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Unlike for its European neighbours, Covid-19 did not hamper Poland’s spending growth, research agency says

“Participatory and in-depth” evaluation aims to strengthen higher education and R&D institutions

Former ERC head and multiple Fields medallists involved in International Centre for Mathematics in Ukraine

EU suspends Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ funding for 21 Hungarian universities
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Contracting agency to make payments for €561 million National Plan for Housing in Higher Education

Business investment drives R&D spending to 1.68 per cent of GDP, still below EU average

Study of Austrian attitudes towards science finds lack of interest, but not necessarily distrust

Over 4,000 new positions created for researchers, technicians and civil servants

Polish academy launches three-year programme for Ukrainian research teams, while universities offer remote fellowships

Research included in attempt to reassure countries of a future as members in the bloc

Pandemic recovery funds earmarked for research and innovation included in proposed freeze

Two new funding programmes launched with “minimal bureaucracy in submission and management”

European Investment Bank to provide €119 million loan to support six research centres

Moscow “assures us of their full support”, says nuclear fusion project

Arma 2022: Conference hears how UK exercise could align closely to European research assessment reforms

Konstantin Vasyuk awarded fellowship of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for helping industry “thrive”

FWF says giving €15 million less to new projects will safeguard existing grants

Country takes over as chair of Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Arrakihs team plans to launch space telescope after winning European Space Agency support

European scheme's funds insufficient to support hundreds of researchers displaced by war

UK Research and Innovation and Swiss National Science Foundation approve 30 exchange projects

EU urged to respond as academics thought to be particularly “at risk” from Russian invasion

Almost €4 billion announced for science ministry is biggest R&D budget in country’s history

€25 million scheme intended to help researchers keep working and eventually rebuild country

Belarusian scientists are facing challenges because of their government’s support for the war in Ukraine

European Commission also reaffirms EU’s commitment to Mission Innovation 2.0

Only “small” number applied for talent visa endorsement by UKRI agency since former PM’s invitation

European Parliament seeks hold on billions in Covid-recovery cash for R&D and other projects

Months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war-torn country’s researchers are battling to continue their work

Plan to propose more than 130 initiatives to address gender gaps in the sector

Swiss Science Council recommends “collective reflection” on postdoc job options, and boosting alternative career pathways

Pilot use of ChronosHub has been positively evaluated, says Swiss National Science Foundation

Student association also says government should help universities with energy bills

Science ministry announces €800 million investment for 2022-23

Country can access funding and support for supercomputing, artificial intelligence and other digital technologies

Two countries sign agreement for Spanish institutions to help with construction

€24.5 million scheme is aimed at researchers excluded from Horizon Europe