Photo credits: zverge / BigStock The EU recognises the role of young researchers in shaping the future research and innovation landscape and throughout the years policymakers have pushed for better career paths and put in place specific funding programmes in support of this. One … | Continue reading
Anna Tenhunen-Lunkka, senior scientist and project manager at VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland. Assemble fourteen project partners, draft seven work packages, throw in a couple million euros, and produce science. Coordinating a big collaborative EU research project is no … | Continue reading
The Berlaymont Building. Photo credits: Dati Bendo / European Commission The European Commission has opened Horizon Europe calls for transport and mobility policy-driven projects worth €163.5 million. There are two sets of calls, both open until 5 September. The first batch of 13 … | Continue reading
As a continuation of the previous call for proposals with similar objectives, the Science Patronage programme will be re-launched with a budget of HUF 1 billion this year to promote the visibility of Hungarian scientific achievements and to help the Hungarian research community t … | Continue reading
Would it be possible to build a refinery that is completely fossil-free, and thereby significantly contributing to a carbon-neutral society by as early as 2050? According to two chemists from Utrecht University it is. In a highly visionary Nature article, they present a roadmap i … | Continue reading
Sweden has the conditions to take big, fast steps in AI development. But in order to succeed, clear direction from the government and visionary leadership throughout society is needed. The time is now, and it is urgent. That's what some of Sweden's leading AI experts say to Vinno … | Continue reading
Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, announced today the extension to the end of the decade and made a further €2.5 m donation (€4 m total) to fund the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre. Underpinned by an initial €1.5m donation from Ryanair, Research at the Ryanair Sustain … | Continue reading
Industry leaders, researchers and policymakers will debate the future of light technologies, including technological sovereignty and the need for resilient supply chains in Europe, at this year’s Photonics Partnership Annual Meeting. The future direction of light technologies wor … | Continue reading
The latest news TWENTY YEARS OF EU IN 10 GRAPHS: Research funding, innovation performance, scientific papers, international cooperation… We look at what has changed in the EU’s 2004 members. We also cast our eyes to the future. “The next 20 years will be different and we’ll have … | Continue reading
Photo credits: astropix / BigStock EIT Health Scandinavia has launched a new online hub to ease access to European biobanks and health data registries for researchers, and to share expertise on how to exploit these resources. After adopting plans for the European Health Data Spac … | Continue reading
Photo credits: NiroDesign / BigStock Presidents of national academies of science in all EU member states signed a joint statement on Monday, urging the incoming cohort of MEPs to secure EU’s global leadership in science and innovation and to promote open science. This is the firs … | Continue reading
Dragoș Tudorache, Romanian MEP and chair of the European Parliament’s committee on AI. Photo: European Parliament Without easier access to capital, European AI companies will forever rely on the vast computing resources of entrenched US tech giants, the outgoing MEP responsible f … | Continue reading
Nicole Grobert (left), chair of the group of chief scientific advisers to the European Commission and professor of nanomaterials at Oxford University, Maarja Kruusmaa (center), member of the group and professor of biorobotics at Tallinn University of Technology, and Alberto Mello … | Continue reading
Latvia wants the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) to be scrapped in FP10, the EU’s next framework programme for research and innovation, according to a government position paper published today. The Latvian government said funding instruments in FP10 should be … | Continue reading
NOrdic CryOSphere Digital Twin (NOCOS DT) develops computational sea ice modelling tools that contribute to Destination Earth's Climate Change Adaptation Digital Twin. Destination Earth is a flagship initiative of the European Commission to develop a highly-accurate digital model … | Continue reading
ECMWF, ESA and EUMETSAT implement the Destination Earth initiative under the leadership of DG Connect and in collaboration with over 100 institutions throughout Europe. Visualizations created in Destination Earth allow us to look at our planet in ways we never thought before, as … | Continue reading
In January 2024, the European Commission published a White Paper on options for enhancing support for research and development involving technologies with dual-use potential. In response to the Commission’s public consultation on the White Paper, the European University Associati … | Continue reading
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology's Regional Innovation Scheme is active in 22 countries and regions and aims to close Europe's innovation gap. Photo: EIT The Regional Innovation Scheme has had some success in closing Europe’s innovation gap, but ten years after … | Continue reading
The Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) was established in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in 2015 with the help of the Horizon 2020 Teaming project, PlantaSYST. Photo: CPSBB Teaming for Excellence, which is designed to support the creation or upgrading of centres of exc … | Continue reading
UP Catalyst, one of the start-ups supported by the SmartCap Green Fund, is scaling up to produce tonnes of graphite from carbon dioxide. Photo: UP Catalyst Estonia is using €100 million from the NextGenerationEU recovery fund to bolster venture capital for green technology start- … | Continue reading
The European Parliament commemorates the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement. Photo: Alain Rolland / European Union May 2024 marks 20 years since the EU’s largest single enlargement, when 10 countries joined. This opened a new chapter for these member states, with most of … | Continue reading
Photo credits: European Union Horizon Europe’s roll out of lump sum funding is gathering speed, with €1.3 billion awarded in the new, less reporting-heavy way by the end of 2023, according to the European Commission. Lump sums were introduced to the Horizon Europe research progra … | Continue reading
Photo by Robert Robaszewski These questions are answered by Prof. Carsten Carlberg, ERA Chair in the WELCOME2 project at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, in his paper Vitamin D in the Context of Evolution, which has appeare … | Continue reading
The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, minister of Tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, visited Polytechnique Montréal today to announce the cross-Canada results of Stage 2 of the Canada Biomedical Research Fun … | Continue reading
