• Posted 19-Jun-2019

Europe advancing in 5G – new wave of projects launched to accelerate 5G take-up in vertical industries

Seven new research and innovation projects for a total amount of EUR 100 million of EU funding have been selected by the Commission to set up large-scale 5G validation trials for a broad range of vertical sectors.


  • Posted 19-Jun-2019

‘Big deal’ publishing costs European universities over €1B a year

European universities are paying more than one billion euros per year for access to journals run by the leading science publishers, according to a new survey from the European University Association (EUA) of ‘big deal’ contracts for access to large bundles of journals.


  • Posted 19-Jun-2019

Commission Proposes Additional €100 Million for Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ in 2019

Following an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on the EU's 2019 budget reached back in December, the European Commission has now proposed to add €100 million to the 2019 budgets of Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+.


  • Posted 19-Jun-2019

JPND – Updated Research and Innovation Strategy

The EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) initiative has launched its updated global Research and Innovation Strategy (RIS), to provide a unified framework for the support of research into neurodegenerative diseases.


  • Posted 19-Jun-2019

High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence

Following an open selection process, the Commission has appointed 52 experts to a new High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, comprising representatives from academia, civil society, as well as industry.