The European Commission is stepping up efforts to involve Palestinian researchers in Horizon Europe and future EU research programmes. The aim is to counter a long-term decline in participation, and ...

The European Commission has softened its line on halving the mandate of the president of the European Research Council (ERC). While the cut, from four years to two, is written into its proposal for ...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) cannot create breakthrough innovations because it is too bureaucratic and not independent of the European Commission, a German expert panel has concluded.

Europe’s low appetite for risk in helping innovative companies and scale-ups is “a major problem which we need to solve,” according to Peter Wennink, former chief executive of semiconductor equipment ...

On 2 March 2026, 100 high-ranking representatives from the EU Parliament and EU institutions, European university associations and industry accepted the joint invitation from TU Austria and TU9 – ...

For nearly three decades, I have laboured on EU research and innovation policy. Much as I have loved the work, I have to say: the system is not functioning as well as it should.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) cannot create breakthrough innovations because it is too bureaucratic and not independent of the European Commission, a German expert panel has concluded.

Getting students interested in chemistry should not be difficult — exploring how substances interact and transform gives you a better understanding of how the world works, satisfying your curiosity ...

The Science Comes to Town (SCTT) opening conference in Split highlighted how science, community engagement, business involvement and informed policymaking can preserve heritage and shape a sustainable ...

The budget for biodiversity-related research under Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe has been shrinking for years. Plans by the European Commission to launch a horizontal call in this area may go some way ...

EU governments have reached an agreement on reforming the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS), giving it more time but no ...

The European Commission’s draft plan to use associated country contributions to Horizon Europe to fund policy priorities rather than researcher-led programmes is unacceptable, according to the ...