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Commission Announces Plan for Polar Hub to Step Up Research Coordination
Commission Announces Plan for Polar Hub to Step Up Research Coordination
The European Commission plans to develop an EU polar research hub to strengthen coordination and improve the alignment between science and policy.
Data Corner: Number of collaborative grants falls sharply in Horizon Europe
Data Corner: Number of collaborative grants falls sharply in Horizon Europe
Funding is becoming more concentrated, with increasingly large grants going to fewer projects.
Some Australian Research Funding is Now a Lottery. And That's Actually Good News
Some Australian Research Funding is Now a Lottery. And That's Actually Good News
Parliament Rapporteurs Reach a Deal on the Next Horizon Europe
MEPs call the agreement “the first important milestone” in the negotiations, with a committee vote scheduled for November 10.
Is the EU Research Budget Actually Increasing?
The Irish presidency says its negotiating position gives a boost to research. MEPs and universities disagree. We unpack the figures on each side.
Viewpoint: The Grant System Funds the Ability to Apply for Grants
A start-up founder calls out inherent flaws in grant evaluation systems, which stifle innovation.
Academic Freedom Does Not Require Funder Neutrality
EU Governments to Debate a 19-Partnership Horizon Europe Portfolio
EU Governments to Debate a 19-Partnership Horizon Europe Portfolio
EU governments are set to have a strategic discussion on the next set of Horizon Europe partnerships with new initiatives on railways, space technologies, and climate and water resilience.
MSCA research career scheme gets €210M funding boost
The additional funding for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions comes amid record-low success rates.
Horizon Europe 2027 Plans Updated With €507M in New Calls
Additional funding will cover biodiversity and “bridging” grants to next EU research programme amid plummeting success rates
Is Metascience Being Co-opted?
Academia is dysfunctional, says the White House, and needs radical solutions. But is the research reform agenda being used to defund universities, or moving too fast?
Parliament to Discuss Moving 'Sectoral Plans’ to Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe
Parliament to Discuss Moving 'Sectoral Plans’ to Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe
Budget pragmatism prompts shift of bottom-up funding for institutions to programme area devoted to collaborative research.
Proposal for Horizon Europe Expert Councils Exposes Parliamentary Rift
Proposal for Horizon Europe Expert Councils Exposes Parliamentary Rift
Research committee MEPs are concerned about potential conflicts of interest in councils intended to set priorities
Parliament Haggle over EU-wide Spending Rules Delays Vote on Horizon Europe
Parliament Haggle over EU-wide Spending Rules Delays Vote on Horizon Europe
Votes on all EU programmes are postponed until MEPs in the budgets committee agree the Performance Framework Regulation.
The World Bank is Right to Prioritize Reproducibility
EU Must Support Research Managers in Central and Eastern Europe, Says Visegrad Fund Head
EU Must Support Research Managers in Central and Eastern Europe, Says Visegrad Fund Head
Grant support is still a developing practice in the region, a hangover from the Soviet style of funding research.
Swiss Innovation Fund Faces Conflict of Interest Concerns
Swiss Innovation Fund Faces Conflict of Interest Concerns
Worldwide Study of Diseases Gets Historic Funding Influx
Gates Foundation pledges $540 million to a project often criticized for its opacity.
Does Europe Dare to Invest in the Arctic?
Prioritising long-term strategic investment in the Arctic requires courage, but it is a choice Europe cannot afford to postpone.
What Kind of Discipline is AI?
Universities are creating AI schools alongside disciplines such as logic, economics and communication without addressing their shared foundations. Mouhamdy M. Dahoud argues that this reflects an ontological gap, with current research funding and assessment taxonomies overlooking an entire category of science.
Nova Scotia's Experiment in Research That Solves Real Problems
Nova Scotia's Experiment in Research That Solves Real Problems
NIH Proposes Major Revamp of How It Scores Research Grant Proposals
NIH Proposes Major Revamp of How It Scores Research Grant Proposals
Just following the money? How research funding shapes the governance of university research
Just following the money? How research funding shapes the governance of university research
The authors investigate how funding structures influence university governance and research behaviour. The paper contributes to broader discussions about autonomy, incentives, and the organisation of research systems.
Homophily in Grant Evaluations
This study examines whether similarity between applicants and evaluators influences grant-review outcomes. The findings contribute to ongoing debates about fairness, bias, and the design of competitive research-funding systems.