Open Access in the European Research Area - Progress Remains Uneven
New report finds open access is advancing across the ERA, but progress remains uneven, calling for stronger national and EU action.
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EU Targets Public Procurement Reform to Boost R&D Spending
Commission proposes Innovation Act and Public Procurement Act to harmonise rules and unlock funding for new technologies.
Unlocking Europe’s Wildfire Data
Europe already has much of the data it needs to better predict and fight wildfires. The challenge is making this fragmented data work together.
Russia Widens Targeting of European Research Centres
Moscow’s academic repression is expanding into the EU, scholars say, with researchers in Europe facing cyber-attacks and designation as “extremists”.
The US ‘Golden Age’ Science Strategy: What Europeans Need to Know
The US ‘Golden Age’ Science Strategy: What Europeans Need to Know
Is it a good faith attempt to fix problems in academia, or a smokescreen for cuts to universities and political control over science?
European Researchers Sound the Alarm that Trump Rule Changes Will Hit Cooperation
European Researchers Sound the Alarm that Trump Rule Changes Will Hit Cooperation
New conditions on US federal research funding will make transatlantic projects less attractive, universities fear
Norway and Iceland Set to Join EU Satellite Programmes
EU collaboration will help the two Nordic countries prepare for “times of crisis” and boost their space industries.
Europe agrees on plan to reconstruct Ukrainian R&D
Gdańsk declaration sets out infrastructure, brain drain and grant office measures. But Ukraine is far short of R&D spending targets
Science as Europe’s Fifth Fundamental Freedom: Joint Statement by the Leopoldina, the ERC and Four European Academies
Science as Europe’s Fifth Fundamental Freedom: Joint Statement by the Leopoldina, the ERC and Four European Academies
Europe can only deliver on its ambitions with research and innovation, proposes, among other things, establishing the free movement of knowledge as a fifth European freedom, alongside the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital.
The EIC should take more risks, says Commission research chief Marc Lemaître
Rumoured overhaul of Commission research directorate gets mixed response
Rumoured overhaul of Commission research directorate gets mixed response
Earlier this week, Politico Europe reported that the European Commission is planning to centralise departments responsible for the direct allocation of EU funding ahead of the start of the next EU multiannual budget in 2028.
Researchers Show Strong Interest in MSCA Staff Exchange 2026 Call
The latest call under the MSCA Staff Exchanges has drawn significant global attention, with 416 proposals submitted before the 16 April 2026 deadline
Scaleup Europe Fund seeks manager ahead of first investments
Fund designed to help EU start-ups grow is expected to make its first investments this summer “at the latest,” Zaharieva tells Davos.
EU Risks Standing Alone in Defence of Global Scientific Cooperation, says Leading MEP
EU Risks Standing Alone in Defence of Global Scientific Cooperation, says Leading MEP
But restrictions will still be needed, making science “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” Ehler says
HE Sector Demands €60 Billion in EU Funding for Erasmus+
European higher education sector organisations have issued a joint statement calling on member states, the European Parliament and the European Commission to ensure an allocation of at least €60 billion (US$70 billion) for Erasmus+ from 2028 to 2034.
China is the New Science Power: How Will Europe Respond?
China is taking the lead in international science: A new study shows how China overtakes the US in key areas of research and increasingly dominates the agenda. What does this mean for Europe?
EU to Embed Research Security in Law
New laws on research security are to be included in the forthcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act, according to EU research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva.
Europe Stands at a Crossroads
Universities remain the backbone of social and technological progress. However, not everybody in Europe understands the power and strength of basic science and its importance for the future progress of the continent.
What Can Europe and Its Universities Do to Halt the Erosion of Academic Freedom?
What Can Europe and Its Universities Do to Halt the Erosion of Academic Freedom?
Much has been said and written about the global decline of academic freedom in recent years. But the warning bells have now turned into emergency sirens.
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes
EU Urged to Exempt Research Spending from Deficit Rules
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is calling on the EU to introduce a major change to its rules to encourage member states to invest more in R&D: decouple national research and innovation investments from deficit rules until the EU's 3% of GDP target is met.
Associated Countries Weigh Up Leaked Plans for Next Framework Programme
Non-EU countries associated to Horizon Europe have reacted warily to leaked draft proposals for the bloc's next research Framework Programme.
EU Commission Draft Proposal for FP10 Leaked
Collaborative research in Horizon Europe is set to be rebranded after 2028 and will be managed through a "steering mechanism" and a "competitiveness coordination tool" which will be detailed in the regulation of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), a leaked FP10 proposal has revealed.
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