The Commission is putting in the money to attract more international researchers after a substantial fall in the demand for grants from countries outside the EU
New analysis finds the extremely competitive research programme is rejecting more and more great proposals. The success rate is down from 18.5% in FP7 to a lowly 11.6% now
Participants and member state governments have given their views on the EU’s R&D programme Horizon 2020 to date. The verdict: good, but in need of several big mid-course adjustments. Low success rates, lengthy proposals and lack of feedback are common complaints
EU and UK negotiators are not seen as far apart on research, but with Article 50 now triggered, getting a deal on R&D is likely to be some way down the list of priorities
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