Israel

Israeli researchers, some still under rocket fire, have said it was impossible to meet application cut-off points during a state of war. Now the ERC and EIC are pushing back four deadlines for all applicants

Labs in Israel have emptied as reservists are called up and foreign researchers fly home. With some scientists still under Hamas rocket fire, Israeli academics want the European Research Council to push back call deadlines

The EU should make sure cooperation in research respects human rights and international law, say MEPs. The Commission says institutions based in illegal settlements will continue to be banned from participating in EU-funded projects

With the UK and Switzerland still not confirmed, research associations have welcomed Israel into the Horizon Europe fold. But some see it as missed opportunity to apply pressure over West Bank settlement

EU officials expected to revise proposal to bar the three non-EU countries from quantum and space R&D, after call for full participation gains wide support. Excluding them would ‘only impact negatively on ourselves in the most unaffordable manner’