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ViewEU hydrogen push will link to Horizon Europe and Erasmus

RePowerEU energy-autonomy initiative is centre stage amid climate change and war in Ukraine

ViewEU defence ministers approve creation of innovation hub

New European Defence Agency unit comes amid broader push on defence coordination

ViewCall for probe into potential use of EU R&D funds for ‘spyware’

MEP Rosa D’Amato says European Commission should investigate EU research funding to Israel

View‘Reforms needed’ for EU platform to become go-to publishing venue

Publishing in Open Research Europe does not give career pay-offs, says scientific advisory board member

ViewMedical groups decry ‘waste’ of European Covid-19 research

Many pandemic trials were poor quality or duplicates of existing trials, groups say

ViewRussell Group: UK’s Horizon Europe deal ‘on the brink’

Meanwhile, Universities UK calls on Home Office to tackle research “immigration bureaucracy and visa costs”

ViewEU makes over €680m available for PhDs and postdocs

Budgets increased across all four major Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions schemes for 2022

ViewFocus on societal problems could be counterproductive, says Leptin

ERC president warns against “scientific populism” and announces new taskforce for research assessment reform

ViewJapan enters informal talks on joining EU R&D programme

Country joins South Korea in expressing intent to join Horizon Europe at EU-Japan summit

ViewCommission defends further delay to innovation funding

Some winners of 2021 European Innovation Council funding are still awaiting their money

ViewCommission boosts 2021-22 Horizon Europe budget by €562m

Extra funds largely go towards the EU’s R&D missions alongside €25 million Ukrainian support scheme

ViewSupport new talent to boost innovation, research groups say

Cesaer and Earto provide plethora of recommendations in response to EU innovation initiatives

ViewLump-sum funding ‘perceived as better’ by EU grant winners

Survey of piloted funding system found positive reactions but need for tweaks to avoid drawbacks

ViewLeading MEP slams recent turns in Commission R&D policy

Earma 2022: Ehler says EU overpromises and underdelivers on research as it chases fashionable topics

ViewEuropean Patent Office and EU innovation agency strengthen ties

Move intended to reinforce work on activities including business support and training

ViewERC applicants ‘focus too much on EU impacts’

Earma 2022: Researchers “simply do not understand” what European Research Council is for, consultant says

ViewResearch managers told to prepare for ‘radical’ EU changes

Earma 2022: European research expert Sean McCarthy says Covid-19 “changed the thinking” in Brussels

ViewSwitzerland repeats funding cover for EU R&D programmes

Block on Swiss participation in European programmes also sees country building research collaborations outside EU

ViewEuropean Health Data Space lacks patient input, Guild warns

University group calls for more patient decision-making power over use of health data for research

ViewIndustry calls for EU-US cooperation on tech research

Business groups urge closer regulatory alignment for emerging technologies and coordination against “discriminatory” Chinese policies

ViewParliament adopts report seeking AI optimism and funding

But lead MEP decries loss of call to update EU data legislation

ViewCommission moves to ease access to health data for research

Launch of European Health Data Space intended “to achieve a quantum leap forward” in healthcare

ViewMore women applying for ERC Advanced Grants

Proportion of women applying for senior grants rises two percentage points between 2021 and 2022

ViewEnergy expected to be EU R&D field worst hit by Ukraine war

Russia and Ukraine are both active in energy research and innovation, study warns

ViewEU names 112 cities chosen for climate-neutral R&D mission

Mission has €360 million in 2022-23 R&D funding to boost sustainability efforts in European cities

ViewOverarching innovation agenda under fire

Commission warned tackling regional innovation divides and supporting world-class ecosystems should be separate tasks

ViewHorizon Europe accelerates global push

Canada and New Zealand to enter formal association talks, amid questions over scope and speed

ViewEU grant reviewers decide based on weaknesses, study finds

Study of almost 3,700 applications to competitive grant scheme finds weaknesses, not strengths, determined success

ViewEU and China firm up joint research plan

Collaborative projects will focus on food, agriculture, biotechnology, climate change and biodiversity

ViewEuropean universities stress need for international collaboration

Groups say EU funding for research, innovation and education should be more open to world