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Social Sciences & Humanities in EU Green Deal Call

Social Sciences & Humanities in EU Green Deal Call

A dedicated brokerage event for entities looking for opportunities to involve Social Sciences and Humanities institutions in EU H2020 Green Deal calls.

Brexit's Back: the Five Issues That Will Shape Science

Brexit's Back: the Five Issues That Will Shape Science

Europe's political shake-up is approaching - for researchers, key factors such as immigration and funding hang in the balance.

'Cancer Vaccines Will Not Replace Surgery or Chemo but Could Give Long-lasting Immunity'

'Cancer Vaccines Will Not Replace Surgery or Chemo but Could Give Long-lasting Immunity'

Recent advances are bringing cancer vaccines much closer to reality, giving patients another weapon in their arsenal of cancer treatments, according to Dr Madiha Derouazi, CEO of Amal Therapeutics and one of three winners of the 2020 EU Prize for Women Innovators.

EU Budget Would Be 'disastrous' for Research

EU Budget Would Be 'disastrous' for Research

Sixteen thousand academics urge EU leaders to increase investment over the next seven years.

The Limitation Initiative is Harmful to Education, Research and Innovation

The Limitation Initiative is Harmful to Education, Research and Innovation

The ETH Board, swissuniversities, the Swiss National Science Foundation, Innosuisse – the Swiss Innovation Agency, and the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences reject the Limitation Initiative. They organised a joint press call in order to state their views on the Limitation Initiative and affirm the importance of research cooperation with Europe.

E.U. May Bar American Travelers As It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus

E.U. May Bar American Travelers As It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus

European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded, according to draft lists seen by The New York Times.

EU Covid-19 Recovery Plan Should Prioritise R&D

EU Covid-19 Recovery Plan Should Prioritise R&D

The European Commission is working on an investment plan to fuel the EU’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, which Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said must increase the “firepower” of the bloc’s 2021-27 budget, and R&D commissioner Mariya Gabriel has said must prioritise investment in R&D.

Resignation of Mauro Ferrari - Statement by the Scientific Council

Resignation of Mauro Ferrari - Statement by the Scientific Council

The ERC's Scientific Council notes with regret the statement made by Mauro Ferrari concerning his resignation on 7 April. We here present the facts of the situation. On Friday 27 March, all 19 active members of the ERC's Scientific Council individually and unanimously requested that Mauro Ferrari resign from his position as ERC's President.

EU Trades Barbs With Top Scientist Forced out in COVID-19 Row

EU Trades Barbs With Top Scientist Forced out in COVID-19 Row

Brussels agency accuses Mauro Ferrari, former President of the European Research Council, of being ‘at best economical with truth’ in resignation statement.

Covid-19: How Unprecedented Data Sharing Has Led to Faster-than-ever Outbreak Research

Covid-19: How Unprecedented Data Sharing Has Led to Faster-than-ever Outbreak Research

Advances in gene sequencing have allowed scientists to trace and monitor the COVID-19 pandemic faster than any previous outbreak. However, gaps in our knowledge of how coronaviruses work has made it difficult to understand what makes the new coronavirus special.

Why Do People Migrate In Europe? A New Online Tool Explains

Why Do People Migrate In Europe? A New Online Tool Explains

Universities and research organisations have joined forces to develop a new interactive tool that explores how free movement has affected EU economies and societies.

Researchers Call on EU Institutions to Ensure Free Circulation of Scientific Knowledge

Researchers Call on EU Institutions to Ensure Free Circulation of Scientific Knowledge

Scientists call on the EU to inshrine a legal right for researchers to share their research findings without restrictions.

EU Research Head Optimistic on Post-Brexit Future

EU Research Head Optimistic on Post-Brexit Future

The future scientific relationship is the European Research Council's biggest challenge, new head says.

Macron: 'We Are Not Fast Enough in Investing in the Future'

Macron: 'We Are Not Fast Enough in Investing in the Future'

Emmanuel Macron has urged EU member states to put more money into the collective Brussels pot so Europe can invest in key technologies of the future. The French president said he is "not frustrated but impatient" for the EU to take on bigger projects.

Researchers Call on EU Institutions to Ensure Free Circulation of Scientific Knowledge

Researchers Call on EU Institutions to Ensure Free Circulation of Scientific Knowledge

A joint statement calling on EU institutions to ensure the right of researchers to share their research findings without embargoes or restrictions has today been issued by the Young Academy of Europe and other organisations representing early-career and senior researchers in Europe and beyond.

Washington to Brussels: We Don't Like the Horizon Deal You're Offering

Washington to Brussels: We Don't Like the Horizon Deal You're Offering

The Trump administration fired a diplomatic shot across the European Commission's bow, with a public warning that it may reject an offer for the US to join the EU's next big research programme.

EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit

EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit

On the day that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, higher education and research organisations from across the UK and Europe have reaffirmed their commitment to working together, and are calling on their respective governments to make this a priority.