The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of research-intensive universities. Founded in 2002, as a partnership among twelve multi-faculty research universities, in 2024 it expanded its membership to twenty-four. As the latest addition, ETH Zurich joined the alliance on 1 January 2024. The purpose of the League is to influence policy in Europe and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience. LERU regularly publishes a variety of papers and reports which make high-level policy statements, provide analyses and make recommendations for policymakers, universities, researchers and other stakeholders.

LERU is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. Kurt Deketelaere^[1] is the current Secretary-General. Dr Linda Doyle is the current Chair.

The 24 member universities as of 2024 are:

  Belgium

• KU Leuven^[1]

  Denmark

• University of Copenhagen^[6]

  Finland

• University of Helsinki^[2][4]

  France

• Sorbonne University^[3]
• Paris-Saclay University^[3]
• University of Strasbourg^[4]

  Germany

• University of Freiburg^[3]
• Heidelberg University^[1]
• University of Munich

  Ireland

• Trinity College Dublin^[1][6]

  Italy

• University of Milan

  Netherlands

• University of Amsterdam^[3]
• Leiden University^[1][2]
• Utrecht University^[3][4]

  Spain

• University of Barcelona^[5][1]

  Sweden

• Lund University^[3]

  Switzerland

• University of Geneva^[1]
• ETH Zurich
• University of Zurich^[3]

  United Kingdom

• Imperial College London^[5]
• University College London (UCL)^[3]
• University of Cambridge^[1]
• University of Edinburgh^[1]
• University of Oxford^[1][2]

Former members edit

  Sweden

• Karolinska Institutet

• List of higher education associations and alliances
• Association of East Asian Research Universities

1. ^{a b c d e f g} These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group, a (larger) alliance of European universities.
2. ^{a b c} These universities also belong to Europaeum, another European university network.
3. ^{a b c d e f} These universities joined the League as new members on January 1, 2006.
4. ^{a b c} These universities also belong to the Utrecht Network, another European university network.
5. ^{a b} These universities joined the League as new members on January 1, 2010.
6. ^a These universities joined the League as new members on January 1, 2017.

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