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2 days ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
European Commission president also underscores independence of EU R&I programme in much-praised speechThe European Commission president has stressed the importance of scientific freedom, in a speech that has won enthusiastic praise from research and innovation leaders. “The freedom of science is essential…Without scientific freedom, humanity stands still,” Ursula von der Leyen (pictured) said at a European Parliament event on 4 June.
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2 days ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional NewsThis week: Choose Europe, Covid-19 recovery funding, Cost Actions, nuclear fusion and SNSF leadershipEurope funding in depthResearch universities have called for more clarity on the intended setup of the EU’s next research and innovation programme and its relation to a planned new fund to support industrial competitiveness.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson |Frances Jones
EU institution will soon unveil strategy for supporting use of artificial intelligence in scienceAn expert on the ethics of artificial intelligence has urged the European Commission to move quickly to set up a ‘Cern for AI’ that would then develop quality standards for using AI in science.
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researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Commission proposal would boost European Research Council and Erasmus+The European Commission has proposed a 2026 EU budget that would increase funding for the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme by €211 million. Horizon Europe should have a 2026 budget of almost €12.974 billion, the Commission proposed on 4 June, which would be a 1.7 per cent increase to this year’s €12.762bn.
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3 days ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Research and industry committee seeks “more agile” R&I funding and increased focus on scientific skillsThe European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has urged the EU to spend more on its technological sovereignty, fearing “excessive dependencies on non-European actors”. MEPs specifically called for more spending on the infrastructure and skills that facilitate digitisation.
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5 days ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Image: European UnionPresidency will host also events on science diplomacy and use of artificial intelligence in scienceThe agenda of the July to December Danish presidency of the Council of the EU member states is starting to take shape, ahead of the unveiling of policy priorities later this month. Among the research-related events planned are ones on assessment reform and the use of artificial intelligence in science.
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1 week ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: public views of embryo models, leadership of scientific advice and a call postponementIn depth: Organisations representing early career researchers and universities in the Netherlands have clashed over the university group’s response to political concerns about the internationalisation of Dutch academia.
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1 week ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Executive board says Dutch university must save an extra €37 million a year by 2030Radboud University in Nijmegen needs to cut another 8 per cent of its expenditure on top of cuts it is already making, its executive board has announced. The board of the Dutch university said its budget needs to be reduced by €37 million a year by 2030, in addition to cuts of €17m a year that were announced in 2024.
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1 week ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Image: Lorado, via Getty Images Moves by Dutch universities have caused “enormous” damage, says Young AcademyOrganisations representing early career researchers and universities in the Netherlands have clashed over the university group’s response to political concerns about the internationalisation of Dutch academia.
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1 week ago | 
researchprofessionalnews.com | Craig Nicholson
Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: Choose Europe, Covid-19 recovery funding, Cost Actions, nuclear fusion and SNSF leadershipEurope funding in depthResearch universities have called for more clarity on the intended setup of the EU’s next research and innovation programme and its relation to a planned new fund to support industrial competitiveness.
