UASNL is the strategic alliance of 19 Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences (https://www.uasnl.eu/ ). We are looking for a colleague who can enthusiastically and convincingly represent the interests of UASNL within Europe in the field of research and innovation. What will you be … | Continue reading
One of the greatest shortcomings of EU framework research programmes is they are not usually designed with appropriate due care or consideration of the other funding mechanisms managed by the European Commission. Let’s take for example the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) and the s … | Continue reading
The Resilient Delta Initiative, part of the Convergence Alliance, is a partner in two Regio Deals. For these deals, the central government has allocated €25 million to Smart Delta Drechtsteden and €17.7 million to the Waterweg Region. These funds are aimed at improving the qualit … | Continue reading
A new position paper, published jointly by the European Technology Platform Photonics21 and the VR/AR Industrial Coalition, outlines how photonics plays a critical role in the future of Virtual Worlds and thus also Web 4.0, the next generation of the internet. Titled ‘Optics an … | Continue reading
Europe’s biodiversity continues to decline at an alarming rate, with most protected species and habitats confronting poor conservation status. Facing the pressure, it is important to understand and model the forces and processes shaping biodiversity with novel tools and methods f … | Continue reading
Startups suffered a “crisis” last year for the first time in a decade. The amount of capital raised by new businesses fell 30% in the US, 35% in Switzerland and 38% in France, for example, on the back of a slowing global economy. But startups coming out of EPFL were undaunted, an … | Continue reading
The need for increased cyber security is growing exponentially. The Swedish government is investing just over SEK 100 million in the coming years in Cybercampus Sweden, an initiative inaugurated today at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The purpose of the investment is to stren … | Continue reading
The number of private universities in Germany has skyrocketed in recent years. Twenty years ago, there were 49, now according to a recent analysis by the Centre for Higher Education, there are 115 – more than twice as many. Over the same time, the number of students attending the … | Continue reading
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson first announced the plans to create a small modular reactor alliance in September 2023. Photo: European Union The European Commission this week opened a call for industry partners to join a new alliance to advance the development and deployment … | Continue reading
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In this podcast, the first of a series of 15 interviews with women university rectors and president, UCD President Orla Feely gives insights into her own journey, the rise of women leaders in Irish universities, and the importance of role models for younger female researchers. To … | Continue reading
In recent years industrial biotechnology – also known as “white” biotech – has emerged as a high-value driver of industrial modernisation and the green transition. Through the innovative use of microorganisms and enzymes, it has transformative potential for manufacturing, waste … | Continue reading
Christian Ehler MEP, Parliament’s lead negotiator on the Net-Zero Industry Act. Photo: Emilie Gomez / European Union EU negotiators from the Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the Net-Zero Industry Act on Tuesday, to support domestic production of the t … | Continue reading
The Chips joint undertaking, the EU public-private partnership which funds semiconductor research, has launched a call for collaborative research projects with South Korea. The call is one of three launched this week with a total EU budget of €216 million. “We are very happy to s … | Continue reading
Science|Business plans to roll out a newsletter tailored for research and innovation professionals. This inaugural article provides a sneak peek into the kind of information you may expect in the coming weeks, ahead of a full launch this spring. The European Health Initiative (IH … | Continue reading
Imperial and the University of Liverpool will lead a £12 million research Hub to develop state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) for chemistry. The £12m funding from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is supplemented by £19m from consortium partner … | Continue reading
Coventry University is seeking to forge new collaborations with health organisations in Singapore following a visit by the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Health and Life Sciences. Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby travelled to Singapore in January, visiting the National Health In … | Continue reading
Professor Sakis Mantalaris, a leading figure in cell therapy research, has been awarded €4.88 million as part of the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland Research Professorship Programme. The award will facilitate Professor Mantalaris and a team of researchers in spearheading a … | Continue reading
Increasing security in cyberspace, securing data processing infrastructure and digitisation of the infrastructure of security services are the objectives of the new call for proposals, announced by the National Centre for Research and Development as part of the National Recovery … | Continue reading
Latest news DANISH WIDENING POLEMIC: Government ministries and research and innovation stakeholders from central and eastern Europe have given a resounding no to a suggestion by the Danish government to take Widening measures out of the next framework programme (FP10) and fund th … | Continue reading
Andrea Putzu, member of the Regional Council of Marche in Italy and member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Committee of the Regions. Photo: ECR Regions should be placed at the heart of the EU’s industrial policy and the next Framework Research … | Continue reading
A sign marking the building housing the former Ministry of Education and Science, which has now been separated into the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of National Education. Polish academics and scientists have welcomed the new government’s move to sep … | Continue reading
