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Explained: what can the European Research Council offer US researchers?

ERC president Maria Leptin said Europe could become a “haven” for US researchers. What can the funders do to help make that happen?

18 Mar 2025

R&D Funding

Coordinated drafting cuts to the chase in project clustering

Horizon projects can have more impact if they work together. With multi-project calls on the rise, why not draft them together?

18 Mar 2025

R&D Funding

Funding Radar: Indian research funding in cooperation with the EU

Here’s a list of funding opportunities that link India to EU and non-EU member states

11 Mar 2025

R&D Funding

Standalone EIT Digital seeks alternative funds for core activities

Newly independent EIT KICs will not cut less profitable activities, says EIT Digital chief, but someone must pay if Europe wants more

25 Feb 2025

R&D Funding

Carrot, no stick: how Finland gets industry to invest in R&D

Business Finland offers €20 million grants to incentivise research and development spending and collaboration

18 Feb 2025

R&D Funding

Experts warn of fragmentation in global collaboration for innovation

Increasing collaboration in technology will be a central theme of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this month

16 Jan 2025

R&D Policy

Viewpoint: Framework Programme 10 must avoid overlaps and reduce fragmentation

The next research and innovation programme should be designed to dovetail into other EU funding streams, says Erik Huizer, chief executive of the pan-European research and education data network GÉANT

12 Feb 2024

R&D Policy

Lithuania takes a lead on transferring regional development money to Horizon Europe

A formal system has been put in place that allows regional funds to be transferred to Horizon Europe projects. To date, €18.5M has been made available

21 Jun 2023

R&D Policy

Commission in fresh bid to bolster coordination between national R&D policies and EU research programmes

Seven countries have signed up to a Commission initiative to help them in drawing up tailored R&I policies that make the most of EU programmes. Initial reaction is positive, but participants say implementation is what counts

04 May 2023

R&D Policy

Marc Lemaître takes up the reins at research and innovation directorate

The Commission’s former regional development chief moves over to head the research directorate, amid hopes his experience in Cohesion policy will be applied to bridge east-west disparities in research and innovation

16 Feb 2023

R&D Policy

Explained: what can the European Research Council offer US researchers?

Coordinated drafting cuts to the chase in project clustering

Funding Radar: Indian research funding in cooperation with the EU

Standalone EIT Digital seeks alternative funds for core activities

Carrot, no stick: how Finland gets industry to invest in R&D

Experts warn of fragmentation in global collaboration for innovation

Viewpoint: Framework Programme 10 must avoid overlaps and reduce fragmentation

Lithuania takes a lead on transferring regional development money to Horizon Europe

Commission in fresh bid to bolster coordination between national R&D policies and EU research programmes

Marc Lemaître takes up the reins at research and innovation directorate

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