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On 28 May 2025, the INSPIRING ERA project hosted an online event on Gender and Intersectionality in Research. This session gathered around 200 participants from across Europe and beyond, including researchers, project officers, and research support staff actively involved in designing, evaluating, or advising on research content within the ERA.
On 19 May 2025, the INSPIRING ERA project held a successful online event on Secondary Publication Rights for Research, drawing around 250 participants from across Europe and beyond. The strong turnout highlighted increasing interest in legal tools that promote open access to publicly funded research.
The European Union is taking bold steps to secure its position as a leader in research and innovation. With the newly announced Choose Europe Initiative, the European Commission aims to make Europe a magnet for top scientific talent, ensure scientific freedom, and accelerate the journey from discovery to market.
On 13–14 March 2025, INSPIRING ERA participated in the FORTRAMA Annual Conference - Germany’s leading national event for research and transfer management - to engage with national research managers and highlight how connecting with the ERA and its Policy Agenda can support the ongoing professionalisation of research management.

Imagine a Europe where scientists, researchers, and innovators move freely, where groundbreaking ideas transcend national borders, and where research funding is readily accessible to the brightest minds. This vision began to take shape with the launch of the European Research Area (ERA) in 2000. ERA was founded on a simple

A little over two years ago, the PALOMERA project set out to understand why so few open access (OA) funder policies include books, and to provide evidence-based and actionable recommendations to change this. Funded by the European Union and coordinated by OAPEN and OPERAS, it encompassed 16 partners working together