German academic bodies offer thoughts on FP10

Groups call for continued focus on funding excellent individuals

Leading academic organisations in Germany have set out their views on the EU research and innovation funding programme due to start in 2028, called Framework Programme 10, emphasising the need for a continued focus on funding excellent researchers.

German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) president Walter Rosenthal said that the European Research Council, which funds researchers’ ideas for carrying out fundamental research, selected based on the quality of the ideas, has become “the benchmark for top-level research”.