European Excellence Initiative ‘should cover breadth of ERA’

Plans to raise universities’ research excellence should promote European Research Area principles, Commission-published report recommends

A package of EU measures to boost universities’ research and innovation excellence should cover the breadth of the European Research Area priorities, according to a new report.

A need to develop R&I excellence at universities has been agreed by the European Commission and EU member states as part of the ERA policy agenda for raising research standards.