The Academia Europaea Erasmus Medal is the highest honour of the Academia Europaea, at #BuildingBridges26 given to Professor Quentin Skinner MAE. His lecture: "How Should We Think About Liberty?"

Following tradition, the last panel discussion of #BuildingBridges26 was organized by the Young Academy of Europe. This year's hot topic: AI and the Future of Science: Opportunities, Responsibilities and Risks.

At the closing of #BuildingBridges26, Sorin Antohi, executive director of Bucharest Hub, invited participants to next year's conference, in Bucharest from 12th - 16th October 2027.

At the closing of #BuildingBridges26, @aebudapest.bsky.social Academic Director Péter Hegyi MAE highlighted how the conference connected people, disciplines and ideas in science.

The keynote from @aebergen.bsky.social steering group member Stein Kuhnle "Survival of the Welfare State?" ended with almost removing the question mark - in some fashion it will survive #BuildingBridges26

The Sydney Brenner medal ceremony at #BuildingBridges26 was followed by an excellent keynote from Prize winner Meritxell Huch MAE about her groundbreaking research: "Organoid Models and their Applications in Biomedical Research".

We need to put science at the heart of the transformative changes now experienced by society, Phoebe Koundouri MAE said at the "Science Advice for Policy during turbulent times" session #BuildingBridges26

The regional Knowledge Hubs of Academia Europaea all had very active years in 2026, presentations at the Annual General Meeting shows. Academic directors Jaume Bertranpetit (Barcelona), Lise Øvreås (Bergen) and HUb Manager Anna Jarosz (Wrocław) presenting at #BuildingBridges26

Linda J. Colley MAE explored how ideas like de-colonization are not modern inventions, but can be traced in the work of the historian Edward Gibbon and his seminal work "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (1776). First day keynote at #BuildingBridges26

Executive Secretary David Coates, President of Academia Europaea Don Dingwell and treasurer Stephen Evans preside with a steady hand over the AE Annual General Meeting. #BuildingBridges26

#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 5–11 Oct?

✅ #BRSCOPs2027
✅ #CITES #SC81
✅ #GFC #IC1
✅ #PollutionAction
✅ #HRC63
✅ #UrbanOctober
✅ #BuildingBridges26
✅ #ClimateAction
✅ #GlacierLoss
✅ #GreenAutumn
✅ #WorldMigratoryBirdDay
✅ & more