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Time for a Major Shakeup of How the EU Funds Research, Expert Group Says
A group of experts tasked with advising the European Commission on the next Framework Programme for research and innovation is recommending a major overhaul of EU funding instruments.
sciencebusiness.net
1/25
European Research Council Winners and Losers in Horizon Europe
Recently released data from the European Commission has shone a light on which countries do particularly well or poorly at winning grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), compared to their national wealth.
sciencebusiness.net
2/25
Political Candidates Who Fight Climate Change Stand to Benefit in Election
Nearly 52% of Floridians favor candidates who reduce climate impacts. About 68% believe the state should take more action on climate issues and 67% feel the federal government should as well. Notably, 88% acknowledge climate change is occurring. About 75% of respondents advocate for a diversified energy mix to include …
eurekalert.org
3/25
Between Art and Science: Policy-making for Health in the EU - EPHA
epha.org
4/25
News Analysis: EU Needs to Experiment with New R&I Funding Mechanisms, Heitor Report Says
The way the EU funds research and innovation isn't really working, and the European Commission urgently needs to experiment with new ways to do it, according to a new influential report on the future of the EU's research and innovation framework programmes published today.
sciencebusiness.net
5/25
Call for Dedicated Fund for Civil Security Research and Deployment
Industry is calling on the EU to step up investment in civil security by setting up a new programme covering everything from research to procurement - which could mean moving existing research support out of Horizon Europe.
sciencebusiness.net
6/25
AI Is Revolutionizing Science. Are Scientists Ready?
AI's influence has already spread to nearly every discipline. But fully harnessing its impact will require better training for researchers.
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu
7/25
Scientists Highlight Three Ways to Accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals
In Nature Communications, a group of over 50 scientists presents three ways to implement the agreement made by world leaders on the SDGs.
sei.org
8/25
Research Assessment Has Always Been Controversial, Yet It Necessarily Persists
Arguing about research assessment has been a central feature of seventy-five years of higher education policy. 
wonkhe.com
9/25
As Men Dominate Nobels Again, One of their Selectors Still Sees Some Slow Progress toward Greater…
A member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry shares her perspective on how she and others are trying to expand the nomination pool for the famed awards
science.org
10/25
EU and Egypt Launch Formal Horizon Association Talks
Association would open up funding opportunities to the North African country
researchprofessionalnews.com
11/25
Commission Prepares to Bundle All Research and Innovation Money into Competitiveness Fund
The European Commission is making moves to bundle all research and innovation funds into a new mega competitiveness fund that would be launched under the new multiannual budget due to start in 2028.
sciencebusiness.net
12/25
AI Comes to the Nobels: Double Win Sparks Debate About Scientific Fields
While many researchers celebrated this year's chemistry and physics prizes, others were disappointed by the focus on computational methods.
nature.com
13/25
Science Diplomacy and the Rise of Technopoles
During the era of globalization, science diplomacy was a key tool for addressing global challenges. Today, among fracturing alliances, the field must evolve.
issues.org
14/25
Congo Calling
A dearth of local scientists is holding back research on the world’s second largest rainforest.
science.org
15/25
EU MEPs Reject Cuts to Research and Innovation
MEPs have voted for a €242 million boost to Horizon Europe for next year, as part of a bid to head off a total of €1.52 billion in cuts member states have proposed to the 2025 EU budget. The European Parliament committee on budgets adopted its position on next year's budget at a meeting in Strasbourg on Monday.
sciencebusiness.net
16/25
Western Balkans Research Sector Looks for Closer Relations with EU
Science ministers in the Western Balkans and the EU agreed to intensify collaboration in research and innovation at a meeting in Skopje last week, but researchers and stakeholders say underinvestment and political disagreements could hamper progress. With countries in the region currently going through the EU …
sciencebusiness.net
17/25
Improving Opportunities for Female Scientists in Central Africa
How a Congolese Foundation supports the development of women scientists.
nature.com
18/25
Science for the People
A growing movement connects scientists with policymakers and the public to shape a better society.
nautil.us
19/25
Trump and Harris Are Sharply Divided on Science, but Share Common Ground on US Technology Policy
Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.
theconversation.com
20/25
Special Issue: whack a mole misses the bigger picture
researchprofessionalnews.com
21/25
A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change
Climate change and economic inequality are critical issues, and we still lack understanding of the interaction between them. Multi-model analysis shows how climate policies compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement, including revenue-redistribution schemes, can reduce inequality-particularly in the short and …
nature.com
22/25
Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study
A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2°C.
eurekalert.org
23/25
In the Authoritarians' New War on Ideas, Biology Might Be Next
The debate over the teaching of history in schools portends a future war on ideas that includes the natural sciences.
undark.org
24/25
Research Organisations Call for More Funding for Marie Curie Actions
Thirteen organisations representing European research and innovation have come together to urge the Commission to increase the budget for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the EU's doctoral and postdoctoral training programme.
sciencebusiness.net
25/25