See-Era Project

📊 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

As part of SEE-ERA, the University of Tirana organised its 1st Internal Information Session on gender-disaggregated data collection, bringing together 37 participants from across the University, including representatives of the Rectorate, faculties, Human Resources, Statistics and IT Offices, members of the GEP Advisory Group, and the SEE-ERA project team.

The session focused on strengthening institutional capacities for collecting, processing and monitoring gender-disaggregated data, while exploring how existing data collection practices can better support Gender Equality Plan (GEP) implementation and monitoring.

👥vParticipants discussed institutional procedures, GEP indicators, SHE Figures and ISCED classifications, and agreed on concrete next steps to further strengthen coordination and harmonise data collection practices across the University.

💜Because meaningful institutional change starts with evidence and evidence starts with quality data.

🔗 Read more on our website ➡️ https://see-era.eu/university-of-tirana-hosts-its-1st-internal-information-session-on-gender-disaggregated-data-collection/

🔍 Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Έρευνας & Καινοτομίας - ΕΛΙΔΕΚ: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬?

As part of SEE-ERA, the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I./ELIDEK) organised its 1st Internal Information Session, bringing together 29 participants both onsite and online, including members of the Scientific Council, administrative staff from different departments, representatives of the Communication Unit, members of the Gender Equality Committee and the Foundation’s internal Community of Practice (CoP).

The session focused on the ongoing implementation of the H.F.R.I. Gender Equality Plan (GEP), highlighting actions related to:
☑️ integrating the gender dimension into research and institutional practices
☑️ work-life balance policies and practices
☑️women’s participation in evaluation and decision-making procedures
☑️ strengthening internal communication and staff engagement around GEP implementation

Through discussion, exchange of experiences and active participation, the session highlighted the importance of continuous collaboration and internal engagement in advancing inclusive organisational change.

🔗 Read more on our website 👉 https://see-era.eu/h-f-r-i-holds-its-1st-internal-information-session-on-gender-equality-plan-implementation/

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.

As part of SEE-ERA, the Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης- University of Crete held its 1st Internal Information Session, bringing together members of its academic community to reflect on gender equality priorities and discuss the future development of its Gender Equality Plan (GEP).

🔍The session opened discussions around the University’s experience in designing and implementing its GEP, while also creating space for participants to exchange perspectives on topics that continue to shape institutional change: sustainable support for equality structures, accessibility and trust in reporting and support mechanisms, the visibility of early-career researchers and underrepresented groups, and stronger support systems for women in academia and research.

🗣️Through open dialogue and participation, the session highlighted an important reminder: meaningful institutional change is built not only through policies and action plans, but through continuous reflection, engagement and collective ownership.
🔗 Read more on our website 👉https://see-era.eu/university-of-crete-hosts-its-1st.../

💜 Collaboration creates stronger pathways towards inclusive and sustainable change.

We were delighted to join our sister project Inspirequality 🙏 at their conference in Brussels and to see SEE-ERA featured alongside fellow projects working to advance gender equality and institutional transformation across Europe.

Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity!

💡 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?

At the latest SEE-ERA monthly consortium meeting, partners had the privilege of welcoming Gary Jennings from Oxford Brookes University for a highly engaging guest session on establishing and managing Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs).

Gary Jennings highlighted key strategies for successful TTO implementation, including:

🔸shifting the focus from pure income generation to impact creation
🔸developing tailored institutional strategies and documentation
🔸securing leadership support and researcher engagement
🔸ensuring dedicated staffing structures rather than part-time academic management

Discussions also addressed major challenges institutions may face, such as:

🔸securing sustainable funding
🔸encouraging researcher participation
🔸overcoming resistance
🔸effectively positioning TTOs as supportive institutional mechanisms

☑️ A key takeaway: successful innovation ecosystems require dedicated institutional structures, strategic planning and a long-term vision for sustainable change.

The session also opened valuable discussions on future collaboration, study visits and how TTO models can support inclusive innovation across SEE-ERA partner institutions.

🤝 Thank you, Gary Jennings, for sharing your expertise and inspiring new perspectives for innovation in research and higher education.

𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐄𝐄-𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

🟪On 30 April 2026, the University of Bucharest Universitatea din București successfully organised its 1st SEE-ERA internal information session, led by its GEP Team Planul de Egalitate de Gen - UniBuc and facilitated by Laura Grunberg and Stefania Chihaia.

The session brought together institutional stakeholders to review progress on the university’s Gender Equality Plan (GEP), reflect on implementation challenges, and discuss future opportunities for strengthening gender equality initiatives within the institution.

