Marie Curie Programme

As the Marie Curie programme celebrates its 25th birthday there are calls to use it to redress the brain drain

Reduced EU and national science research spending could undermine the career prospects of up and coming researchers, speakers at the Marie Curie Alumni Association conference warn

German MEPs Sven Simon and Christian Doleschal want the commission to come up with a plan to pay researchers whose Marie Curie projects were affected by the pandemic. In parallel, scientists are voicing their concern that a shortage in EU funding could force them to choose career paths in the US or China

Formal investigation comes after researchers whose projects have been delayed by pandemic lockdowns complain about the European Commission refusing to extend grant funding from the academic exchange programme

The final budget and legal text for Horizon Europe is ready to be negotiated with the European Parliament, after research ministers agreed to cut all components apart from the Marie Curie researcher mobility scheme

Researchers say that severe cuts will reduce opportunities for the career development of early-career scientists throughout Europe

Scientists funded by prestigious EU scheme whose projects were delayed by pandemic lockdowns want the European Commission to extend their grants and help push projects over the finish line