EU research

The first 63 regions, seven cities and four countries are selected for the Partnerships for Regional Innovation pilot, as part of the upcoming European Innovation Agenda

€2.4B programme releases “indicative” texts for its upcoming research projects in medical devices, cancer and other fields. Publishing drafts in advance will give applicants time to start building a consortium and working on proposals, IHI says

EU needs an overarching body to coordinate policies and funding for academics affected by war

Change of approach is designed to help smaller EU countries attract more scientists from abroad and freshen up research teams

Russia’s war against Ukraine is forcing the EU to rethink its climate strategy, along with the technologies needed to achieve its climate goals and the plan to use gas in the transition to net zero

With association still not agreed, there will be more backup funding, addressing concerns the safety net was inadequate. At the same time, the government confirmed it has allocated £6.8B over the next three years for Horizon Europe and other joint UK-EU research

Research ministers sign Marseille declaration on fundamental values for international scientific cooperation, but these fall far short of addressing how the EU’s foreign science policy should respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

As a former EU diplomat, I believe that cutting Russians out of European scientific collaboration entirely will make change even harder

At Paris open science conference, EU research leaders back the Commission’s plan to overhaul the way funding agencies assess the scientific standing of individual researchers