STARTUPS4PEACE: BUSINESS IDEAS TO BRING US TOGETHER

The EU funded Innovative Entrepreneurship project has launched the 2022 Startups4Peace (Su4P) programme in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland. The programme aims to encourage innovative entrepreneurs with new business ideas and intercommunal vision in Cyprus to come together, work in partnership and develop closer contacts between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. The successful …

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ERC REVEALS MAPPING OF ITS FUNDED RESEARCH

Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020 programme highly relevant to Europe’s policy ambitions. A new in-depth analysis of all research projects funded by the European Research Council under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation framework programme has been made public. The study – “Mapping …

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WINNERS OF ERC PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AWARD ANNOUNCED

Professors Mariska Kret, Alpa Shah and Jonathan Tennyson have been awarded the ERC Public Engagement with Research Awards 2022. Professor Artur Obluski has received a special mention following an online vote for the public’s favourite project. The names of the laureates have been announced in an award ceremony at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in …

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MSCA STRONGLY CONTRIBUTES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENTS IN EUROPE, BUT MORE CAN BE DONE, STUDY SHOWS

The study provides an in-depth analysis of MSCA mobility flows and recommendations for a more balanced movement of researchers and talent (“brain circulation”) in the European Research Area. The European Commission carried out a study to understand the structure and determinants of researchers’ mobility and how to make mobility flows across countries more balanced. The study analyses …

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MSCA4UKRAINE: UPCOMING CALL IN SEPTEMBER – PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

A call for applications under the recently announced MSCA4Ukraine scheme, funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and aiming to support displaced researchers from Ukraine, is coming up in September. About MSCA4Ukraine MSCA4Ukraine will enable researchers from Ukraine to continue their work at academic and non-academic organisations in EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries, while …

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MSCA AWARD €72 MILLION EURO TO SUPPORT STAFF EXCHANGES

The European Commission will fund at least 71 Staff Exchanges’ projects to support mobility between academia and the private sector The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 202 eligible applications with a requested budget of €211 million for the 2021 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Staff Exchanges. This first Staff Exchanges call under Horizon Europe will support over 15 600 months of staff exchanges …

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MSCA AWARDS €89 MILLION TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 700 RESEARCHERS

The European Commission will provide co-funding for 26 doctoral training and postdoctoral fellowship programmes. The European Commission has announced the results of the 2021 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND). The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 116 applications for this call, the first under the Horizon Europe …

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EU SME CENTRE IN CHINA: LAUNCH OF PHASE IV AND RESULTS OF PHASE III

Since 2008 the EU-SME Centre in China provides high-quality business support services to help companies to seize the opportunities and face the challenges of the Chinese market. The new phase has just started. Trade and investment between the EU and China have been growing at a fast pace. Indeed, China is a promising and fast-developing …

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NEW RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PERFORMANCE REPORT: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

The Commission has released the 2022 edition of the Science, Research and Innovation Performance (SRIP) report, analysing the EU’s innovation performance in a global context. It provides insights into how research and innovation policies can help build an inclusive, sustainable, competitive and resilient Europe by leveraging the essential role of research and innovation as a …

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