The European Commission has released its official proposal for Horizon 2020, the EU’s new research funding scheme. Science|Business presents a roundup of first reactions from the European capital.
A two-year political fight formally began in Brussels on 30 November with the publication of the European Commission’s plan for Horizon 2020, its omnibus R&D programme. It promises less red tape, broader benefits, and more jobs and economic growth – but is it too expensive?
There’s plenty of (empirical) evidence to justify specific measures to put women scientists on an equal footing with their male counterparts. A Gender Summit next week must make an unambiguous call for Horizon 2020 to embrace this view
The European Commission’s DG Research director-general Robert-Jan Smits is calling on the European Parliament to help simplify regulations and make the system for public private partnerships more user-friendly
As it passes its first birthday, a checklist of progress to date in the formation of the Innovation Union, a key element of the Europe 2020 strategy for jobs and growth, was published by the Commission
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