Events & opportunities

Check out events and opportunities to participate in Una Europa below.

For more event listings, along with news from the wider community, visit una-europa.eu.

For local Una Europa news, and other UCD Global stories, visit ucd.ie/globalengagement/newsevents.

Date (2024)	Who is it for?	Details
24 - 28 June	Doctoral researchers with an interest in health	Una Europa One Health Summer School Dive into interdisciplinary learning, connect with fellow researchers, and explore the nexus of human, animal, and environmental health at the One Health Summer School, hosted by Lammi Biological Research Station at University of Helsinki (Finland), from 24 to 28 June 2024. Up to two UCD students will be awarded places on the programme, based on a competitive application process. Students who are offered places will be advised on how to apply for funding to cover travel costs. More info
28 June	Early career researchers in any discipline; PhD candidates	Seed Funding Call 2024 The Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2024 invites early-career researchers of any discipline to apply for funding to kick-start long-term collaboration between alliance partner universities. Proposals for collaborative projects in research, education and societal outreach are welcome. Find out more here
1 - 5 July (Apply by 29 March)	PhD students interested in sustainability	Una Europa Summer School - Sustainability in communication and education The University of Bologna (Italy) hosts this summer school aimed at engaging PhD students from different scientific backgrounds on the theme of sustainability in communication and education. With a transdisciplinary approach and focus on the improvement of soft skills, the goals of the summer school are the strengthening of a critical, theoretical framework regarding the concept of sustainability and the development of strategies and capabilities related to sustainability education and communication. Find out more here
7 - 13 July	Doctoral researchers working in the areas of computer science, engineering, arts, design, law and humanities	Una Europa Summer School: Artificial intelligence and creativity The University of Bologna (Italy) hosts his summer school exploring AI and its application in creative domains. Topics include: AI in Literature and Visual Art; AI-Driven Music Composition; AI in Cinema; Computational Creativity; Conditional generation; Copyright and plagiarism ; Deep fake detection; Digital restoration; Emotional AI; Generative Models. More info
15 - 22 July	BSc Physics students in their penultimate year who are considering applying to the MSc Physics degree at Leiden University	Frontiers of Modern Physics - Leiden University Summer School Leiden Institute of Physics is offering Una Europa members (including UCD students) a discount on its 8-day physics summer school. Through seminars by renowned physicists and visits to research labs, participants will get a unique peek into physics research at Leiden, from quantum matter and optics to biological & soft matter physics and cosmology. The programme is aimed at BSc Physics students in their penultimate year who are considering applying to the MSc Physics degree at Leiden University. Price for Una Europa university students – 300 euro (reduced from normal price of 390 euro). More info
Enter by 15 September	Doctoral researchers (PhD students) working in Future Materials or related areas	PhD Impact Award Doctoral researchers working in Future Materials or related areas - share the impact of your research in a short case study. You could win the Una Europa PhD Impact Award, an invite to the alliance’s Gathering in Bologna in November, and a storytelling workshop. Enter by 15 September. Discover more
17 to 20 September (Apply by 6 May)	UCD students (undergrads and postgrads)	Una Europa Student Congress The Student Congress will be hosted by Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) in Germany. The theme of the Congress is ‘Dis-/Assemble: Reinventing the University’. Through workshops, events and discussions, you will explore central questions about student life at European universities.
October 2024 to March 2025	Professional services staff in ICT, HR, Research Management, or Digital Learning / E-learning	Una Europa Live My Life 2024/2025 Expand your horizons and connect with your peers across Europe through the Una Europa Live My Life job-shadowing programme. On-site visits of up to one week per person take place between October 2024 and March 2025.
21 to 25 October	Professional services staff	Una Europa Staff Week 2024 Jagiellonian University in Poland (Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie) is the host of Staff Week, with the theme of 'Embracing AI for Professional Development'. Staff Week is open to applications from all UCD professional staff. Up to 3 staff will be selected, and UCD Global will provide support for travel and accommodation. Find out more here

Date (2024)

Who is it for?

