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Europe’s universities and research organisations are going green, with some bidding to be at the forefront of Europe’s 2050 net zero ambition.

Three research and university associations are warning the European Commission to hold off on plans to introduce widespread use of lump sum funding in Horizon Europe, as larger companies, universities and research and technology organisations say the scheme needs to be improved.

Member states need to be clear about the concrete funding opportunities for universities in national pandemic recovery plans, a new report by the European University Association says. With most of the plans submitted and approved, the European Commission is starting to make the first payments from the €750 billion fund. Universities have much to contribute, but they need more information on the funding that will be available

How to succeed in the European Universities Initiative The European Union has published European Universities Factsheets giving comparative information on the 41 European Universities Initiative (EUI) alliances currently in operation and making themselves ready for the mid-term review of the EUI later in 2021. At the call of the two first rounds of the EUI it was explicitly stated by the EU Commission that the selected alliances are to serve as role models for “the path towards the EHEA [European Higher Education Area]”, and therefore it is of great interest for potential applicants and ...

15 Apr 2021   |   News Europe can avoid a post-pandemic funding crisis in universities, EUA report says A new report by the European Universities Association report provides strong evidence that the impact of budget cuts made after 2008 is still felt in many countries, but governments have better insights and new tools to avoid another funding slump The prospect of a new economic crisis is endangering a steady but slow recovery from the higher education and research funding slump set in motion by the 2008 financial crisis slump, a new report by the European University Association (EUA) has ...