Una Europa for academic staff

Una Europa Seed Funding, joint research and innovative, visiting professorships, networking, training opportunities and more give you the tools to catalyse innovation.

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Self-Steering Committees

Collaborate with academic peers at Una Europa universities through Self-Steering Committees (SSC) - with a focus on six interdisciplinary areas:

Research collaboration and collaborative grant applications from member universities are supported and encouraged.

Academic researchers interested in joining one of the six Una Europa Self-Steering Committees and collaborating with Una Europa partners on joint research projects can contact Edinburgh’s Una Europa coordinating team:

Current opportunities

Open to applications from lecturers and heads of departments at the University of Edinburgh to work on joint teaching and research projects, digitalisation or joint applications for research funding.

Maximum funding amount: 10,000€

The funding will be allocated and managed by the FU Berlin lead, but participating students and academics from Una partners will be able to use the funding for travel and accommodation expenses, guest activities etc. 

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.


Una Europa launches regular calls for applications for seed funding. The aim of the seed funding initiative is to support the initiation of long-term collaborative activities among the broad academic community across the partner universities. The idea is to "plant a seed" that can eventually attract external funding.

The next seed funding call is expected to launch in February 2025. Sign up for Edinburgh's Una Europa newsletter to know when the next call and other opportunities opens.


Past projects

Previous teaching and learning collaboration across Una Europa initiatives include the creation of MOOCs, micro-credentials, and joint undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.


Ƶled on the Una.Resin project, supported by Horizon 2020 funding, available exclusively to European University Alliances - producing a joint research and innovation strategy.


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