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#HorizonEurope is being flooded with applications, and #AI is part of the reason. As generative tools boost proposal volume faster than budgets can keep up, success rates plunge to historic lows and pressure on evaluators intensifies.
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Horizon Europe applications are skyrocketing. Is AI to blame?
Horizon Europe has been bombarded with applications this year, with success rates for some calls falling as low as 2%. National research funders are experiencing similar pressures.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#HorizonEurope is being flooded with applications, and #AI is part of the reason. As generative tools boost proposal volume faster than budgets can keep up, success rates plunge to historic lows and pressure on evaluators intensifies.
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EU Commissioner Zaharieva has announced a new action plan to strengthen support for women in research and innovation, focusing on career barriers, work–life balance and safer workplaces across Europe.
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Zaharieva announces plan to support women in science
The European Commission will adopt a plan dedicated to supporting women in research and innovation next year, according to Ekaterina Zaharieva, the commissioner responsible for start-ups, research…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
EU Commissioner Zaharieva has announced a new action plan to strengthen support for women in research and innovation, focusing on career barriers, work–life balance and safer workplaces across Europe.
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This week on the Horizon Blog:
– Ukraine joins the EU’s defence R&D programme
– New EIC work plan adopted for 2026
– ERC awards €684M in Synergy Grants
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– Ukraine joins the EU’s defence R&D programme
– New EIC work plan adopted for 2026
– ERC awards €684M in Synergy Grants
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HORIZON BLOG: European R&D policy newsbytes
This live blog is tracking the latest developments in European research and innovation programmes, including the broader debate on the future of R&D policy and funding in the next multiannual budget…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This week on the Horizon Blog:
– Ukraine joins the EU’s defence R&D programme
– New EIC work plan adopted for 2026
– ERC awards €684M in Synergy Grants
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– Ukraine joins the EU’s defence R&D programme
– New EIC work plan adopted for 2026
– ERC awards €684M in Synergy Grants
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South Africa teams up with Illumina to drive its 110,000 Human Genome Programme, advancing precision medicine and data sovereignty through African genetic diversity.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
South Africa teams up with Illumina to drive its 110,000 Human Genome Programme, advancing precision medicine and data sovereignty through African genetic diversity.
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MEPs from left and right are pushing back on how Parliament assigned the FP10 and Competitiveness Fund files, accusing leaders of backroom deals over Europe’s next big R&I programmes.
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Left and right MEPs challenge allocation of research and innovation files
Eurosceptic MEPs from left and right-wing groups are protesting the way legislative files on research and innovation have been shared out in the European Parliament’s research and industry committee.…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
MEPs from left and right are pushing back on how Parliament assigned the FP10 and Competitiveness Fund files, accusing leaders of backroom deals over Europe’s next big R&I programmes.
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A new House of Lords report warns the UK is “bleeding to death” economically, as it fails to scale tech companies and retain talent. Reforms to investment, procurement and mobility are urgently needed.
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Failure to scale-up innovation is causing UK economy to ‘bleed to death,’ Lords warn
The UK’s failure to scale-up its science and technology companies is causing its economy to “bleed to death,” according to a scathing report published on November 5 by the House of Lords science and…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A new House of Lords report warns the UK is “bleeding to death” economically, as it fails to scale tech companies and retain talent. Reforms to investment, procurement and mobility are urgently needed.
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The EU’s new Raise strategy aims to boost #AI driven science with €107M from Horizon Europe, but researchers say the plan still needs more scale and flexibility to deliver real impact.
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The EU’s AI in science plan gets a mixed reception
This week, the EU kicked off its push to lead the world in artificial intelligence-driven science at a summit in Copenhagen, officially launching a bundle of measures to help scientists create new…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The EU’s new Raise strategy aims to boost #AI driven science with €107M from Horizon Europe, but researchers say the plan still needs more scale and flexibility to deliver real impact.
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Europe wants to turn ideas into impact faster. The upcoming EU Innovation Act aims to break down barriers from lab to market.
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Commission sets out plan for EU Innovation Act
The results of a public consultation on the forthcoming EU Innovation Act have been released by the European Commission, along with an outline of the expected scope of the legislation.The act, which…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Europe wants to turn ideas into impact faster. The upcoming EU Innovation Act aims to break down barriers from lab to market.
