Progress in EU international research & innovation
Switzerland’s Horizon Europe association boosts its role in the European Research Area and opens new opportunities for strategic international R&I cooperation.
Research
OECD report signals research security shift
The OECD’s STI Outlook 2025 reveals a rapid rise in research security measures, steering Europe toward more coordinated and strategic protection of science.
Implementation of gender equality plans
A publication shows the progress on the gender dimension in European research and innovation funding.
Freedom of scientific research in Europe
A recent DG RTD report examines how EU countries protect and promote the freedom of scientific research through legal frameworks and policies.
Advancing EU research & tech facilities
Europe’s new strategy on research and technology Infrastructures: A stronger, more connected ERA.
Evaluating the impact of EU R&I funding
A recent working paper presents the challenges in studying the impact of large-scale research and innovation funding programmes.
FP10 and the role of bottom-up excellent research
Competitiveness, dual use, and research security, the new driving forces for FP10, and their possible implications for research.
Future R&I Programmes: from civil to dual use
EU reports on dual use give strategic direction for future research policy landscape, advocating for stronger synergies between defence and civilian research.
Challenges of co-funding schemes in MSCA
A recent report on the MSCA COFUND highlights the challenge of unequal participation across countries in co-financed funding instruments.
Ukraine’s R&I infrastructure: a way forward
The Horizon Europe Policy Support Facility on Ukraine highlights the need to streamline processes in order to strengthen the country’s research infrastructures.