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EU climate policy ignores latest science on forests, researchers say

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

Forests play an important part in EU climate policy, acting as carbon sinks to mitigate ongoing greenhouse gas emissions. But the scientists who study forests think this policy ignores the complexities that their research reveals. “At first look, using forests to absorb more carbon dioxide seems simple,” said Nicola Bozzolan, researcher in climate-smart forestry and bioeconomy at the European Forest Institute, speaking to Science|Business in a personal capacity.
Horizon Europe expulsion ‘almost a death sentence for Israeli science’

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | David Matthews

Ejecting Israel from Horizon Europe would be “almost a death sentence for Israeli science,” the president of the country’s Academy of Sciences and Humanities has said, as debate grows in the EU over whether to expel the country.
European Research Council has been ‘biased’ against researchers with novel ideas, study argues

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | David Matthews

The European Research Council (ERC) has failed to support applicants with a track record of novel research, a new study argues, raising questions over whether the funder is living up to its original aim of backing pioneering, high-risk, high-gain ideas.
UK edges towards rejoining Erasmus mobility scheme

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | David Matthews

Brussels and London appear to be edging towards a deal that would allow the UK to rejoin the Erasmus+ student mobility scheme, in what would be a further step towards repairing research and education relations damaged by Brexit. Earlier this week, the UK and EU announced they “should work towards” associating the UK to the scheme, which holds emotional significance for EU leaders as a way of bonding people together across Europe. Plans for a “youth experience scheme” are also being hammered out.
Von der Leyen speech on Competitiveness Fund sparks mixed reactions

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Eleonora Francica |Juliette Portala |David Matthews

The next EU Framework Programme for research and innovation, FP10, will be “self-standing” yet “tightly connected” to the new Competitiveness Fund. These words, pronounced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on May 20, have been welcomed by many, although questions about their practical meaning remain.
Fate of research in competitiveness mega-fund is no done deal

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

Signals that the next Framework Programme will be placed in a new Competitiveness Fund are growing, with European Commission vice president Stéphane Séjourné stating this weekthat the fund would be a “coherent architecture that follows the entire life of companies from research to industrial production.” Meanwhile, a leaked structurefor the fund featured some, but not all, elements of Horizon Europe and made no mention of a separate FP10.
‘Self-standing’ FP10 will be ‘tightly connected’ to European Competitiveness Fund, Von der Leyen says

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

The next Framework Programme for research and innovation is set to remain independent but would still contribute to the European Competitiveness Fund, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said during a speech on May 20. “Our Framework Programme Horizon Europe will stay as a self-standing programme,” von der Leyen said at the annual EU budget conference.
‘Self-standing’ FP10 will be ‘tightly connected’ to new competitiveness fund, Von der Leyen says

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala
Data corner: Israeli participation in Horizon Europe hits record low

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | David Matthews

Boycotts, war disruption and flight cancellations could have hit Israeli involvement in EU research, early data suggests Discover the latest in research funding every Tuesday with Funding Newswire. Dive into detailed articles with our monthly or yearly subscriptions or start with a free trial NOTE: if you're a part of one of our Network member organisations, you get free access by signing up with your institutional email. Verify your eligibility here.
Research priorities for final years of Horizon Europe start to fall into place

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

The European Commission is not due to publish the Horizon Europe work programmes for 2026 and 2027 until the end of this year, but early drafts circulating in Brussels give plenty of detail about research priorities and likely calls for proposals. Here is what we know so far.