Earlier this week, Politico Europe reported that the European Commission is planning to centralise departments responsible for the direct allocation of EU funding ahead of the start of the next EU multiannual budget in 2028. 

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Alliances could help strong institutions outside mainstream join Horizon consortia, says Nicolaus Copernicus University vice-rector.

The country has set bold ambitions to revamp its research sector, with experts on the ground saying steady improvement is being made.

Institutions from UK, New Zealand, Canada and Switzerland worry about being locked out of governance and sensitive calls

If not for money, disgruntled researchers from around the world might still come to Europe for a taste of academic freedom

Competitive funding is breaking down just a few years after it was set up using EU and World Bank money.

Being frozen out of Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ for over three years has taken its toll on the country’s academics.
 

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Afghanistan is the latest test case for how Europe helps researchers threatened at home or fleeing abroad.

The Global Research Initiative on Open Science has opened its first call for projects that synthesise evidence for policy.

Leaked documents contain measures calculated to strengthen role of EU member states in strategic priority setting.

European Research Council reversal follows a backlash against new measures to control proposal numbers

National policies alone will not be enough for the EU’s newer member states to catch up to top performers

Country’s wars against Iran and Lebanon have renewed debate over whether Europe should sever research ties.

New technologies are needed to help break the EU’s dependence on foreign energy supplies.

The European Parliament’s budget committee has adopted an interim report and compromise amendments calling for a stronger, predictable EU budget from 2028.

Hungarian academics are hopeful that an EU ruling banning 30 institutions, including 21 universities, from Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ will finally be lifted with the election of a new government.

New measures include longer restrictions for previously unsuccessful applicants as ERC contends with rise in applications.

Influential adviser and ex-Portuguese science minister Manuel Heitor calls out the broken system of short-term contracts.

Rectors’ conferences across Europe unite behind call for ambitious Horizon Europe budget and long-term funding for university alliances

But top advisor Manuel Heitor thinks his idea of expert councils to steer collaborative research will win political support in the end

Balancing the books at the end of the programme will not stop immediate damage to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, observers say

Observers suggest the delay could be due to disagreements between the Commission directorates handling research and innovation policy.

But the proposed budget increase for the European Research Council is insufficient, Leptin says