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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



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…

Student in the Hertie School library
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…

CEU iLab to run online incubation program with EUvsVirus Hackathon winners
Partner highlights

CEU iLab to run online incubation program with EUvsVirus Hackathon winners

CEU's start up incubator iLab made pledges to 13 winning teams of the pan-European EUvsVirus Hackathon to include them…

The CIVICA alliance mobilises knowledge and action in response to COVID-19
Research and innovation

The CIVICA alliance mobilises knowledge and action in response to COVID-19

Researchers and communities across the CIVICA alliance are fully committed to engaging for the common good of Europe and…

Sciences Po holds CIVICA webinar on the welfare states and the COVID crisis
Research and innovation

Sciences Po holds CIVICA webinar on the welfare states and the COVID crisis

In an online webinar organised on 13 May 2020 by Sciences Po, professors and researchers Waltraud Schelke (LSE), Anke…

Future of Europe lecture series: Monetary solidarity and the Corona crisis
Research and innovation

Future of Europe lecture series: Monetary solidarity and the Corona crisis

What are possible and desirable scenarios for the future of the European Union? Professor Waltraud Schelkle opens the…