Nexus Project

The fourth NEXUS newsletter

The fourth NEXUS newsletter has been released!   The newsletter highlights key collaborations, success stories, and future plans for expanding NEXUS’s impact across European institutions. Stay informed about project developments and upcoming events by checking out the latest issue!

Be sure to catch the new edition and keep up with all things NEXUS!

📢 New NEXUS E-Learning Course Alert! 🚀

Are you passionate about advancing gender equality in research organizations? Join the new NEXUS course Advancing inclusive Gender Equality Plans in research organizations: Knowledge and tools for intersectional and intersectoral approaches, and become a catalyst for change! 💪🌍 

🎓 What you’ll learn: ✅ How to integrate an intersectional and intersectoral approach into research and structural change processes ✅ How to include a sex and gender dimension with an intersectional approach into research and teaching ✅ How to address gender-based violence in academia 

👥 Who should enroll: Administration and management staff in research-performing organizations, academic staff, doctoral candidates and students in higher education institutions, as well as researchers across all fields and anyone with an interest in the topic 

🗓 The course is self-paced! Start now and progress at your own speed.  

Let’s work together to create a more inclusive and equitable future. 🌈 

#GenderEquality #InclusiveResearch #Intersectionality

New Episode of Nexus Podcast is available!

  In this episode of the NEXUS podcast series, the focus is on how EURAXESS supports researchers and organizations in implementing Gender Equality and Diversity Inclusion within research environments. Representatives from NEXUS and the ERA Talent EURAXESS projects share their experiences on how their organizations adopt these principles, collaborate across projects and networks, and how this cooperation creates synergies that facilitate the successful implementation of these initiatives in research and academia.

Upcoming Webinar: “The Impact of Anti-Gender Discourses and Politics on Academic and Research Organizations”

We are excited to announce the next installment in the Sister Projects Webinar Series, focused on the crucial topic of anti-gender discourses and their impact on academic and research organizations. Organized in collaboration with the FIERCE, CCindle, and INSPIRE projects, the webinar will take place on February 10, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CET. This event aims to bring together experts and stakeholders to explore the challenges posed by these discourses and discuss strategies for fostering inclusivity in academia.

Don’t miss this important discussion!

The NEXUS Project held a two-day event at the Technological University of Dublin

The NEXUS Project held a two-day event at the Technological University of Dublin on November 26th-27th, 2024, focused on action monitoring, good practice sharing, and collaboration between partner institutions. Representatives from Koç University, Sofia University, and TU Dublin presented the current status of their co-designed actions and brainstormed strategies to address challenges. The event included a series of presentations on Gender Equality and Inclusion best practices, with contributions from leading EDI experts from TU Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Koç University and Sofia University.

Тhe second serie of our podcast is already available

We are delighted to announce that the second serie of our podcast is already available!

In this second episode of the NEXUS podcast series, we explore how a gender and diversity perspective can be considered in scientific research contents and methods, with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence. For this, we are honoured to have Roger Søraa us today. Roger is Professor at NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and has been part of the Gendered Innovations Expert Group. He has wide knowledge and experience in the Science and Technology Studies, an interdisciplinary field that examines how science, technology, and society influence each other. His research focuses on Robotics and AI.

 

The 3rd newsletter of the NEXUS project is available

We are pleased to introduce the 3rd newsletter of the NEXUS project, which provides key updates on recent activities, upcoming events, and developments. This edition includes insights and success stories from the NEXUS consortium partners, and highlights from ongoing collaborations. Stay tuned for more information on the project’s impact and achievements!

Оur first episode of the NEXUS podcast series

Delighted to introduce our first episode of the #NEXUS podcast series! Don’t miss this highly insightful conversation between Sofia Strid and Catherine Bolger on #GBV in universities and R&I organisations, with an overview of the main results of the #UNISAFE project and continuing work in GenderSAFE. Full transcript here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dCxFHJN5

Technological University Dublin, Smart Venice, Bay Zoltán Kutatóközpont, Koç University, AGH University of Krakow, Frederick University, Le Mans Université, University of Niš, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, GenderSAFE, AGRIGEP, SUPPORTER PROJECT, INSPIREquality hashtag#budget-it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnE0zY8D2yQ