Research funding

The partnership aims to pool expertise in the region, increase the scale of research projects and reduce bureaucracy when applying for grants

Institutions in Germany, UK, France and the Netherlands will host more than half of the winners of €2 million consolidator grants for mid-career academics

€10 billion budget for agriculture R&D is to be spent on studying the environmental impact of farming

Through the Central European Science Partnership, four national funding agencies will issue joint research calls and recognise each other’s evaluation procedures

Brexit, more competition for students, and the possibility of cuts in tuition fees is putting pressure on the finances. ‘We feel it’s a tenuous position at the moment,’ says Oxford University’s vice-chancellor

The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has been awarded four Comenius fellowships. These are associated with grants amounting to a total of €500,000 to stimulate innovation in education.