The real da Vinci code. Scholars on a quixotic quest to identify Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA achieve a milestone
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📅Event coming up!
Join us with the Martens Centre on 9 March for a workshop revisiting the peace motivations of early European integration and exploring their relevance today.
📘 This discussion departs from a forthcoming edited volume by Alain Lamassoure.
Info & register: https://loom.ly/hFyFoaA
We have opened an inquiry into the use of artificial intelligence by external experts in the evaluation of EU funding proposals.
We have asked @ec.europa.eu and the SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA):
- if they set rules on the use of AI by evaluators
- if evaluators are required to disclose AI use
Le tournant de la rigueur: even in English, the expression describing the French government’s 1983 decision to devalue the French franc, stay in the EMS and reject the so-called alternative policy gains some traction. (1/4)
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Recommended for historians and political scientists working on EU integration – the call is open for Visegrad Fund Grants for scholars from Central and Eastern Europe to consult the holdings of @eui-euarchives.bsky.social. Deadline: 27 April. Details 👉 tinyurl.com/y8p72tmt @eui-history.bsky.social
A l’occasione del cinquantesimo anniversario @eui-eu.bsky.social ho parlato a RaiNews di perché si studia la storia dell’integrazione europea qui a Firenze (@eui-euarchives.bsky.social), e della sua importanza per capire il nostro mondo:
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Next week, on Thursday 12 February, we will discuss how to use archival material in our next @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social seminar.
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📢 Call for applications
IVF Research Grants 2026 at the Historical Archives of the EU are now open.
🗓 Deadline: 27 April 2026
🔗 https://loom.ly/egHlbls
👉 Spread the word!
#ResearchFunding #ArchivalResearch #EuropeanIntegration
#Visegrad4 #CzechRepublic #Hungary #Poland #Slovakia
Excited to present my upcoming paper “The European Parliament's victory of 1989 – EP's outreach and support to Polish Solidarity union 1979-1989” next week at @lsehy.bsky.social. The paper is based on research at @eui-euarchives.bsky.social.
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Our next @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social seminar will be an exciting discussion about planning the future in twentieth century Europe, organised by Zoe Evrard and Margaret Pulk, with Alexander Aerts, @jonaselvander.bsky.social, @hugocanihac.bsky.social, Dimitri Zurstrassen and myself (1/2)
Dal 7 al 9 maggio tanti eventi tra Firenze e Fiesole per riflettere su passato, su presente e su futuro dell’Europa e sul ruolo dell'università
The workshop will bring together visiting researchers and PhD candidates from the European University Institute, who will present and discuss their work-in-progress in the nexus of futures, politics, ...
The inquiry will focus on whether the institutions concerned put in place sufficient safeguards regarding the use of AI by external experts evaluating pro...
🔮 Can we study the history of Europe’s futures?
On May 15, our research seminar will bring together scholars to explore different disciplinary approaches to futuring Europe.
✍️Register: loom.ly/9MtRCf8
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In this Cover to Cover seminar, Prof. Frédéric Bozo discusses his new book on François Mitterrand’s pivotal 1983 economic and monetary decisions that reshaped the French left and defined France’s trajectory within Europe.
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Early career scholars Alice Zamai, Jonah J. Berger and Maria Sole Barbieri discuss challenges and strategies in archival research.
