Una Europa events & opportunities

*Deadline extended!*

Enter by 20 May

'Alliance' / Una Europa student visual art contest  

How has unity, diversity and heritage shaped your university experience? Do you feel like cultural heritage has an impact on your university, your studies or your life as a student?

The Una Europa Student Visual Art Contest is a platform to share your vision and creativity with the whole Una Europa community. Express your vision through painting, photography, digital art, mixed media, or another creative form.

The prize include fully funded attendance at this year’s Una Europa Student Congress, in Paris in November 2025.

Discover more here

20 May,

(12 noon Irish time) 

Una Europa Africa - Seed Funding Lecture: Documenting the collective memories of the lost heritage of the Basua of Bundibugyo

Join Professor Saudah Namyalo of Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda) for this special lecture exploring the cultural threats faced by the Basua, following their forced displacement from their traditional home in the Ugandan forest. Professor Namyalo will also discuss attempts to document and preserve the Basua's heritage.

Watch the lecture online via Zoom. 

Register here

Online now

Muse-unveiling: Rethinking Heritage through University Museums 

You are invited to explore two virtual exhibitions with Muse-Unveiling - curated by the Una Europa Cultural Heritage Self-Steering Committee - that share and reinterpret university heritage through collaborative storytelling and digital innovation.

Discover the rich cultural and environmental treasures housed at museums of some of the Una Europa partner universities and discover new perspectives on heritage, identity, and sustainability. There are two immersive virtual exhibitions: ‘The Heritage of the Dialogue and Circulation of Ideas between Universities’ and ‘Unveiling the Environmental Heritage of University Museums’.

Explore the exhibitions

Apply by 30 May

Student Board representative (volunteer)

We are now seeking a student to represent UCD on the Student Board of Una Europa.

 The Student Board engages with key stakeholders to ensure student perspectives are integrated into decision-making processes at Una Europa, and it advocates for the student voice to be heard and reflected in the work of the alliance. 

The Student Board also works closely with Una Europa Local Task Forces to implement student-led projects and foster local engagement, collaborate with the central Student Engagement Team and to act as a link between Una Europa students and staff. 

Find out more here

Apply by 1 June; takes place 17-21 November

Interdisciplinary training programme for doctoral researchers & supervisors | Europe and the World 

This interdisciplinary doctoral training programme is for candidates from social sciences, humanities and law domains who are working on topics related to global governance and Europe’s place in the world. Researchers and PhD supervisors can apply to participate. 

Explore cutting-edge methods, tools and best practices through two online sessions and a week-long in-person training at Universiteit Leiden. Grow your network and have inspiring conversations with academics, policymakers and publishers.

There is no tuition fee. Up to 3 PhD students and up to 3 supervisors from UCD will be selected; travel and accommodation costs will be covered by UCD. 

Discover more & apply

2 - 6 June 

Una Europa Summer School for doctoral researchers | Sustainable Food Systems

The Una Europa Summer School on Sustainable Food Systems, hosted by Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet in Finland, will engage PhD researchers in an open and stimulating environment to tackle challenges connected to the sustainability transition of global and national food systems. Participants will have the chance to dive deep into sustainable food systems and protein transition, connect with researchers and academics from across Una Europa, and develop more transdisciplinary knowledge. A number of UCD students will be awarded a travel bursary to support their attendance. 

Application deadline: 18 June

Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2025 

Una Europa invites researchers from all disciplines to a webinar to launch the Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2025.

This year's Seed Funding Call includes an option to involve international university partners beyond the existing alliance partners.

Up to 10 projects will be funded, with a maximum budget of €40,000 per project.

Find out more

16-20 June

PhD researchers from diverse disciplines with an interest in One Health

Una Europa Summer School for doctoral researchers | Bridging disciplines for One Health solutions

Apply now for the Una Europa Summer School, hosted by Freie Universität Berlin.  

Participants will explore the concept of One Health (the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health) at a deeper level and broaden their understanding of this framework from interdisciplinary viewpoints in a structured series of courses and workshops.

(Applications closed)

23-27 June

PhD researchers from diverse disciplines; priority is given to doctoral researchers in their first two years

Una Europa Summer School for doctoral researchers | Innovative Methods in Future materials 

Hosted by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and co-organised with Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

This Summer School brings together master’s students, doctoral researchers, and academic staff from Una Europa universities for an interdisciplinary exploration of Future Materials. The programme focuses on cutting-edge techniques for material preparation and characterisation, blending theoretical insights with hands-on experience in a dynamic international environment.

(Applications closed.)

7-11 July

PhD researchers from diverse disciplines are welcome to apply. Applicants should be interested in the relationships between AI and creativity.

Una Europa Summer School for doctoral researchers | Artificial Intelligence & Creativity

Apply now for the Una Europa Summer School, hosted by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Explore the relationship between AI and creativity, connect with doctoral researchers and academics from across Una Europa, and develop transdisciplinary knowledge through challenge-based learning, workshops, and meetings with experts and artists. 

The programme includes an online pre-meeting and introduction course on 5 and 10 June, followed by a week of courses, workshops and meetings in Paris in July. 

(Applications closed.)