LERU

LERU maintains a dialogue and cooperates with EU institutions and related stakeholders on topics, such as the European Research Area, Open Science, Horizon Europe, and Erasmus+. Activities include direct communication and discussions within the policy community and solid proposals for improvement and progress. In addition, LERU carefully considers publications on fundamental issues affecting Europe’s research universities.

LERU’s members also work on policy development, mutual learning, and the exchange of good practices in several areas. Some examples are research management, assessment and funding, innovation, open scholarship, impact, academic careers, higher education including doctoral and post-doctoral training, and gender issues.

The network was founded in 2002. It consists of the following 23 members, based in 12 countries: 

• Belgium: KU Leuven
• Denmark: University of Copenhagen
• Finland: University of Helsinki
• France: Sorbonne University, Paris-Saclay University, University of Strasbourg
• Germany: University of Freiburg, Heidelberg University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Ireland: Trinity College Dublin
• Italy: University of Milan
• Spain: University of Barcelona
• Sweden: Lund University
• Switzerland: University of Geneva, University of Zurich
• United Kingdom: University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Oxford
• Netherlands: Leiden University, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University