BIPs Across Europe

Learn

Calling academic teams to set in motion impactful projects for democracy

Connect

Facing Common Challenges, Shaping Joint Solutions for Africa and Europe

Associate Member Universities in Africa

University of Athens marks historic milestone with the official launch of its Cyprus Branch

CIVIS Highlights

Ernesto’s civizen Journey: becoming a bridge between students and a wider European project

People

Human activity is influencing the behavior of Germany’s wildcats

CIVIS Highlights

When art speaks louder than headlines: CIVIS Open Lab participants reclaim the meaning of home

Connect

Self-driving cars still have timing issues, Swedish researchers find

CIVIS Highlights

Academic solidarity powered by the UB for sustaining education in Kyiv

CIVIS Highlights

The Swiss ski mountaineering team, supported by UNIL's researchers for this year's Olympic Games

CIVIS Highlights

CIVIS BIPs: strong impact and high satisfaction, new report finds

Study programmes

Improvements for UofG in THE Subject Rankings 2026

CIVIS Highlights

Generative AI, a normal and familiar part of Austrian teenagers everyday lives

CIVIS Highlights

CIVIS Creathon 2025: when students rethink tourism

Learn

First CIVIS African–European Forum for Research and Education continues today in Casablanca

Research

Interactive platform highlights UB researchers’ international presence

CIVIS Highlights

The 18th‑century dictionary craze vs today’s AI anxiety

CIVIS Highlights

Innovative micro-credential for professionals on AI for the workplace launched by CIVIS

Learn

Litter in the Rhine River: some 53,000 items of litter flow past Cologne daily

CIVIS Highlights

SUR's modular photonic computer is now fully operational

CIVIS Highlights

Doctoral Webinar Challenges of Digital and Technological Transformations is back

Hub 5 Digital and Technological transformation