European Competitiveness Fund “should address market failures” of projects funded under R&I programme

MEPs leading on the design of the EU’s planned European Competitiveness Fund for strategic industries have put forward a proposal for how it should pick up and progress projects from the research and innovation programme.

The European Commi...

Applicants absorb bulk of costs, leading to suggestion policy reforms should target universities, not funders

The overall costs of developing, writing, peer-reviewing and selecting funding proposals amount to about 13 per cent of the value of a research grant, according to a study published as a preprint paper.

Researchers from King’s College L...

Institutions expected to help grow UK defence R&D but no additional funding on offer

Applications have opened for membership of the Defence Universities Alliance, a network of institutions “publicly committed to partnering with the Ministry of Defence” and the UK’s wider defence and national security sectors.

On 20 April, the MoD opened its...

But MEP warns sector must be realistic in pushing for higher budget for R&I programme

The EU must increase its investment in research and innovation or risk losing research talent, politicians and R&I sector leaders have warned.

MEP Lina Gálvez (pictured) was one of those who issued the warning at an event co-hosted by the European Parl...

“Deep concerns” expressed over “escalating” interference in Serbian higher education

Universities across Europe have expressed support for the University of Belgrade, condemning “escalating” interventions against it by Serbian authorities.

Several European university groups published statements of solidarity after Serbian police raided the univ...