- Posted 15-Mar-2022
159 proposals submitted for the 2022 calls on innovative governance in support to the Green Deal
Total amount of applications exceeds five times more than the available budget. Evaluations start soon, and the successful projects will be informed in June/July 2022.
- Posted 15-Mar-2022
Applications for the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022 are open
The European Innovation Council (EIC) launched today the ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The Prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s game-changing innovations, to inspire more women to follow their footsteps.
- Posted 15-Mar-2022
Commission seeks candidates for the ERC Scientific Council
The independent Standing Identification Committee, which was set up by the European Commission in 2020, has begun the search for candidates for membership of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC). Nominations are accepted until 6 May 2022, 12:00 noon CET.
- Posted 15-Mar-2022
EU ministers reinforce the need for common values and principles in international research and innovation
On 8 March in Marseille, European research ministers strongly supported the need to respect fundamental values and principles in international research and innovation, as set out in the EU’s Global Approach to research and innovation (R&I) and taking into account synergies with higher education. In this context, they unequivocally condemned the Russian illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine as an attack on the elementary values of freedom, democracy, sovereignty and respect for international order , on which academic and scientific freedom and cooperation are based.
- Posted 15-Mar-2022
New Transitions Performance Index 2021: EU shows strong performance in its transition towards sustainability
The EU is a strong global performer in the transition towards fair and prosperous sustainability, with Denmark and Ireland leading the way, according to the second edition of the Transitions Performance Index (TPI) published by the Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation.