"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around"
- MEP @linagalvez.eu at this week's #STOAevent 'Humanities & #SocialSciences at the heart of Europe’s future'
👉Recording, photos & background article: link.europa.eu/qKDccq
#HorizonEU #Innovation @eassh.bsky.social
Groups of high-school students sitting around tables in a classroom with a teacher standing at the front. Picture by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash.
💫 Brand new blog post on #EASSHlens by our President @joeoharadcu.bsky.social!
#Education for Democracy, Inclusion & the Common Good
EASSH argues for a new vision of education: a key institution supporting democratic values, civic duty & community engagement.
✒️ eassh.eu/Blog/2026/Ed... #democracy
Chaired by @eassh.bsky.social director @gabilombardo.bsky.social - a crucial intervention at the European Parliament now @sahavoice.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social. Technology, design,health, arts & social sciences belong together-people are part of every research question.
➡️ Join us live now: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Join us live today at 15 CET from the European Parliament! 👇🏽
Ahead of the #STOAevent on Tuesday 3 February:
👉Article & interviews with @gabilombardo.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social & Péter Benczúr #JRC: 'Beyond technology: How #socialsciences & #humanities drive human-centric innovation' - wp.me/panTdn-4ts
#ESMH @linagalvez.eu @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
💫Weekend reading. Brand new blog post on #EASSHlens! Fostering Plurality: The Need for #Humanities in an Age of the Rise of the Right ✍
Political interference in education and specifically in the Humanities is nothing new...
Read on: eassh.eu/Blog/2026/Fo... #Humanities #SSH
#FridayReads: Discover how #GRAPHIA keeps SSH researchers at the heart of designing a Knowledge Graph that connects scattered data & leverages AI for social sciences & humanities. Read more: graphia-ssh.eu/news-blog/gr...
#SSH #DigitalHumanities #OpenScience
SUBMIT NOW 💻 | The OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS Conference submission link is online!
https://operasandsciros.sciencesconf.org/
Create your account (or log into your Sciences Conf account) and complete your submission for your paper, poster or panel.
The deadline for submission is 8 February.
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💫 Brand new blog post on #EASSHlens
The history not taught at school – Book review of Luke Kemp’s Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse (2025)
A key difference between humans & apes is that humans are naturally friendly, cooperative & value equality.
✒️ eassh.eu/Blog/2026/BO...
Screenshot of the EASSH blog, EASSH lens, with a description and pictures to illustrate five articles.
💫Time for some reading during the festive period?
Why not check out our blog #EASSHlens?
✍ The blog is dedicated to learning & research in the #SSH, aimed at policymakers and research funders + the media, societal actors and the public. Get in touch if you want to contribute. eassh.eu/Blog #SSAH
Screenshot of December EASSH newsletter, image of the GA meeting and beginning of the text.
💫Time for some reading during the festive period? Did you receive the December #EASSHnewsletter?
❇️GA 2025
❇️Future position papers
❇️Position paper on #SSH integration published
❇️New members of the Governing Board
❇️Season's greetings from EASSH!
🤔Curious about EASSH? eassh.eu/About/Member...
Christmas card for EASSH. Faded image of a christmas tree with red balls and golden packages
🌟 Season's greetings to all our friends and followers! The EASSH team wishes you all a happy new year 2026!
We are looking forward to great achievements for the #SSH and #FP10 in 2026. See you there! 🎇
#socialsciences #humanitiesmatter #research
It was a privilege to attend the @eassh.bsky.social General Assembly in Brussels, my first as President. Discussions focused on FP10, SSH integration, research assessment reform and advocacy with EU partners, reaffirming the central role of SSH in addressing Europe’s democratic &societal challenges.
Very good first day representing Scotland on board @eassh.bsky.social. Lina Gálvez MEP & FP10 co-rapporteur on European autonomy, economic growth & the social mission. @gabilombardo.bsky.social outstanding on FP10 discussions. Joe O'Hara impressive on EASSH wins in 2025. @sahavoice.bsky.social
🔁 European Research Executive Agency
Whether you're kicking off a #HorizonEU research and innovation project or fine-tuning the one you’re already working on, we’ve got you covered.
We’ve put together a handy guide for you. Follow these steps.
