Double Horizon Europe’s budget, say Dutch institutions

Universities and science academy say EU research programme needs greater backing and diversity

Horizon Europe, the EU’s research funding programme, must foster more diverse approaches and its budget should be doubled to ensure European competitiveness, according to a position paper from Dutch universities and science organisations.

In response to a European Commission consultation on the matter, the KNAW science academy, the NFU federation of university medical centres and the UNL association of Dutch universities published a position paper on 20 February setting out how to ensure that Horizon Europe will “make a real difference”.