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Commission allocates EU R&I programme €12.7 billion, a fall of €160 million on this year
Around 800 researchers expected to benefit from latest Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funding
Dismayed universities and businesses urge Australian government to restart negotiations
Increasing programme’s scope without a matching budget would demand too much, group warns
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Industry association says European Commission should have its own life sciences office to boost coordination
Esa leader hails “milestone” for agency and country alike
Commission designates 151 regions as potential Regional Innovation Valleys under new scheme
Industry group pushes back on withering analysis of EU’s artificial intelligence investments
Since 2019 the Helmholtz Association has been running an initiative to utilise AI
Instruments underperforming in Horizon Europe should be strengthened or cut from successor programme, EU told
R&I commissioner Iliana Ivanova seeks to create network of investors in high-tech companies
Awards went to projects covering agricultural diversity, mental health and sea pollution research
Pilots will provide scientific advice and technical support for medicine developers
Joint governing board should oversee synergies between EU innovation instruments, says Eindhoven leader
Success rate of 4 per cent “is not sustainable”, say innovation consultants
Sluggishness means member states have received just 12 per cent of €48 billion for R&I
Researcher says Europe “lags behind” other powers on space after commissioner stresses its “vulnerable” situation
Move comes as Commission reveals Horizon Europe needed extra €55 billion across first three years
Analysis finds inconsistencies between advice for programme applicants and that for evaluators
Deal will “strengthen knowledge” on hydrogen energy and put research centres “on a fast track”
Commission lauds impact of Unitary Patent system on EU innovation and competitiveness
EU funder is hopeful pilot will reduce administrative work for researchers without hampering their ambition
Funding under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions aims to boost careers of 2,400 researchers
Audit finds EU has not kept up with other global powers on artificial intelligence spending
Vestager says scheme is now comparable to Horizon Europe in terms of total funding
University associations call for “more ambitious approach” to gender equality in EU research funding
Council conclusions call for selection of priorities for industrial innovation
World Intellectual Property Organization signs first new treaty in a decade
Ministry sets out recommendations for EU’s next research and innovation programme
Thierry Breton decries underfunding of space sector as ministers adopt conclusions on competitiveness
Countries that joined EU during “big bang” enlargement two decades ago extol virtues of membership
Campaigners “confident” EU will hit 3 per cent of GDP target amid “strategic autonomy” drive
European Institute of Innovation and Technology says it is “needed now more than ever”
Council of the EU calls for more investment in digitisation and support for related research
Artificial intelligence summit co-hosted by South Korea and UK delivers new initiatives and research grants
Applicants to EU R&I programmes need clarity sooner, says European university representative
European Research Council will use money to fund 48 more Advanced Grants