Find out more information: link.europa.eu/j8HnKr
📢 Webinar: "The CARE Principles For Indigenous Data and Data Sovereignty" by The British Library & UK Datacite
📆 Thur 11th Dec
Two sessions will be held for this webinar, morning & afternoon (UK time).
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/efc1aa...
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d67781...
Why do SHAPE disciplines matter for the future of AI and geopolitics?
The British Academy's CEO @hetanshah.bsky.social has set out practical solutions to the growing pressures on arts, humanities & social sciences for @resprofnews.bsky.social.
From disinformation to drones: Europe faces crises beyond missiles. 🇪🇺 Studio Europa Maastricht and Prof. Mark Levels show how hybrid threats—cyberattacks, sabotage, disinfo—are reshaping security. How do we prepare? Read more 👉 edu.nl/bhtj6
#HybridWarfare @studioeuropa.bsky.social
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✨Discover our brand new blog piece on #EASSHlens ahead of next week's Human Values & Challenges Conference (1–2 December).
✒️Cultural entrepreneurship in the face of global challenges: The case of fashion, by Rasmus Antoft, Henrik Halkier & Christian Jantzen.
eassh.eu/Blog/2025/Cu... #SSH
Piles of clothes on the floor in a warehouse with a couple of workers in the background. Photo by Francois Le Nguyen on Unsplash.
✨Discover our brand new blog piece on #EASSHlens ahead of next week's Human Values & Challenges Conference (1–2 December).
📎Cultural entrepreneurship in the face of global challenges: The case of fashion, by Rasmus Antoft, Henrik Halkier & Christian Jantzen.
👉https://tinyurl.com/ycr2zde2 #SSH
Human Values and Challenges Conference, 1-2 December 2025
Beyond the Algorithm: From Research to Action for Democratic Renewal, 4 December 2025
💬EASSH Director, Gabi Lombardo, will be speaking at 2 events next week!
1️⃣Human Values & Challenges Conference
Addressing human values in mission-based, interdisciplinary research, 10:40 CET (01.12)
2️⃣Beyond the Algorithm
Democracy-centered Technology, 14:00
👉Find out more:
eassh.eu/News-Events/...
📍 Comet Meetings – Louise, Brussels
🗓️ 4 Dec
- George Manias #AI4GOV, Univ. Piraeus
- Konstantinos Moustakas #ITHACA, Univ. Patras
- Anna De Liddo #ORBIS, @openuniversity.bsky.social
- Elizabeth Calderón Lüning #KT4D, @demsoc.org
- @gabilombardo.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social
- Zixuan Fu #PUBLIC
❓What happens when society becomes an afterthought in how we fund and govern science? And what would it take to put people back at the centre of the picture?
🎧Listen now to Episode 1: Progress Reimagined: Putting Societies at the Heart of European Research.
pod.co/the-insider/... #SSH #Humanities
Cover of the new position paper: SSH integration: Past, Present & Future – A data analysis, 7 November 2025
💫New position paper: #SSH integration: Past, Present & Future – A data analysis
EASSH presents its analysis and recommendations based on the European Commission's first monitoring report on SSH integration under #HorizonEurope.
📎Find out more: eassh.eu/Publications... #research #sciencepolicy
Presentation of the new EASSH website and The EASSH Lens blog in light and dark mode
✨ EASSH launches a new website and The #EASSHLens blog!
The website reflects new branding, provides improved functionality and content, and introduces our blog dedicated to SSH research and learning.
👉 The logo has also been redesigned!
➡️ Discover it now!
eassh.eu/News-Events/... #SSH
Presentations of the new EASSH website in light and dark mode
✨ EASSH launches a new website and The #EASSHLens blog!
The website reflects new branding, provides improved functionality and content, and introduces our blog dedicated to SSH research and learning.
➡️ Discover it now!
eassh.eu/News-Events/...
New blog on new @eassh.bsky.social website on Arts, Humanities, Industry and the Economy: eassh.eu/Blog/2025/Ar...
🎧 Tune in now to Episode 6: Smart, fair, wise: keeping strong #SSH in Europe!
This episode in the #JustEurope podcast series is a discussion about why understanding people, cultures and societies is so vital for Europe. #research #innovation
employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies-and...
👉 EASSH urges the EC to consider #innovation not just in monetary terms & to introduce new management structures or mechanisms that have a positive impact on society.
👉 EASSH calls for a better focus on #socialinnovation, the outcomes of which are captured in well-being & health indices.
