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The funding gaps in the framework programmes will need to be reversed if the EU is to boost its research and innovation performance, Marc Lemaître, head of the EU's research directorate has said. As things stand, the Horizon Europe budget is far short of what it would take to fund all the excellent research proposals it receives.
As the year draws to a close and 2024 comes into view, we’re here to brief you on the preparations underway to shape Framework Programme 10 (FP10). FP10 doesn’t start until 2028, but 2024 is going to be a big year for the next seven-year research programme, with the European Commission starting to pencil in the outline ahead of a comprehensive proposal in 2025.
Professor Annelien Bredenoord, Rector Magnificus of Erasmus University Rotterdam, has been appointed as a member of the High-Level Expert Group for the Interim Evaluation of Horizon Europe, the European Union's flagship research and innovation program. The group, officially launched on December 5 in Brussels, will play a pivotal role in advising the European Commission on the future of Horizon Europe and formulating a vision for the next research and innovation program. Stimulating science in Europe
2023 has been perhaps one of the most interesting and intense years in European and international research and innovation policy. The world is grappling with the medium-term economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, growing concerns over a new technology race between the US and China and war in the Middle East.
EU ministers have adopted joint recommendations on what the bloc should do to improve research careers, taking a small step towards meaningful change.