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European Union invests €45 million into research to combat the Zika disease

The European Union, through the Horizon 2020 programme, is investing €45 million in research to combat the outbreak of the Zika virus disease and other emerging infections transmitted by mosquitoes.

Publication date: 08 November 2016

European Court of Auditors Report 2015

The European Court of Auditors has published its report on the implementation of the EU budget for 2015. Most errors in FP7 concern overcharged personnel and indirect costs.

Publication date: 08 November 2016

SSH Conference on 15-16 November in Bratislava

The conference will offer a platform for open discussions on the current and future research in social sciences and humanities.

Publication date: 08 November 2016

V4 cooperation to jointly utilise research infrastructure and promote the expert evaluation of programmes

Joint utilisation of their research infrastructure capacities, consultation and cooperation in the planning phase of major investment projects – these issues were on the agenda of the meeting where the innovation, research and development funding agencies of the V4 countries met on 6 October 2016, in Brno.

Publication date: 17 October 2016

Commission invites top innovators to help shape a new European Innovation Council

The European Commission is inviting Europe's top innovators to join a High Level Group that will advise on the design of a potential European Innovation Council (EIC). The deadline for applications is 27 October 2016.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

EU Commission sketches out the route to next research programme

Director-general for research and innovation, Robert-Jan Smits has outlined plans for Framework Programme 9 at a Science|Business meeting on 12 October 2016.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

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Austrian academics float ideas for next EU research programme

A think-tank set up by the Austrian government calls for simpler rules, more robust evaluation, greater participation from non-EU researchers - and a guarantee that the FP9 budget will not be raided to fund other schemes.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

EP budget committee proposes additional budget for Horizon 2020 in 2017

On 28 September 2016 the budget committee of the European Parliament added an extra €4.13 billion on top of the European Commission's initial proposal on the draft 2017 budget. MEPs propose to fully restore the budgets of the Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon 2020. Both programmes had faced cuts as part of measures to help finance the EU guarantee for the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).

Publication date: 15 October 2016

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 goes to EU-funded researchers

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2016 has been awarded jointly to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for the design of the world's smallest - molecular - machines.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

European University Association releases new data on university funding

The European University Association (EUA) has presented the findings of the 2016 Public Funding Observatory that demonstrate widening funding gaps between national systems, translating into a huge challenge to the creation of unified European Higher Education and Research Areas.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

New partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam enters into force

On 1 October, the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Union and Vietnam entered into force, following its ratification.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

EU to propose array of measures to help companies scale-up

A leaked copy of a new scale-up initiative shows the European Commission is preparing several limited measures to address the scarcity of big successful companies in Europe.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

New EU text and data mining proposal would not benefit everyone

Rights to freely search journal databases will improve the situation for some public sector researchers, but excluding start-ups from the proposal means it will be harder for them to grow and raise funds from investors.

Publication date: 15 October 2016

Expert group on how to maximise the impact of EU research funding

The European Commission is about to set up a High Level Group of independent experts that will advise them on how to maximise the impact of EU’s investment in innovation and research.

Publication date: 14 October 2016

Can EU’s new investment vehicle deliver?

The European Commission is hoping a new public-private fund of funds can bolster venture capital markets and funnel money to start-ups, while providing competition to the dominant European Investment Fund.

Publication date: 14 October 2016

What new models and tools for measuring science and innovation impact?

Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation has emphasized the need for a paradigm shift in measuring science and innovation impact in its speech at OECD Blue Sky Forum.

Publication date: 14 October 2016

Europe's top young scientists chosen in Brussels

The European Commission has awarded top prizes to 45 young scientists for their outstanding science projects. Cash prizes totalling €49 500 were handed out at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists award ceremony in Brussels, along with other valuable prizes such as science trips to Europe's leading research laboratories.

Publication date: 14 October 2016

COST to enhance integration across European research

COST means an excellent opportunity for the Hungarian scientific community, especially for the young, said József Pálinkás, President of the NRDI Office at the ministerial meeting of the organisation on 22 September 2016 in Bratislava. Many have been given chances to extend their professional connections and exchange knowledge in science and technology. Just in 2015 alone, almost 500 Hungarian researchers participated in 235 COST actions, winning grants more than EUR 600,000 as opposed to the annual membership fee of EUR 6800.

Publication date: 27 September 2016

Commission proposes €400M boost for Horizon 2020

The European Commission has proposed adding €400 million to the Horizon 2020 research programme as part of the mid-term review of EU’s seven-year budget for the period 2014-2020.

Publication date: 22 September 2016

New President of European Court of Auditors Will Take Office on 1 October

The 28 Members of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) elected Klaus-Heiner Lehne as President for a renewable three-year term.

Publication date: 22 September 2016

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