Dear scientists, researchers and innovators!
Science Europe and the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU) are holding a series of joint webinars dedicated to relevant issues of supporting the scientific community, the research ecosystem of Ukraine, and strengthening the capacity for managing scientific projects in the context of post-war recovery. The initiative aims to increase opportunities for Ukrainian researchers in the international scientific arena and facilitate the exchange of experience with European colleagues.
Thus, we are pleased to invite you to attend the first of a series of Science Europe-NRFU webinars focused on research funding, which will take place on September 19, 2025: “Balancing bottom-up and top-down research funding”.
Among the speakers there are representatives of leading international organisations and institutions working in the field of science and its support. They will present modern practices and approaches to organising calls for proposals, as well as share their experience in implementing them.
The first webinar programme (September 19, 2025) includes presentations by the following international experts:
- Moderator: Laure Ognois, Head of International Cooperation, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Lidia Borrell-Damián, Secretary General, Science Europe
- Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, Head of UNESCO Antenna in Ukraine
- Anu Noorma, Director General of the Estonian Research Council (ETAG), Governing Board Member of Science Europe
- Anna di Ciaccio, Director of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Governing Board Member of Science Europe
- Marika Edoff, Secretary General for Engineering Sciences, former Member of the Board, Swedish Research Council (VR)
- Nicoleta Dumitrache, Head of Department, Financing Development and Innovation Projects, Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
We invite everyone interested to take part by filling out the registration form. Please note that registration is available both for a single event and for the entire webinar series.
We would also like to remind the dates of the next webinars:
- November 25, 2025 – “Developing and implementing monitoring tools for R&D projects”
- February 20, 2026 – “Open Science policies and practices of research funding organisations”
All the webinars are scheduled to take place at 10:00-11:30 CET / 11:00-12:30 EET.
The language of the event is English, with simultaneous translation into Ukrainian provided for participants.
All up-to-date information about the webinars can be found on the official websites of the NRFU and Science Europe.
