Research and Innovation

Boost for Indian-EU research partnerships under new co-funding scheme within MSCA Staff Exchanges

The European Commission, the Delegation of the European Union to India and the Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have started a new co-funding initiative for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges, part of the EU’s research and innovation programme Horizon Europe. The CSIR will top up selected MSCA Staff Exchanges projects, enabling its institutes, laboratories …

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EIT HEI Initiative to launch new call for proposals in autumn 2024

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced that the EIT Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Initiative will launch its new call for proposals in autumn 2024.  The EIT HEI Initiative, a Horizon Europe programme created by the EIT – Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem has a twofold aim: a) transforming HEIs into innovation and entrepreneurship powerhouses and …

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MSCA COFUND consultation confirms scheme’s strengths and helps improve it further

Stakeholders have highlighted COFUND as a key instrument to boost research practice and improve the attractiveness and sustainability of researchers’ careers. COFUND’s mission is to harness EU funding, stimulate excellent research, facilitate synergies with policy priorities, disseminate the highest standards promoted by MSCA, and uphold EU principles in supporting research careers. To reinforce these goals, …

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MSCA starts survey to collect best practice examples on supervision

The European Commission is looking for best practices and success stories to support the existing MSCA guidelines on the supervision of researchers during their project. The European Commission has published a survey to gather inspirational examples of supervision practice from across the MSCA community. The survey is targeted to researchers and research support personnel who …

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Europe’s innovation performance steadily improving but at different speeds between Member States

The innovation performance of the European Union continues to improve at a steady pace, reaching a 10% increase since 2017 and a growth of 0.5% between 2023 and 2024. According to the 2024 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) published today, most EU Member States have boosted their innovation performance, but the increase varies strongly from one to another. Key …

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Commission calls for applications for members of the Advanced Materials Technology Council

The Commission launched a call for applications for members of the new Technology Council for Advanced Materials. This high-level group will coordinate efforts to meet future needs for advanced materials in Europe and is key to building a single advanced materials ecosystem. It should ensure leadership in promoting research, fast-track deployment of innovations, address European industry needs and offer guarantees …

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Canada joins Horizon Europe programme

Canada is joining the growing group of non-EU countries who have associated to the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, and will work jointly on large-scale projects tackling our biggest challenges. Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Francois-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, are signing the agreement …

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Cyprus Among the regions selected to be part of the Regional Innovation Valleys aiming to Strengthen Competitiveness and Promote Innovation

Cyprus is one of the 151 regions identified by the Commission as Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs), part of the New European Innovation Agenda (NEIA). The purpose of RIVs is to strengthen regional innovation ecosystems, bridge the innovation gap in Europe and improve Europe’s overall innovation performance by connecting regions with different innovation levels and their …

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Commission provides new evidence for approach to R&I for a more competitive Europe

The Commission has published the 2024 edition of the Science, Research and Innovation (R&I) Performance report (SRIP). Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in EU investments in R&I which has contributed to the EU’s competitiveness in green tech especially, and to the overall high quality of EU research. The report also highlights three …

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MSCA co-funds doctoral training and postdoctoral fellowship programmes with €96.2 million

The European Commission will provide co-funding for 12 doctoral training and 15 postdoctoral fellowship programmes. The European Commission has announced the results of the 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND), part of the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation Horizon Europe. The European Commission will provide …

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