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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø is today announced as one of four new members of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), a network of research-intensive universities with common viewpoints on higher education and research policy.

Membership of LERU, which is by invitation, is periodically evaluated against a broad set of quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as research volume, impact and funding, strengths in PhD training, size and disciplinary breadth, and peer-recognised academic excellence.

The addition of new members will allow LERU to widen its impact on the research policy agenda in Europe. David Livesey, LERU's Secretary-General, said: "We have always been inclusive in our advocacy, but the authority of our messages will benefit from having a larger membership base."

Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, said: "European research universities have common values and common cause, and we welcome this opportunity to become part of so outstanding a network of research institutions. I think that groupings such as this are particularly important at a time when the EU is thinking seriously about the function of research-intensive universities, about the European Research Commission and a possible European Institute of Technology. It also reflects Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's global vision and our extensive collaborative engagement with continental universities through research and student exchanges, including the recently announced programme in neurosciences with three Parisian institutions."

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