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The Max Planck Society may expand its Dioscuri programme to more Central and Eastern European countries, funding top research teams with up to €300K per year, co-financed by Germany and host nations.
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Max Planck mulls expansion of support for excellent CEE research teams
Since 2019, Germany’s Max Planck Society has been quietly funding new centres of scientific excellence in Poland and Czechia. But the door is open for other countries in central and eastern Europe to…
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Max Planck Society may expand its Dioscuri programme to more Central and Eastern European countries, funding top research teams with up to €300K per year, co-financed by Germany and host nations.
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Serbian academics welcome the EU’s renewed focus on academic freedom, but warn that without real reforms, the country risks losing research cooperation and funding.
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Academics welcome ‘change of tone’ on Serbia but fear sanctions
A damming European Parliament resolution on the state of democracy in Serbia has strongly condemned the government for curtailing academic freedom in the country. It calls on the authorities to…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Serbian academics welcome the EU’s renewed focus on academic freedom, but warn that without real reforms, the country risks losing research cooperation and funding.
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Data Corner: Europe is stepping up research security. With 106 initiatives across the EU, protection from foreign interference is now central to science policy, balancing openness with sovereignty.
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Data Corner: how governments are supporting research security
On October 28, research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva promised to embed research security in EU law. In doing so, she and her staff will have plenty of policy initiatives to build on.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Data Corner: Europe is stepping up research security. With 106 initiatives across the EU, protection from foreign interference is now central to science policy, balancing openness with sovereignty.
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The EU’s Innovation Fund will invest €2.9 billion in 61 projects supporting net-zero #technology deployment. The initiatives span various areas, all aligned with the Clean Industrial Deal to strengthen the pipeline from #HorizonEurope projects to #deployment.
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Innovation Fund invests €2.9 billion in net-zero tech
The EU’s Innovation Fund is set to invest €2.9 billion in 61 projects in its newest funding round for net-zero technology deployment.The projects will focus on energy-intensive industries, renewable…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The EU’s Innovation Fund will invest €2.9 billion in 61 projects supporting net-zero #technology deployment. The initiatives span various areas, all aligned with the Clean Industrial Deal to strengthen the pipeline from #HorizonEurope projects to #deployment.
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Europe’s innovation must stay human-centred. At Human Values and Grand Challenges, Maria Pilar Aguar Fernández opens the debate on how values can guide research and policy.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Europe’s innovation must stay human-centred. At Human Values and Grand Challenges, Maria Pilar Aguar Fernández opens the debate on how values can guide research and policy.
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AI is stepping in to make open data easier, and to benefit from it. Frontiers’ new Fair² tool helps researchers share data, but the #OpenScience debate on openness vs. control is far from over.
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Open data: AI is here to help, and to help itself
Principles intended to make research data findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable (Fair) have gained increasing traction since they were endorsed by the G20 nations in 2016. Yet scientists…
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November 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
AI is stepping in to make open data easier, and to benefit from it. Frontiers’ new Fair² tool helps researchers share data, but the #OpenScience debate on openness vs. control is far from over.
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Eureka has launched a new joint call with Japan under its Globalstars programme to drive international industrial R&D collaboration and drive technological innovation across multiple sectors.
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Funding Radar: Eureka and Japan launch joint call to boost global industrial R&D
Eureka, which defines itself as the world’s largest public network for international cooperation in research and innovation, is supporting a new joint call with Japan to strengthen global…
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Eureka has launched a new joint call with Japan under its Globalstars programme to drive international industrial R&D collaboration and drive technological innovation across multiple sectors.
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French economist Philippe Tibi, who helped mobilise €13 billion in private savings to #fund tech innovation in France, believes a similar approach could work across Europe.
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Investors must learn to embrace innovation, says Philippe Tibi
The economist behind a French initiative that mobilised €13 billion in private savings to fund technological innovation believes the same is possible at European level, if investors are given the…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
French economist Philippe Tibi, who helped mobilise €13 billion in private savings to #fund tech innovation in France, believes a similar approach could work across Europe.
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The research community has long called for a due diligence platform to assess #international collaboration risks. Following requests from #EU governments, the European Commission has set out plans to launch #research security initiatives.
