Israeli participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme has dipped to record lows this year, suggesting the fallout from the Hamas attacks of October 2023 and outrage at the ...

EU Commissioners have discussed the possibility of bundling the next Framework Programme for research and innovation with other funding instruments under the European Competitiveness Fund, according ...

The next Framework Programme for research and innovation is set to remain independent but would still contribute to the European Competitiveness Fund, European Commission president Ursula von der ...

The academic community has pushed back against conclusions drawn from an interim evaluation of Horizon Europe, published on April 30. Where the European Commission sees evidence of sound investment, ...

The Commission’s proposed changes will now need the approval of the European Parliament and EU members states to become reality. This needs to happen fast, and Europe must seize this chance to build ...

The European Commission is not due to publish the Horizon Europe work programmes for 2026 and 2027 until the end of this year, but early drafts circulating in Brussels give plenty of detail about ...

Low success rates and high preparation costs are making applicants sceptical about whether applying for Horizon Europe grants is worth the effort. The European Commission’s interim evaluation of the ...

Academia is growing increasingly vocal in its calls for scientific ties between the EU and Israel to be suspended, given the continuing military offensive and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The latest ...

A marketing campaign to attract US start-up talent to the EU should be set up this year, according to the board of the European Innovation Council (EIC). The campaign should target European expats ...

European researchers are seeking to improve our understanding of the region’s biodiversity by modelling in detail and in real-time how environmental and human pressures impact ecosystems. By ...

Last year, when visiting Germany’s Sprind innovation agency, I was asked a question that had me stumped: do the EU’s research Framework Programmes, the current one being Horizon Europe, actually “work ...

The European Commission will propose a series of measures to ensure more research results are translated into commercial success, according to a leaked draft of its forthcoming start-up and scale-up ...