What are the future roles of universities in creating social and regional integration in Europe, in a shifting global context? To address this question, The Independent Research Fund Denmark is funding a CHEF-project to build a network of European research centres that will reassess the future role of universities in the European Research Area.

The project, “European Universities – Critical Futures” will be led by Professor Susan Wright. The basis of the project is a network of senior and early stage researchers with members from 17 higher education research centres in Denmark and across Europe.

Starting in 2019, they will share existing knowledge, develop new research and hold PhD training events to rethink the role of European universities in a situation of political, social and geopolitical upheaval. The objectives are to reshape the research agenda on European university research and generate ideas for engaging with national and European policy makers on future higher education and research strategies.

See the project announcement on the Independent Research Fund Denmark’s webpage