EU research directorate chief says Commission-wide discussions on the successor to Horizon Europe will begin ‘in earnest very soon’. Outputs from this ‘brainstorming’ will be handed to an expert group later this year, he tells Science|Business
The EU ploughed in €319M to set up facilities where companies can test new materials, but as the grants run out, fees for service are not on target. A Commission report recommends member states step in to plug the funding gap
Eindhoven University of Technology’s Opening of the Academic Year, in media partnership with Science|Business (Livestreamed here. September 4, 15:00-16:30h)
It remains a ‘strong innovator’ but France has slipped backwards in the past seven years. Meanwhile, Hungary is promoted to a moderate innovator, as Europe battles to keep pace globally
Scientists have delivered a report to the government pointing to long-standing weaknesses in the structure, management and funding of research in France. Reform is now on the cards
Association is set to cost Wellington around €2M this year rising to €5M by the end of the programme. So far, researchers in New Zealand have applied for more than €7M of funding
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