The Coimbra Group was pleased to contribute to the final conference of COST Cross-Cutting Activity (CCA) ‘Supporting the career development of young researchers’ held in Brussels on 28-29 October 2026. The event brought together researchers, policy-makers, experts and European stakeholders to discuss how Europe can foster more attractive, sustainable and inclusive research careers.

As part of the panel discussion on “Gender Equity and Fostering Diversity in Research”, Siobán O’Brien Green, Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the Coimbra Group Equality & Diversity Working Group, highlighted our network’s longstanding commitment to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in higher education.

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