Photo credits: European Union / Flickr The European Commission is about to publish the full Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA) this month, after several years of delay. “The (re)publication of a fully-fledged corporate AGA is imminent,” a Commission spokeswoman told S … | Continue reading
Photo credits: Zerbor / BigStock In March this year, South Korea struck a deal to become the first Asian country – other than Türkiye – to associate to Horizon Europe. It’s a big leap east for the €95.5 billion EU research and innovation programme, and the deal will officially li … | Continue reading
Photo credits: European Union Horizon Europe’s roll out of lump sum funding is gathering speed, with €1.3 billion awarded in the new, less reporting-heavy way by the end of 2023, according to the European Commission. Lump sums were introduced to the Horizon Europe research progra … | Continue reading
Photo credits: Zerbor / BigStock In March this year, South Korea struck a deal to become the first Asian country – other than Türkiye – to associate to Horizon Europe. It’s a big leap east for the €95.5 billion EU research and innovation programme, and the deal will officially li … | Continue reading
In December 2019 the Commission launched the European Green Deal, a set of initiatives intended to put the EU on the path towards the green transition, with the ultimate goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Although this was backed up by a flurry of climate regulations, p … | Continue reading
With their new $300 million global health programme announced 6 May, the Gates, Wellcome and Novo Nordisk foundations bring together three very different funding networks. A Science|Business analysis shows how they operate, and who benefits. Our review of their 2023 awards shows … | Continue reading
Photo credits: European Union / Flickr The European Commission is about to publish the full Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA) this month, after several years of delay. “The (re)publication of a fully-fledged corporate AGA is imminent,” a Commission spokeswoman told S … | Continue reading
Photo credits: BigStock The three largest research foundations in the world have announced a new partnership to support research and development into major global health challenges that disproportionately affect the world’s poorest communities. The Danish Novo Nordisk Foundation, … | Continue reading
Bright Renewables and HyGear, both part of the HoSt Group, together with the University of Twente, are set to construct Benelux's first E-Methanol system. Their joint project, "Towards Acceleration and Demonstration of E-Methanol" (TANDEM), received a total of nearly €4 million s … | Continue reading
The University of the Greater Region (UniGR) has just been awarded significant funding from the Interreg VI Greater Region programme for the establishment of a second centre of expertise dedicated to the transition to a circular economy of materials and metals. The UniGR-CIRKLA p … | Continue reading
The Technology for Social Innovation (TeSI) program harnesses the power of cutting-edge technologies developed under the ATTRACT initiative to address significant social needs. Through multidisciplinary collaboration among students from business, engineering, and design backgroun … | Continue reading
The Federal Council draft of the Dispatch on the promotion of education, research and innovation (ERI Dispatch) for the period 2025-2028 is influenced by financial concerns. Services may need to be cut and projects suspended. The education, research and innovation (ERI) sector is … | Continue reading
Photo credits: budastock / BigStock Last Monday, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in Germany announced the arrest of three suspected science spies who are alleged to have procured information on dual-use technologies for the Chinese secret service. They were in contact with … | Continue reading
Tsakiris, a former Greek deputy minister, joins the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank New Vice-President was also an executive at the European Investment Fund The European Investment Bank (EIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ioannis Tsakiris to its M … | Continue reading
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Dukgeun Ahn met with Romania’s Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja on April 23 on the occasion of the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis’ state visit to Korea and signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on bilateral nuclear energy cooperation … | Continue reading
CERN has established a partnership with ENEA, the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, to develop new beam-intercepting devices using liquid-lead technologies. This development could enhance the performance and reliability of … | Continue reading
The electrification of many areas of life is leading to an increased demand for high-performance batteries. Two ETH spin-offs are making waves in this field: while BTRY develops high-performance solid-state batteries, 8inks is working on a new standard for production. In brief Th … | Continue reading
New Zealand science minister Judith Collins. Photo credits: nznationalparty / Flickr New Zealand is on course to associate to Horizon Europe’s successor in 2028, science minister Judith Collins has said, as she tries to reorientate the country’s partnerships towards states that r … | Continue reading
New Zealand science minister Judith Collins. Photo credits: nznationalparty / Flickr New Zealand is on course to associate to Horizon Europe’s successor in 2028, science minister Judith Collins has said, as she tries to reorientate the country’s partnerships towards states that r … | Continue reading
New Zealand science minister Judith Collins. Photo credits: nznationalparty / Flickr New Zealand is on course to associate to Horizon Europe’s successor in 2028, science minister Judith Collins has said, as she tries to reorientate the country’s partnerships towards states that r … | Continue reading
Plamena Markova, head of international relations at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Photo credits: Kinga Lubowiecka / EMBL Teaming projects set up under Horizon Europe are intended to help Widening countries in central and eastern Europe that have less developed … | Continue reading
Plamena Markova, head of international relations at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Photo credits: Kinga Lubowiecka / EMBL Teaming projects set up under Horizon Europe are intended to help Widening countries in central and eastern Europe that have less developed … | Continue reading
Photo credits: BigStock Some university lobby groups have come out against the EU funding dual-use research, saying Horizon Europe and its successor, FP10 should remain exclusively civilian, while others have responded to an EU consultation on the subject by asking policymakers f … | Continue reading
Andrej Plenković, prime minister of Croatia, speaking at the Annual EU Budget Conference 2024 held on April 29. Photo credits: European Commission / X Andrej Plenković, prime minister of Croatia, is in favour of injecting more funding into research as part of a bigger overall EU … | Continue reading