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{{Infobox organization
|name          = League of European Research Universities
|image         = LERU logo.png
|formation     = {{start date and age|2002}}
|type          = Education and research
|leader_title  = Secretary-General
|leader_name   = [[Kurt Deketelaere]]
|headquarters  = [[Leuven]], Belgium
|region_served = Europe
|membership    = 24
|website       = {{URL|www.leru.org}}
}}

The '''League of European Research Universities''' ('''LERU''') is a consortium of [[Europe]]an [[research universities]].

==History and overview==
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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leru.org/index.php/public/about-leru/office/Secretary-General/|title=Secretary-General - LERU : League of European Research Universities|publisher=leru.org}}</ref> is the current Secretary-General. [[Linda Doyle]] is the current Chair.

==Membership==
[[Karolinska Institutet]] in [[Sweden]], one of the 12 founding member of the LERU, voluntarily left the group in March 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The First Decade - LERU |url=https://www.leru.org/files/The-First-Decade-Full-paper.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> The 24 member universities as of 2024 are:
{| class="wikitable"
|+LERU Members
!Country
!Universities
|-
|{{BEL}}
|[[KU Leuven]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|a}}
|-
|{{DEN}}
|[[University of Copenhagen]]{{ref label|2017|6|a}}
|-
|{{FIN}}
|[[University of Helsinki]]{{ref label|europaeum|2|a}}{{ref label|Utrecht|4|a}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{FRA}}
|[[Sorbonne University]]{{ref label|2006|3|a}}
|-
|[[Paris-Saclay University]]{{ref label|2006|3|a}}
|-
|[[University of Strasbourg]]{{ref label|Utrecht|4|c}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{DEU}}
|[[University of Freiburg]]{{ref label|2006|3|a}}
|-
|[[Heidelberg University]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|b}}
|-
|[[University of Munich]]
|-
|{{IRL}}
|[[Trinity College Dublin]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|a}}{{ref label|2017|6|a}}
|-
|{{ITA}}
|[[University of Milan]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{NED}}
|[[University of Amsterdam]]{{ref label|2006|3|b}}
|-
|[[Leiden University]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|c}}{{ref label|europaeum|2|b}}
|-
|[[Utrecht University]]{{ref label|2006|3|c}}{{ref label|Utrecht|4|b}}
|-
|{{ESP}}
|[[University of Barcelona]]{{ref label|2010|5|a}}{{ref label|coimbra|1|d}}
|-
|{{SWE}}
|[[Lund University]]{{ref label|2006|3|d}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{CHE}}
|[[University of Geneva]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|e}}
|-
|[[ETH Zurich]]
|-
|[[University of Zurich]]{{ref label|2006|3|e}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |{{GBR}}
|[[Imperial College London]]{{ref label|2010|5|b}}
|-
|[[University College London]]{{ref label|2006|3|f}}
|-
|[[University of Cambridge]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|f}}
|-
|[[University of Edinburgh]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|g}}
|-
|[[University of Oxford]]{{ref label|coimbra|1|h}}{{ref label|europaeum|2|c}}
|}

== Location ==
{{Location map+|Europe|caption=Locations of LERU universities|float=center|width=800|places=
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=50.88|long=4.70|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-16px;left:-7px;">[[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven|Leuven]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=60.17|long=24.95|position=top|label=<div style="position:relative;top:11px;left:-7px;">[[University of Helsinki|Helsinki]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.85|long=2.36|position=right|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-3px;">[[Sorbonne University|Sorbonne]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.70|long=2.17|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-14px;left:-20px;">[[University of Paris-Saclay|Paris-Saclay]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.58|long=7.76|position=right|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-2px;left:-2px;">[[University of Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.99|long=7.85|position=left|label=<div style="position:relative;top:4px;left:1px;">[[University of Freiburg|Freiburg]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=49.41|long=8.71|position=right|label=<div style="position:relative;left:-2px;">[[Heidelberg University|Heidelberg]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.15|long=11.58|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-16px;">[[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich|Munich]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=45.46|long=9.19|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-16px;left:-5px;">[[University of Milan|Milan]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.37|long=4.89|position=top|label=<div style="position:relative;top:13px;left:6px">[[University of Amsterdam|Amsterdam]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.16|long=4.49|position=right|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-2px;left:-46px;">[[Leiden University|Leiden]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.09|long=5.17|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-24px;left:23px;">[[Utrecht University|Utrecht]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.39|long=2.16|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-12px;left:8px;">[[University of Barcelona|Barcelona]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.71|long=13.59|position=right|label=<div style="position:relative;top:4px;left:2px;">[[Lund University|Lund]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.67|long=12.06|position=left|label=<div style="position:relative;top:2px;left:1px;">[[University of Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=46.20|long=6.15|position=left|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-2px;left:1px;">[[University of Geneva|Geneva]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.37|long=8.55|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-15px;left:-9px;">[[University of Zurich|Zurich]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.50|long=-0.18|position=right|label=<div style="position:relative;top:4px;left:-1px;">[[Imperial College London|Imperial]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.52|long=-0.13|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-16px;left:-15px;">[[University College London|UCL]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.21|long=0.12|position=top|label=<div style="position:relative;top:14px;left:-14px;">[[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.95|long=-3.19|position=top|label=<div style="position:relative;top:11px;left:10px;">[[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=53.4|long=-5.9|position=left|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-2px;left:1px;">[[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity]]</div>}}
{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.76|long=-1.25|position=left|label=<div style="position:relative;top:1px;left:1px;">[[University of Oxford|Oxford]]</div>}}}}

==See also==
*[[List of higher education associations and alliances]]
*[[Association of East Asian Research Universities]]

==Notes==
#{{note label|coimbra|1|a}}{{note label|coimbra|1|b}}{{note label|coimbra|1|c}}{{note label|coimbra|1|d}}{{note label|coimbra|1|e}}{{note label|coimbra|1|f}}{{note label|coimbra|1|g}} These universities also belong to the [[Coimbra Group]], a larger alliance of European universities.
#{{note label|europaeum|2|a}}{{note label|europaeum|2|b}}{{note label|europaeum|2|c}} These universities also belong to [[Europaeum]], another European university network.
#{{note label|2006|3|a}}{{note label|2006|3|b}}{{note label|2006|3|c}}{{note label|2006|3|d}}{{note label|2006|3|e}}{{note label|2006|3|f}} These universities joined the League as new members on January 1, 2006.
#{{note label|Utrecht|4|a}}{{note label|Utrecht|4|b}}{{note label|Utrecht|4|c}} These universities also belong to the [[Utrecht Network]], another European university network.
#{{note label|2009|5|a}} {{note label|2009|5|b}} These universities joined the League as new members on January 1, 2010.
#{{note label|2017|6|a}} These universities joined the League as new members on January 1, 2017.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.leru.org}}

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