• Posted 16-May-2019

Defence Research: New Funding Tool and Preparatory Action Info Day

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched an online tool to help stakeholders identify EU funding schemes relevant to defence-related projects.


  • Posted 16-May-2019

ESA Launches New Open Space Innovation Platform

The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched an Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) to harness ideas from European researchers, businesses and the general public for future space activities.


  • Posted 16-May-2019

The European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisors call for a wider, evidence-based policy response to pre-empt the growing risks of microplastic pollution

While considerable uncertainty surrounds the ecological and health risks of microplastic pollution, these risks will increase in the future if microplastic pollution continues at its present rate.


  • Posted 16-May-2019

Status of UK Grant Holders in COST Actions

The COST Association receives funding on an annual basis from Horizon 2020. However, the COST Association uses a unique set of funding modalities for administering the money which are separate and distinct from Horizon 2020.


  • Posted 16-May-2019

Horizon 2020: €195 million to improve the R&I potential in seven EU countries

The European Commission will invest €195 million in setting up and developing 13 new ‘centres of excellence’ in seven Member States, helping to boost research and innovation performance and inspiring the scientific community to develop new products and processes in tandem with leading scientific institutes from all over Europe.