Research

The EC supports the transition to Open Science in its R&I framework programmes with a new platform for their beneficiaries to publish articles in Open Access.

Universities call for decisive action to strengthen Europe’s R&I landscape and to live up to the 3% of GDP goal for national R&I investment.

With its strategic research agenda, the Quantum Flagship leads the way ahead for quantum research and technologies in Europe for the next up to ten years.

The EC and the Innovative Medicines Initiative gear up funding for research to combat COVID-19. Many international funders, incl. the Swiss SNSF, follow suit.

The latest EJP aims to establish an integrated and sustainable European research community on agricultural soils.

The EC launched a public consultation to help shape the EU’s Beating Cancer plan. They aim at presenting a final draft of the plan before the end of the year.

The Sorbonne Declaration unites 160 universities in their commitment to opening up research data and demanding a legal framework to regulate data sharing.

The final ‘Orientations towards the Strategic Plan’ of Horizon Europe integrate the results of the co-design phase and the priorities of the new Commission.

The ERC started its preparation for Horizon Europe and announced interviews for Advanced Grants, an adapted call schedule and changes in its panel structure.

The ERAC plenary adopted an Opinion on the future of the European Research Area and discussed the contribution of R&I to the European Green Deal.