Zaharieva Invites India to Join Horizon Europe
While India’s decision is pending both sides agreed to launch joint R&D calls for projects worth €60 million.
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Canadians Visit Europe to Drum Up Joint Horizon Europe Projects
In a new Trump era, Canadians are looking for partners, and since association to the EU’s Framework Programme, applications are up.
Europe Could Be a 'Haven' for US Researchers, Says ERC President
The EU's research funding bodies are thinking of ways to welcome US scientists and European ex-patriots who might be looking for a more sympathetic place to work now that Donald Trump is in the White House. This mirrors discussions at the national level of possible "repatriation awards" and the expansion of programmes to attract American scientists.
New Minister Aims to Find 'black Holes' in Romania's Research System
After more than three decades of reliance on foreign direct investments and EU funds, Romania should be looking towards a new economic model based on the production of knowledge and advanced technologies, says Daniel David, who became the country's education and research minister in December. But that would require a reconfiguration of Romania's entire research system, including the merger of low-performing institutions and a new classification system for universities, David told Science|Business in an interview.
Commission Plans 'Step-Change' in Simplicity for Climate Research
Commission Plans 'Step-Change' in Simplicity for Climate Research
Leaked plans for climate research show EU will strive for more impact in final years of Horizon Europe.
Leptin Calls for a Doubling of the ERC Budget
With concern for the future of the European Research Council (ERC) still in the air, its president Maria Leptin has called on the European Parliament to protect the council from attacks on its freedom and its resources. "My message today is simple: an independent ERC with a doubled budget in the next MFF [Multiannual Financial Framework] is a strategic investment," she told MEPs on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee on February 19.
Zaharieva Urges More EU-US Science Collaboration
The EU is "really open to work with the US", research and innovation commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva told the Munich Security Conference on Friday.
Germany Slowly Rethinks Defence and Security Research
Germany Slowly Rethinks Defence and Security Research
Three years after the attack on Ukraine, positions are changing, but there is no more money in Germany for military research.
Blind Application Process Helps Swiss Spark Grants Back Unconventional Research
Blind Application Process Helps Swiss Spark Grants Back Unconventional Research
The Spark grants scheme, run by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), anonymises applications. This has meant a more diverse range of winners, particularly younger scientists and those new to SNSF funding.
FP10 Will Happen, Says Leading MEP
A leading member of the European Parliament has reassured the research and innovation community that there will be an FP10, despite concerns that the next EU research Framework Programme could be swallowed up in a political drive to boost economic competitiveness."There will be a Framework Programme 10," said Christian Ehler, a prominent member of the Parliament's research and industry committee, at the annual Science|Business conference on Thursday.
Choose Europe Research Careers Pilot Set to Begin in 2025
An initiative intended to tackle the brain drain and precarity in research careers in Europe is to be tested during 2025, according to a draft work programme for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in Horizon Europe.
European Science Should Be a Bridge to China, Not a Wall
Just a few weeks into Donald Trump's return to power, the world is witnessing a narrow-minded and autocratic policy regime - one especially harmful to US science. But for Europe, the author believe it offers a window of opportunity for science and innovation.
EU Cybersecurity Centre Plans Calls on AI Tools and Quantum Threats
EU Cybersecurity Centre Plans Calls on AI Tools and Quantum Threats
Calls for proposals on artificial intelligence cybersecurity tools and countering threats from quantum computers are set out in a draft work programme from the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC).
Leaked EU Competitiveness Plan Prompts Concerns over ERC Independence
Leaked EU Competitiveness Plan Prompts Concerns over ERC Independence
A leaked EU competitiveness strategy is prompting fears that Brussels intends to undermine the independence of the European Research Council by pushing for more alignment with the European Innovation Council and the EU's broader political goals.
Poland Presents Research and Innovation Priorities for Council Presidency
Poland Presents Research and Innovation Priorities for Council Presidency
Poland plans to use its six-month presidency of the European Council to advance the uptake of artificial intelligence in science, and to lay the groundwork for FP10, the next Framework Programme for research and innovation.
Experts Warn of Fragmentation in Global Collaboration for Innovation
Global collaboration around innovation and technology is still growing, but the sector is at risk of fragmentation amid heightened competition, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned in its second annual Global Cooperation Barometer.
Switzerland to Join Horizon Europe After Deal with Brussels
After four years of waiting, Switzerland has finally agreed a deal with Brussels that will allow its researchers to participate as equals in the EU's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
Swiss Association to Horizon Europe Faces Referendum Challenge by 2028
Swiss Association to Horizon Europe Faces Referendum Challenge by 2028
Switzerland could once again fall out of the EU's Horizon Europe research programme if voters reject a wider, underpinning deal in a likely 2026 or 2028 referendum, the leaders of the country's biggest research funding agency have warned. An overarching deal between Brussels and Bern expected this week should allow Swiss researchers to finally fully participate in Horizon Europe, after years of political squabbles locked them out of certain parts of the programme since it began in 2021.
Ho-Ho-Ho-rizon: a Special Holiday Quiz for R&I Aficionados
It's our final Data Corner of the year, and we're wrapping things up with a special holiday quiz for all you research and innovation aficionados out there.If you are a subscriber to the Funding Newswire, you have seen us analyse numbers in the Data Corner over the past few months. Now, you have a chance to prove your knowledge of the EU Framework Programmes.
Universities Push for Research Careers Pilot in Horizon Europe
The CESAER university association is calling on the European Commission to pilot a 'Choose Europe for a research career' programme to tackle brain drain and precarity in research careers.
Call to Integrate Social Sciences and Humanities in the EU Research Program FP10
Call to Integrate Social Sciences and Humanities in the EU Research Program FP10
More than a dozen research lobby groups are urging Brussels and EU member states to better integrate social sciences and humanities in the next Framework Programme, FP10, to bring these disciplines to bear on policy ambitions.
New EU Research Commissioner Sets Her Sights on Boosting Europe's Competitiveness
In her first public outing, new research commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva has called for "the courage to change approaches" and streamline research and innovation processes in a bid to boost Europe's competitiveness."Closing the innovation gap is at the centre of the new competitiveness compass, and it will guide the work of the new Commission," she told the European Partnership Stakeholder Forum.
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