A possible European space research partnership

Despite its reputation of high quality, the European space market has difficulties to compete with China and the USA, mainly due to a lack of orders from European public institutions.…

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Weekly H2020/EIC Accelerator/MSCA calls

As every Monday starting from today, you can find a list of upcoming H2020 calls. Do you need support to maximise your chances of success? Have a look at our…

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A European supercomputing center to “meet scientific research needs”

Five European supercomputing centers joined to a new infrastructure dedicated to European science. This new infrastructure, Fenix, is a part of the EU-funded Human Brain Project. More information about the…

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Presentation on Horizon Europe by the European Commission

The European Commission shared in early October the state of play on streamlining the numerous paper-based or electronically managed model grant agreements (MGAs). The new Corporate MGA for use as…

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ERC budget cuts threatening Irish research

While the competition for European Research Council grants keeps growing, the budget allocated to this program may suffer from serious cuts as the European Union States try to lower their…

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An innovation agenda for the Western Balkans to boost R&I

Last month, during the European Research & Innovation days, ministers from the Western Balkans discussed their priorities and their need to be "considered as one region when considering economic development"…

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H2020: 3 levels of Audits (1/3)

Part two here. Horizon 2020 approaches to auditing The world of Horizon 2020 and its successor Horizon Europe is full of jargon. Some of the concepts such as eligible costs…

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Horizon 2020: Maximising ‘impacts’ (1/3)

Part two here. Horizon 2020 Grant Proposals: Understanding Impact Most proposal writers focus on excellence, while expected impacts tend not to be adequately addressed. However, impact will become even more…

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Soon! Horizon Europe Online Training

Participate in our new 1-Day training on Horizon Europe on 17 Sep 2020. This training is suitable for everyone wishing to know more about the new Framework Programme, including the…

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€80.9B budget agreed for Horizon Europe

The EU’s long-term budget for the Horizon Europe research programme has been cut multiple times throughout the summit. EU leaders agreed on a historic budget deal of €80.9B in the…

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