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Research security measures to come online in 2026
Initiatives to bolster research security in the EU, advanced by the European Commission on October 28, will soon filter down to researchers setting up projects. These include a due diligence platform ...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The research community has long called for a due diligence platform to assess #international collaboration risks. Following requests from #EU governments, the European Commission has set out plans to launch #research security initiatives.
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Marine ecosystems are changing fast under human pressures and climate change. Supported by the European Commission’s DTO-BioFlow project, researchers are showing how artificial intelligence and long-term data can transform the way we study and manage the ocean.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Marine ecosystems are changing fast under human pressures and climate change. Supported by the European Commission’s DTO-BioFlow project, researchers are showing how artificial intelligence and long-term data can transform the way we study and manage the ocean.
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As #Europe accelerates toward a cleaner, smarter future of mobility, the Basque Country stands out thanks to MUBIL. Bringing together companies, #research centres and startups. Turning ideas into real solutions for a #sustainable future.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As #Europe accelerates toward a cleaner, smarter future of mobility, the Basque Country stands out thanks to MUBIL. Bringing together companies, #research centres and startups. Turning ideas into real solutions for a #sustainable future.
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The upcoming ERA Act marks a shift in EU research policy, embedding security in law to balance openness and protection in a more competitive world.
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EU to embed research security in law
New laws on research security are to be included in the forthcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act, according to EU research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The upcoming ERA Act marks a shift in EU research policy, embedding security in law to balance openness and protection in a more competitive world.
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Germany launches an €18B High-Tech Agenda to boost AI, quantum, biotech and clean tech, a major push to secure Europe’s technological edge.
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Germany launches €18 billion High-Tech Agenda
Germany has officially launched a new strategy to take the country to the cutting edge in several technological fields, including fusion nuclear energy, biotechnology and low-emissions transport. The…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Germany launches an €18B High-Tech Agenda to boost AI, quantum, biotech and clean tech, a major push to secure Europe’s technological edge.
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This week on the Horizon Blog:
– New EU digital rules open platform data to researchers
– EIT launches innovation hub in Serbia
– Report calls for balanced research security and global cooperation
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– New EU digital rules open platform data to researchers
– EIT launches innovation hub in Serbia
– Report calls for balanced research security and global cooperation
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HORIZON BLOG: European R&D policy newsbytes
This live blog is tracking the latest developments in European research and innovation programmes, including the broader debate on the future of R&D policy and funding in the next multiannual budget…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This week on the Horizon Blog:
– New EU digital rules open platform data to researchers
– EIT launches innovation hub in Serbia
– Report calls for balanced research security and global cooperation
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– New EU digital rules open platform data to researchers
– EIT launches innovation hub in Serbia
– Report calls for balanced research security and global cooperation
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The #WHO’s pandemic agreement is progressing, but key details remain. Rules for sharing data, samples and vaccines must be finalised before the 2026 World Health Assembly.
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Work remains to be done on WHO Pandemic Agreement, says chief scientist
In May, after more than three years of negotiations, health diplomats at the World Health Organization agreed a new WHO Pandemic Agreement. This aims to create a fairer, legally-binding system for…
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October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The #WHO’s pandemic agreement is progressing, but key details remain. Rules for sharing data, samples and vaccines must be finalised before the 2026 World Health Assembly.
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Europe’s universities are backing the EU’s competitiveness push. A new EUA report shows they’re ready to align with industrial and defence research priorities.
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Universities embrace Europe’s competitiveness agenda, report shows
Universities are taking a pragmatic approach to the EU’s new focus on competitiveness, according to a report from the European University Association (EUA). They not only embrace the bloc’s new…
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October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Europe’s universities are backing the EU’s competitiveness push. A new EUA report shows they’re ready to align with industrial and defence research priorities.
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Europe’s best start-ups shouldn’t need to leave to scale. The new €5B Scaleup Europe Fund aims to keep growth and innovation at home.
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Investors back plans for €5B Scaleup Europe Fund
The European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a group of private investors have announced plans for a €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund, which is due to make its first investments in…
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October 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Europe’s best start-ups shouldn’t need to leave to scale. The new €5B Scaleup Europe Fund aims to keep growth and innovation at home.
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