Launch web portal EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion
24 Jun 2008
Europe is to make researchers’ lives easier with a user-friendly web portal for researchers launched today.
In Brussels today, EU Science and Research Commissioner, Janez Potočnik, launched EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion, the new brand overarching four initiatives for researchers to promote their mobility and career development.
EU Commissioner Janez Potočnik, and Philippe Busquin, Member of European Parliament, joined research partners from across Europe to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the European Researcher’s mobility portal – embedded in the new EURAXESS web portal.
The European Commission is intensifying efforts to promote the mobility and career development of researchers and thereby establish Europe as a leading area of excellence in scientific research. The objective of the portal is to provide a single access point to information and support services which assist researchers and their families in moving to and pursuing careers in another Member State.
Human resources in research are one of the cornerstones of the European knowledge system. Researchers are at the heart of knowledge creation, transfer and exploitation. To maximise the full potential of EURAXESS, collaboration with Member States is crucial.
This goes hand in hand with the newly adopted Partnership for Researchers between the European Commission and the Member States which aims to improve careers development and mobility of researchers.
EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion hosts the following initiatives:
- EURAXESS Jobs (former European Researcher's Mobility Portal) is a recruitment tool with constantly updated job vacancies for researchers throughout Europe;
- EURAXESS Services (former ERA-MORE Network) assist researchers and their family to organise their stay in a foreign country;
- EURAXESS Rights (European Charter & Code) set out the rights and duties of researchers and their employers;
- EURAXESS Links (former ERA-Link) is a networking tool for European researchers working outside Europe (US, Japan).