Plans for an EU due diligence platform and centre of expertise should be active by 2026, conference hears. But cultural change will take longer
Photo credits: Christophe Licoppe / European Union
Initiatives to bolster research security in the EU, advanced by the European Commission on October 28, will soon filter down to researchers setting up projects. These include a due diligence platform to support researchers in assessing international cooperation risks, and a centre of expertise on research security inside the Commission, which is due to come online by mid-2026.
According to Claire Gray, senior policy officer at the League of European Research Universities (LERU), the community has been looking for support on due diligence for some time.
“It is challenging to know where to find information relating to risks in international collaborations,” she said. “There are a range of commercial tools available, but all of these come at a cost, and none cover the area sufficiently well.”
She pointed out that the China Defence Universities Tracker,…
Discover the latest in research funding every Tuesday with Funding Newswire. Dive into detailed articles with our monthly or yearly subscriptions or start with a free trial
NOTE: if you're a part of one of our Network member organisations, you get free access by signing up with your institutional email. Verify your eligibility here.
Receive the Funding Newswire [full access requires a subscription] each Tuesday, our Policy Bulletin each Thursday, and news about bridging Europe’s east-west innovation gap twice a month in The Widening. 
A unique international forum for public research organisations and companies to connect their external engagement with strategic interests around their R&D system.