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Budget Chief Wants to Protect Research from Cuts in 2021-2027 Budget Cycle

Budget Chief Wants to Protect Research from Cuts in 2021-2027 Budget Cycle

Günther Oettinger says research should be the only programme spared spending cuts as the EU weighs how to make up for losing the UK’s €11B per annum contribution.

Experts Call for ‘People Before Projects’ Revamp

Experts Call for ‘People Before Projects’ Revamp

New report from influential group recommends ditching large-scale projects in favour of funding outstanding individual researchers, getting rid of submission deadlines and awarding smaller grants to make the pie go further.

What’s next? 5 Brexit lessons for European research

What’s next? 5 Brexit lessons for European research

Focus on bridge-building, open the science cloud, clarify the rules – these are among the steps that the EU should now take to turn the UK’s departure from disaster to opportunity.

Commission moots use of crowdsourced peer review for Horizon 2020 evaluations

Commission moots use of crowdsourced peer review for Horizon 2020 evaluations

The EU Commission is canvassing views on whether the process of assessing research projects should be more open to public eyes.

Where does this leave the scientists?

Where does this leave the scientists?

Researchers can still operate by the rules and norms of science, but under Horizon 2020 they have - with the exception of the ERC - no autonomy to decide what science they do.

Psst! Want a tip on how to get EU funding? Google it!

Psst! Want a tip on how to get EU funding? Google it!

Business Key documents for Horizon 2020 are circulating on the Internet. The Commission needs to put order into the timely and fair distribution of this information.