Welsh HE Brussels

📢A message from our Chair Congratulations and best wishes to @SeneddWales Members on your election. We look forward to working with you throughout this Senedd term to build a stronger, fairer, more prosperous Wales.

The UK and the EU have today completed the final step for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027 🤝 Good news for students, apprentices, educators and young people across Europe. 🇬🇧 The @BritishCouncil has been appointed as the UK’s National Agency for Erasmus+

Is your research helping to strengthen European democracy, protect cultural heritage or promote inclusion? The pre-recorded presentations for the #HorizonEU Cluster 2 info day are available: link.europa.eu/XdgDGm Submit questions via Slido using #CL2Infoday.

Welsh universities are in Brussels this week with @_WHEB_ to showcase research and innovation that is delivering the clean transition and tackling some of Europe’s most urgent climate challenges. Read more about the research being presented 👇 uniswales.ac.uk/welsh-universi…

🌐 Agile Cymru’s International Initiative encourages Welsh organisations to increase and sustain cooperation with important international countries and regions. gov.wales/funding-wales-… #AgileCymru #International

🌍 The EU Regions Initiative is back for 2026-27! Enhance cooperation and networking with European regions like the Basque Country, Baden-Württemberg, Brittany, Catalonia, Flanders, Silesia, and others. Apply here: gov.wales/funding-eu-reg… #AgileCymru #EURegions

📢 Exciting news! Agile Cymru has renewed its funding initiatives for 2026-2027 supporting Welsh organisations to forge partnerships and foster cooperation across the Irish Sea region, EU regions, and beyond! 🌍🌊🤝 gov.wales/agile-cymru #AgileCymru

🌊 The Irish Sea Initiative is back to build partnerships and cooperation across the Irish Sea region. Apply here gov.wales/funding-irish-… #AgileCymru #IrishSea

Oddi wrth bawb ym Mhrifysgolion Cymru dymunwn Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i chi! Edrychwn ymlaen at weithio gyda chi yn 2026. From everyone at Universities Wales we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! We look forward to working with you in 2026.

🇪🇺🇬🇧Great news for EU and UK students! The UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027 will open new exchange opportunities and bring the EU and UK closer together 👇 ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

"This is a hugely positive development that will support student and staff mobility between Welsh universities and our European partners." Unis Wales Director, Amanda Wilkinson, welcomes the news that the UK will rejoin Erasmus+ from 2027. ➡️bit.ly/4rZhxJS

The United Kingdom is coming back to Erasmus+  🇪🇺🇬🇧 We have concluded negotiations for the United Kingdom’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027, making further steps in our renewed EU-UK Strategic Partnership. More ↓ link.europa.eu/vf3vJk

Very positive news that the UK will join the Erasmus programme in 2027. Participation will support student and staff mobility and a range of partnership, policy development and co-operation activities between our universities and universities across Europe and beyond.

The #HorizonEU Work Programme 2026-2027 is here! With €14 billion in funding, the EU supports research and innovation that tackles global challenges. Find out more about the upcoming info days, the opening of calls for proposals and how you can apply: link.europa.eu/v8pH3Q

Once again, we are jointly raising our voice with a call to action to create more opportunities for our academic communities. Read the @euatweets  & @UUKIntl joint statement supporting the UK’s return to @EUErasmusPlus.   👉🏻bit.ly/3VVDavR

Great to join with colleagues from the wider Brussels R&I community to celebrate with the @unibirmingham on the opening of their Brussels office. Look forward to continuing the discussions on #HorizonEurope #FP10 and beyond.

Bore da #Brussels Insightful start to the morning at #AAORIAForum25 - challenges to date and the wider need to understand the ocean Progress is possible only through cooperation and collaboration @CymruYstwyth @_WHEB_ @BangorUni

Join our team: We're recruiting 2 x 3-year post doc researchers for the Rural-Spatial-Justice project at Aberystwyth, to undertake fieldwork on rural discontent & support for disruptive politics in the UK, Europe & USA. Closing date: 19 Oct. Details: jobs.aber.ac.uk/en/vacancy/pos…

Hearing views on the future of UK-EU relations at the @UKandEU event with @NickTorfaen

Joining @SwissCore for their 30th anniversary discussions - looking back over EU-Swiss collaboration in research, education and innovation and looking ahead to the next opportunities and shared challenges.