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ViewSeventy more UK ERC winners face tough choice to stay or go

European Research Council announces 408 winners of 2022 Starting Grants—posing dilemma for UK-based researchers

ViewSilos reducing impact of EU R&D funding, auditors find

Commission accepts recommendations for improving ‘synergies’ between main research and innovation funding streams

ViewUK announces nearly £500m to cope with Horizon uncertainty

“We cannot wait forever” for association to EU R&D programmes, says science minister

ViewEU to allocate Horizon money to secure satellite system

“Unfortunate” that money will be taken from “important” existing programmes like Horizon Europe, says MEP

ViewBudget deal gives €41m boost to European Research Council

ERC among the winners after EU bodies agreed €114 million increase for research in 2023

ViewEU innovation fund makes first 35 equity investment decisions

Bloc hails “significant step forward” as around €190 million invested via EIC Accelerator

ViewEuropean Commission calls for increase in clean energy research

EU climate tech startups are being held back “more than in other major economies”

ViewEU ‘failing to support science communication’

Academy group says science communication is “barely present” in EU R&D scheme Horizon Europe

ViewBids to run EU doctoral training networks hit 10-year low

Only 946 consortia submitted proposals for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions doctoral networks in 2022

ViewStaffing problems dog major EU research initiatives

Public-private Joint Undertakings struggle with human resources issues, European auditors warn

ViewHorizon Europe budget battle ends in stalemate

Parliament’s desire to increase EU research funding cancels out Council’s push for cuts

ViewAustralian universities welcome plans for more EU collaboration

Universities Australia chief executive says participation in Horizon Europe “requires the full support of government”

ViewEU institutions forced into last-day crunch talks on budget

“More time needed” to finalise differences on 2023 budget ahead of today’s deadline

View‘Urgent action’ needed on researcher mobility

Gaps between European countries in their research and innovation capacities could expand, Science Europe warns

ViewWomen hugely under-represented in ranks of European inventors

European Patent Office finds only one in seven applicants was female in 2019

ViewEurope’s share of global medicines R&D shrinks

European pharmaceutical group warns that EU policymakers’ efforts to address issues fall “well short”

ViewDrop in researchers seeking ERC starting grants

Fewer than 3,000 people chasing 407 European Research Council grants, the lowest number in years

ViewMember states ‘lining pockets at expense of research’

MEP Christian Ehler blasts EU Council’s attempt to block reuse of unspent research funds

ViewAustralia consults on future participation in Horizon Europe

Australian Academy of Sciences backs joining EU funding scheme despite limits on access

ViewAlarm bells over diversion of Horizon money for Chips Act

Committee of the Regions warns on siphoning off Horizon budget for microchips

ViewEU bodies battle over unspent research cash

Parliament wants to put unspent €836 million back into research, but member states disagree

ViewMEPs call on Commission to ‘reassess’ plan for EIC fund

Research committee alleges “mismanagement” of European Innovation Council equity fund

ViewAustralian official claims EU put limits on Horizon access

Spokesperson joins New Zealand counterpart in saying bloc restricted association talks to just Pillar II

ViewDoubts over ‘deep tech’ training initiative

Universities question appointment of EU innovation agency to lead on training one million people

ViewEU acts to strengthen health research and disease responses

Member states back plans to increase responsibilities of EU health agencies

ViewEIC vote cancellation ‘due to concern for fund reputation’

MEP warns European Innovation Council budget freeze might be “put on the table again”

ViewSwiss and UK share of Synergy Grant winners almost halves

Drops in UK and Switzerland-based participation in ERC grants follow new restrictions and uncertainty

ViewEarly career researchers want Ukraine prioritised in EU R&D

Applications involving Ukrainian institutions should receive preferential evaluation, researcher groups say

ViewEU’s health R&D found to lack funding and coordination

European Parliament report says Covid-19 revealed “systemic and inherent” weaknesses in health research funding

ViewUK ‘should have more influence at the European Space Agency’

Esa-funded British organisations say the country should be better represented within its leadership