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Commission Launches €2 Million Horizon Prize in Social Innovation

Commission Launches €2 Million Horizon Prize in Social Innovation

The European Commission today launched a Horizon Prize in Social Innovation to improve the mobility of older people.

European Taxpayers Are Changing Lives, but People Don't Always Know It

European Taxpayers Are Changing Lives, but People Don't Always Know It

Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, has called for political leaders to speak more about science and innovation to connect people with the life-changing research that is funded by their taxes and has the potential to combat urgent global problems.

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

"Amsterdam promises a bright future for the EMA—a city of great clout, excellent flight connections and quality of life," said Fernand Sauer, the agency’s founding director.

London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

Paris takes European Banking Authority and European Medicines Agency goes to Amsterdam as EU’s chief negotiator mocks Theresa May’s ‘Brexit means Brexit’ stance.

European Commission to Invest €30 Billion in New Solutions for Societal Challenges and Breakthrough Innovation

European Commission to Invest €30 Billion in New Solutions for Societal Challenges and Breakthrough Innovation

"Artificial Intelligence, genetics, blockchain: science is at the core of today's most promising breakthrough innovations", says Moedas.

European Open Science Cloud

European Open Science Cloud

The Commission made the Declaration of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) available to all scientific stakeholders, for their endorsement and commitments to the realisation by 2020.

Mobility Principle Crucial to Keeping EU Funding

Mobility Principle Crucial to Keeping EU Funding

British researchers funded under Horizon 2020 will lose their grants if the UK stops allowing freedom of movement at any point during the length of their projects.

Commission Releases Early Details of Future Research Megaprojects

Commission Releases Early Details of Future Research Megaprojects

The next €1B flagship projects will target ICT, energy and health, according to the draft work programme for 2018-2020 published by the European Commission.

Collaboration on Science and Innovation With the EU

Collaboration on Science and Innovation With the EU

Paper outlining the UK’s objectives for an ambitious science and innovation agreement with the EU.

Britain Offers £1bn a Year to Stay in the EU’s Science Club

Britain Offers £1bn a Year to Stay in the EU’s Science Club

Britain will offer to keep paying more than £1 billion a year to the EU after Brexit to continue to participate in its science and research programmes.

Ten Cities Enter the Final Round of the 2017 European Capital of Innovation Contest

Ten Cities Enter the Final Round of the 2017 European Capital of Innovation Contest

And the finalists are...

Brexit Is Quietly Strangling Science

Brexit Is Quietly Strangling Science

A Nobel Prize winning physicist considers taking his research elsewhere, while applications from foreign researchers have plummeted.

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.

Europe Pauses Funding for €500 Million Fusion Research Reactor

Europe Pauses Funding for €500 Million Fusion Research Reactor

Italian scientists eager to go for it alone on experiment to tackle ‘waste heat’ problem.

Next Big Science-Funding Programme Urged to Double its Budget

Next Big Science-Funding Programme Urged to Double its Budget

Influential report suggests simpler, more citizen-friendly system for post-2020 EU research funding.

Framework Programme Set to Go Global

Framework Programme Set to Go Global

Framework 9 should be opened up to countries beyond Europe’s neighbours so that the EU can benefit more from global talent, a group of insiders has said.