Details revealed in leaked work programme for 2023 imply the European Commission expects there will be less money for the innovation funding agency in 2024, after the pandemic recovery fund runs out

Eleven universities from the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries have signed a new agreement to boost cooperation following the Russian invasion. Four members of the new cluster are in Ukraine

With concerns over the geopolitical fracturing of science and technology cooperation mounting, research councils around the world need to rethink their approach to funding international collaboration

EIC was conceived as a bottom up innovation fund, but the move to backing top down and targeted research is now filling gaps that researcher-led projects cannot

EU research community welcomes Freeman back and hopes this improves the chances of the UK taking part in Horizon Europe

The European Commission is to set up a monitoring system to track attempts to level up R&D capacity across the EU. That should point the way to improving the performance of these funding schemes – with the aim of making them redundant

Declaration signed in Brno last week aims to create critical mass to join up and support research infrastructures around the world, boosting  science capacity

The rising cost of energy spells scaling back and temporary shut downs for vital research infrastructures, which are now looking for help from governments to pay their bills. ‘We are going to make ourselves heard,’ they say

Deep tech talent initiative is seeking pledges from companies and other organisations willing and able to help fill gaps in the high technology workforce