The long-awaited, go-it-alone alternative for international collaboration in research gets an equivocal reception from the UK science establishment, which is still firmly in favour of joining the EU programme  

It’s not starting until 2028, but stakeholders are ready to negotiate for more long-term vision, better balance and a bigger budget in the EU’s tenth research framework programme

UK science and technology minister Michelle Donelan is in Brussels today to meet EU research commissioner Mariya Gabriel and set the scene for upcoming association talks

Negotiations to join Horizon Europe are gathering speed, but potential suitors say the EU’s strategic autonomy goals are limiting the scope of association deals

The head of a leading European university network has urged the EU and UK to work to get association done ‘ASAP’, ahead of a vote on trade relationships in Northern Ireland tomorrow

Spring budget includes funding for several science-related initiatives, but no mention of European research collaboration, and MPs and academics are increasingly anxious for UK association to the EU programme to get over the line

Wellington and Brussels are still working on the final details of New Zealand’s participation in Horizon Europe, but researchers and innovators can start to apply for grants

Universities say too much money is going into near-market technologies, potentially spelling disaster for EU’s long-term goals. But industry says time is ripe to cement the green and digital transitions 

As Slovenia advances plans for a new research and innovation agency, science minister Igor Papič decries the amount of EU R&D money paid to consultants for advice on filling in complex grant application forms

Science|Business has analysed position papers submitted to the European Commission’s Horizon Europe consultation, to assess if the Widening programme is delivering on its aim of bridging the east-west research and innovation gap