A new podcast series, Enlight Insights: Knowledge Unpacked, has just launched - bringing listeners fresh perspectives on the ideas and research shaping our world today.

Hosted by Cemal Can Özmuncu, the series dives into topics spanning science, society, and the environment, connecting expert knowledge with everyday life. Each episode invites leading researchers to unpack complex issues in an accessible and engaging way - from global sustainability challenges to the latest scientific breakthroughs.

The opening episode features Dr. Miren Cajaraville Bereciartua, coordinator of the PLASTIMPACT network and professor at the University of the Basque Country, who discusses the growing issue of micro- and nanoplastics and their hidden impact on planetary health.

“Enlight Insights is about making science approachable,” says host Can. “We want listeners to not only hear about research but to understand how it affects their world.”

The series is available on the main podcast channels and here. Tune in and explore how knowledge can enlighten, inspire, and spark change.

Lena Trilsbeek, a student of the University of Göttingen, discovered how ENLIGHT turns international collaboration into personal growth. Find out how stepping beyond her comfort zone transformed her studies and outlook. Read the full interview here.

The ENLIGHT Academic Leadership Programme (ALP) officially began this autumn with its first session hosted by Uppsala University from 16 to 18 September 2025. Designed for senior leaders across the ten ENLIGHT universities, the programme strengthens strategic leadership capacity, builds cross-institutional relationships and creates space to reflect on the challenges universities face in an increasingly complex world.

Over one academic year, the participants are meeting in Uppsala, Bratislava, Galway and Ghent, where each session is dedicated to a specific theme: Strategic Challenges and Academic Culture, The Future of Internationalisation in Europe and the World, Managing Change and Identity in Higher Education.

From 8 to 10 October 2025 at Uppsala University:Our fifth Teaching & Learning Conference brought 301 educators, students and innovators from across our ten partner universities and beyond to explore how playful methods can open up learning without losing rigour. The three-day programme mixed idea generating sessions, oral presentations, interactive workshops, poster sessions and a few surprises.