LERU (https://www.leru.org) is an association of 24 leading research-intensive universities in Europe. Research-intensive universities are involved in all scales of research infrastructures; from small, specialised databases, and core facilities into specific technologies to the larger EFSRI-type projects which are more well known.
LER
League of European Research Universities
Academic / research · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 823693912705-83
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 126 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #60 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
5.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€1M+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2014
in the register since
Declares membership of
- LERU, League of European Research Universities https://www.leru.org/activities/partnerships-collaboration
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Head office
- Leuven, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
League of European Research Universities filed 2 positions between 30 Apr 2024 and 22 May 2025, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2024 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed
What they argued
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of 24 leading research intensive universities in Europe. In this response, we outline how option 1, going further with existing measures and exploiting synergies better, is LERUs preferred option, as it would afford flexibility in responding to crises in a timely measure, and would allow for participation of universities within those countries…
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
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- Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) · 2 files in common
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland · 2 files in common
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres · 2 files in common
- IFREMER · 2 files in common
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