Details

24 - 28 June

Doctoral researchers with an interest in health

Una Europa One Health Summer School

Dive into interdisciplinary learning, connect with fellow researchers, and explore the nexus of human, animal, and environmental health at the One Health Summer School, hosted by Lammi Biological Research Station at University of Helsinki (Finland), from 24 to 28 June 2024.

Up to two UCD students will be awarded places on the programme, based on a competitive application process. Students who are offered places will be advised on how to apply for funding to cover travel costs.

More info

28 June

Early career researchers in any discipline; PhD candidates

Seed Funding Call 2024

The Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2024 invites early-career researchers of any discipline to apply for funding to kick-start long-term collaboration between alliance partner universities. Proposals for collaborative projects in research, education and societal outreach are welcome.

Find out more here

1 - 5 July

(Apply by 29 March)

PhD students interested in sustainability

Una Europa Summer School - Sustainability in communication and education

The University of Bologna (Italy) hosts this summer school aimed at engaging PhD students from different scientific backgrounds on the theme of sustainability in communication and education. With a transdisciplinary approach and focus on the improvement of soft skills, the goals of the summer school are the strengthening of a critical, theoretical framework regarding the concept of sustainability and the development of strategies and capabilities related to sustainability education and communication.

Find out more here

7 - 13 July

Doctoral researchers working in the areas of computer science, engineering, arts, design, law and humanities

Una Europa Summer School: Artificial intelligence and creativity

The University of Bologna (Italy) hosts his summer school exploring AI and its application in creative domains. Topics include: AI in Literature and Visual Art; AI-Driven Music Composition; AI in Cinema; Computational Creativity; Conditional generation; Copyright and plagiarism ; Deep fake detection; Digital restoration; Emotional AI; Generative Models.

More info

15 - 22 July

BSc Physics students in their penultimate year who are considering applying to the MSc Physics degree at Leiden University

Frontiers of Modern Physics - Leiden University Summer School

Leiden Institute of Physics is offering Una Europa members (including UCD students) a discount on its 8-day physics summer school. Through seminars by renowned physicists and visits to research labs, participants will get a unique peek into physics research at Leiden, from quantum matter and optics to biological & soft matter physics and cosmology. The programme is aimed at BSc Physics students in their penultimate year who are considering applying to the MSc Physics degree at Leiden University.

Price for Una Europa university students – 300 euro (reduced from normal price of 390 euro).

More info

Enter by

15 September

Doctoral researchers (PhD students) working in Future Materials or related areas

PhD Impact Award

Doctoral researchers working in Future Materials or related areas - share the impact of your research in a short case study. You could win the Una Europa PhD Impact Award, an invite to the alliance’s Gathering in Bologna in November, and a storytelling workshop.

Enter by 15 September.

Discover more

17 to 20 September

(Apply by 6 May)

UCD students (undergrads and postgrads)

Una Europa Student Congress

The Student Congress will be hosted by Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) in Germany. The theme of the Congress is ‘Dis-/Assemble: Reinventing the University’. Through workshops, events and discussions, you will explore central questions about student life at European universities.

October 2024 to March 2025

Professional services staff in ICT, HR, Research Management, or Digital Learning / E-learning

Una Europa Live My Life 2024/2025

Expand your horizons and connect with your peers across Europe through the Una Europa Live My Life job-shadowing programme.

On-site visits of up to one week per person take place between October 2024 and March 2025.

21 to 25 October

Professional services staff

Una Europa Staff Week 2024

Jagiellonian University in Poland (Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie) is the host of Staff Week, with the theme of 'Embracing AI for Professional Development'.

Staff Week is open to applications from all UCD professional staff. Up to 3 staff will be selected, and UCD Global will provide support for travel and accommodation.

Find out more here

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