Pitching the regions along Danube as a single innovation valley is a seductive idea, but the reality is more challenging. A report released at the inaugural Danube Tech Summit in December shows that investment and start-up activity is heavily skewed towards the Danube’s source, i … | Continue reading
Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, the seat of the Danish parliament. Government ministries and research stakeholders from central and eastern Europe say they are open to discussing the future of Widening measures but disagree with a suggestion by the Danish government that the … | Continue reading
The CERN Council has completed the midterm review of a feasibility study for a new particle accelerator that is set to replace the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), marking another step towards building the Future Circular Collider (FCC). Last Friday, the Council discussed the feasibi … | Continue reading
BAM has been appointed as the official body for pyrotechnics testing in the United Kingdom (UK). The appointment underlines BAM's expertise in the field of pyrotechnics, which is increasingly being used in the automotive sector. It enables BAM to provide conformity assessments, c … | Continue reading
Insights from the EIB Investment Survey reflect cautious optimism in Hungary’s investment climate, with primary concerns including uncertainty and rising energy costs. The EIB Group allocated €288 million for climate investments, driving the country's green transition. Out of the … | Continue reading
TwinEU will gather the expertise of different institutions: transmission, distribution, and market network operators, technology providers, and research centres, to create a pan-European digital twin based on local federated digital models. The project will apply and demonstrate … | Continue reading
Winners of the UKRI Quantum Testbed Competition will develop and deliver quantum computing testbeds at NQCC’s facilities in south Oxfordshire by March 2025. The seven successful applicants will receive funding through the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund … | Continue reading
Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a major impact on individuals, communities, the economy and political systems, transforming societies, institutions, governance and research. In order to respond to the challenge that AI systems are posing to our society and economy, the Uni … | Continue reading
Irina Kupiainen, public affairs director at CSC - IT Center for Science and Kimmo Koski, managing director at CSC - IT Center for Science. Digital technologies have advanced more rapidly than any innovation in our history – reaching about half of the developing world's population … | Continue reading
The European Innovation Council (EIC) will put €675 million into promising start-ups this year to support Europe’s technology sovereignty policy. The budget is smaller than previous years, as EU recovery money runs out, but the ambition to cook up the next generation of European … | Continue reading
EU leaders meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to discuss an aid package for Ukraine, which Orbán had vetoed in December. Photo: European Union Horizon Europe will have its €95.5 billion budget cut by €2.1 billion, with €1.5 billion diverted to defence research, follo … | Continue reading
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Dati Bendo / European Union From the middle of this year, Canada will be associated to Horizon Europe, the EU’s €95 billion research and innovation programme. It will be the sec … | Continue reading
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Italy-Africa summit in Rome. Photo: Christophe Licoppe / European Union Science|Business - Table.Media partnership Science|Business has partnered with Table … | Continue reading
The EU’s ‘Grand challenge’ research missions have a long way to go to pull in public and private resources and deliver on their objectives, according to a report by a Commission expert group published on Friday. The report comes at a time when member states and research stakehol … | Continue reading
José Luis Martíne, chair of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures. Photo: ESFRI Time and investment are the key to making Europe’s research infrastructures greener, more sustainable and more resilient to fluctuating energy prices, says the new chair of the Europ … | Continue reading
The CERN Accelerator School (CAS) celebrated its 40th anniversary in the sunshine last September and with its contributors this January. Back in the 1980s, a group of CERN scientists and engineers saw the need for an educational training programme in the rapidly evolving field of … | Continue reading
Together with the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Meru University of Science and Technology in Kenya, BAM is researching the use of bio-based and recycled raw materials in the building materials sector. The aim is to bring climate-friendly building materials and bui … | Continue reading
The University of Twente and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) have set out their joint ambitions in a collaboration agreement. The agreement was signed earlier this week. In the coming period, they intend to cooperate more frequently on various ini … | Continue reading
Professor Orlando Rojas is leading a research collaboration on material science and fiber processing with Japan’s Murata Manufacturing Company, a global leading manufacturer of electronics and advanced materials. ‘We work to uncover solutions from nature and to fulfill many of ou … | Continue reading
An investigation suggests that government funding for research and innovation is concentrated in significantly fewer authorities than today. Vinnova supports that a reorganization is implemented, but believes that the investigation's alternative proposal should be implemented ins … | Continue reading
With some reservations, Horizon 2020 was a success, according to the final evaluation of the programme. Research leaders tell Science|Business this should be seen as an incentive to make the 2028 – 2034 Framework Programme 10 bigger and better. The €75.6 billion Horizon 2020 is … | Continue reading