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In the CIVICA alliance, we are collaborating across campuses and borders to foster a dialogue between the social sciences and society.

On this page, you can stay up to date with the latest developments in the alliance, peruse news from our joint research or teaching projects, read expert opinions on current events, and much more



CIVICA Students unite to support people experiencing homelessness through the CareKit SEF iniative

Students from CEU, Sciences Po, and IE University worked together through CIVICA’s Student Engagement Fund to address…

Doing Open Social Science: Advancing Transparency, Reproducibility and Trust in Research

For all social scientists (qualitative and quantitative alike) making our research more open and re-usable is a key…

Europe’s 2026 Energy Crisis: How Geopolitics Is Reshaping the Green Transition

In this CIVICA Experts in the Spotlight piece, Professor Anil Duman examines how the 2026 energy shock triggered by…

IE University hosts CIVICA’s public lecture on neurodivergent profiles in education: "The differences come from the same root causes as the strengths"

As part of the CIVICA Alliance, IE University held a public lecture on neurodiversity in education, bringing together…

Fighting Disinformation: Students Unite Against Digital Manipulation

Thanks to CIVICA SEF funding, Bocconi student associations have united with SGH Warsaw students in an initiative to…

CIVICA announces 12 selected scholars for the 10th call for short visits

Building on the sustained success of its faculty exchange initiatives, CIVICA is pleased to announce the selection of 12…

Why Open Science Matters: A CIVICA Conference to Explore the Future of Research

The way we produce and share knowledge is at a crossroads. Research is too often confined behind paywalls, trapped in…

Hungary’s 2026 Election: A Turning Point After Orbán’s Era?

Hungary’s 2026 election has been hailed as a historic turning point, drawing comparisons to the post-communist…

CareKit: CIVICA Students Address Homelessness Through Action in Vienna, Paris, and Madrid

A Student Engagement Fund (SEF) project bringing together students in Vienna, Paris, and Madrid to bridge the gap…