📋 The agenda included:
✔ presentation of UB’s 1st Internal GEP Monitoring Report (2025)
✔ progress across GEP domains, successes and challenges
✔ open discussion on future gender equality collaborations
✔ focused discussion on the development of a new institutional sexual harassment procedure

Key GEP actions presented included:
▪️implementation of the postgraduate programme “Equal Opportunities Expert”
▪️tools for monitoring gender equality in recruitment and career advancement
▪️the Gender Sensitive Statistics Guide as a good practice example
▪️an online campaign promoting less visible university staff
▪️ongoing developments related to institutional procedures for handling sexual harassment cases

💬 Discussions also addressed:
✔ implementation barriers related to time and staff constraints
✔ overlap between institutional and project requirements
✔ national legislative developments
✔ the evolving role of the Ethics Committee
✔ future communication strategies to strengthen awareness and institutional dissemination

✨ Good practices highlighted included the use of the UB GEP platform as an internal communication tool for promoting gender equality initiatives.

The session concluded with reflections on future actions, including:

▪️the creation of a new gender equality community linked to CIVIS initiatives
▪️upcoming thematic panels focused on the gender dimension in research

Through dialogue, monitoring and collaborative reflection, the University of Bucharest continues strengthening its commitment to sustainable structural change and gender equality in higher education and research.

⚡️ 𝐒𝐄𝐄-𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝!

After two inspiring and productive days at the headquarters of our partner UEFISCDI, the SEE-ERA consortium has successfully wrapped up its latest in-person meeting in Bucharest, Romania.

On the second day partners together reflected on progress, exchanged valuable insights, and shaped the next steps across key project areas, including:
✔ Inclusive Innovation in RPOs
✔ Monitoring, evaluation & sustainability
✔ Dissemination, exploitation, communication & impact maximisation

From strategic discussions to collaborative workshops, the meeting reaffirmed the strength of our consortium and our shared commitment to advancing Gender equality and inclusiveness in research and innovation across South-East Europe.

🤝 A heartfelt thank you to UEFISCDI for the outstanding hosting, warm welcome, and excellent organisation of this successful meeting.

✨ Meetings like this remind us that meaningful structural change is built through collaboration, shared expertise, and collective dedication.

Together we !

💜 Back together in Bucharest!

The SEE-ERA consortium has gathered at the headquarters of our partner UEFISCDI for two days of exchange, reflection and collaboration.

Day 1 kicked off with a warm welcome and project updates, followed by a deep dive into capacity building activities, mentoring progress and interactive discussions across partners.

From sharing experiences to co-creating solutions, today was all about:
🟪learning from each other
🟪strengthening our joint work
🟪and moving forward together towards more inclusive research and innovation systems

🤝 Always inspiring to come together as a consortium, reconnecting, exchanging ideas and building momentum for what’s next.

Stay tuned for more from Bucharest!

💬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬❓

At Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) - ELIAMEP, a SEE-ERA internal information session brought together 17 participants (on-site & online) to explore exactly that, through discussion, hands-on exchange and practical reflection.

📅 3 April 2026

Facilitated by Diana Manesi Researcher at ELIAMEP and Charoula Tzanakou, SEE-ERA scientific co-coordinator & Professor at Oxford Brookes University, the session combined:
✔ insights into ELIAMEP’s Gender Equality Plan
✔ practical tools for inclusive research
✔ an interactive workshop on integrating gender into research design
✔ discussion on the societal impact and commercialisation of research

💡 Key topics included:
– embedding gender perspectives in research & policy
– co-creation with stakeholders from the early stages
– challenges in translating research into societal impact
– opportunities for scaling and transferability

Participants actively engaged through discussion and exercises, reflecting on how to apply these approaches in their own work, reinforcing the importance of internal ownership and collective effort.

🎯 Next steps include the implementation of a diversity and workplace satisfaction questionnaire as part of ELIAMEP’s GEP actions.

👉 Read more: https://see-era.eu/see-era-internal-information-session-at-eliamep/

𝐒𝐄𝐄-𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬

The SEE-ERA project was represented at the INSPIRE Inspirequality Second Conference, “Inclusive Gender Equality in R&I from an Intersectional Perspective: Lessons from INSPIRE for the evidence base, practice & policy”, held on 16–17 April 2026 in Brussels.

👥 Bringing together researchers, practitioners and policy actors from across Europe, the conference created a dynamic space for exchange and dialogue on advancing gender equality and intersectionality in research and innovation, sustaining change and addressing future challenges.

🟪 SEE-ERA’s Project Coordinator, Kyriaki Karydou, attended the conference, engaging with a community committed to advancing structural change across research, practice and policy. As part of the conference, SEE-ERA was also featured through a digital poster, showcasing the project’s work on Gender Equality Plans and inclusive innovation in South-East Europe.

💬 Reflecting on the experience, Kyriaki Karydou noted:

“𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟: 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ, 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑠.”

Key takeaways from the conference highlighted that:

✔ Collaboration is more essential than ever, especially at a time when equality work is under pressure

✔ Building solidarity across communities is fundamental

✔ Being reflexive about our own privileges and blind spots is necessary

✔ Diverse voices must be represented and heard in the change process

The participation of SEE-ERA further underlines the importance of collective action and cross-project collaboration in advancing inclusive and sustainable change in research and innovation across Europe.