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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



Press release

CIVICA’s research and innovation dimension strengthened through Horizon 2020

CIVICA – The European University of Social Sciences has received funding to strengthen its research dimension from the…

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Research and innovation

Regulating hate speech and disinformation on social media platforms

In an online CIVICA workshop organised by the Hertie School, participants discussed solutions for internet regulation as…

Event at the Hertie School
Partner highlights

Stipends for Hertie School and CIVICA alumni to attend “Rebuilding Europe” conference in Brussels

Alumni from the Hertie School and the CIVICA university network are invited to apply for 10 stipends to an alumni…

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Press release

LSE becomes the eighth full member of CIVICA - The European University of Social Sciences

On 16 June 2020, the European Commission updated the status of The London School of Economics and Political Science…

Partner highlights

EUI funds 17 research projects on COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the European University Institute launched a competitive selection to promote and…

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Education

Hertie School holds online PhD workshops open to the CIVICA network

During times of digital learning, the Hertie School organised a series of online trainings to allow PhD researchers to…

LSE COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund
Partner highlights

23 new LSE research projects awarded funding to help shape the post-COVID-19 world

The LSE COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund is supporting new research to address the challenges we face, both in terms of…

Sciences Po provides COVID-19 analysis and data from a social sciences perspective
Partner highlights

Sciences Po provides COVID-19 analysis and data from a social sciences perspective

Sciences Po’s academic community leverage their expertise in the social sciences to study and analyse the political,…

CIVICA joint statement on the COVID-19 crisis
Press release

Presidents' joint statement on social sciences in a time of crisis

As leaders of the prominent European higher education institutions making up CIVICA - The European University of Social…