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European Commission announces 20 winning European university alliances of sixth call

The European Commission has announced that 19 of the 20 European university alliances from the 2019 and 2022 rounds will receive additional funding until 2028, and that one new alliance will receive funding.On 09/07/2026, the Commission published the names of the 20 winning alliances from the sixth call for proposals for European university alliances, which has a budget of €145.6 million. Each...

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EIT selects 35 projects of consortia of higher education institutions to boost their innovation skills

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected 35 projects to receive funding aimed at helping higher education institutions (HEIs) across Europe translate research into real-world innovation, enhance entrepreneurship education and foster stronger collaboration with businesses.On 08/07/2026, the EIT announced that it would distribute €70 million to 35 consortia,...

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German science alliance opposes funding cuts to programmes in international university cooperation

The Alliance of Science Organisations, a union of the most important German research organisations, has criticised the announcement by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development that it will gradually discontinue all university cooperation programmes in development cooperation by 2031.The union claimed it will "weaken Germany's interests" in a position paper published on...

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Battle over EU's budget hots up with fears of impact of large cuts on Horizon Europe

Fears are growing in the EU’s research community at the prospect of major cuts to the Union’s budget for 2028-2034. Earlier this week, Reuters news agency published a report saying that the German government wants to cut €400 billion from the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034 compared to the proposal from the European Commission in July 2025. As the proposal for the MFF was...

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ERC awards Proof of Concept Grants to 182 researchers for the first round of 2026

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 182 Proof of Concept Grants worth €27.3 million, each grant being €150,000, to help current and recent ERC grantees explore the commercial or societal potential of their research findings.The newly awarded projects, announced on 30/06/2026, cover a diverse range of topics, with 54% in physical sciences and engineering, 37% in life sciences and 8%...

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Zaharieva's research policy advisor sets out goals of ERA Act

A member of Commissioner Zaharieva’s cabinet has set out the aims and challenges for the forthcoming proposal on a European Research Area (ERA) Act. Speaking at an event in Brussels on 30/06/2026, Manuel Aleixo, research policy advisor to Ekaterina Zaharieva, the European Commissioner for startups, research and innovation, said that protecting scientific freedom would be a major part of the ERA...

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Commission plans stronger strategic role for Erasmus+ international dimension

A policy officer of the European Commission has said that the international dimension of Erasmus+ would be further harnessed to serve the European Union’s strategic priorities in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).Claire Herrmann, policy officer in the unit responsible for international cooperation in the European Commission directorate-general for education and culture (DG EAC),...

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EU Council reaches partial deal on 2028-2034 Horizon programme with more power for member states

The Council of the EU has reached agreement on the main points of the Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2034, with a strengthened role for the member states in setting priorities. The so-called partial general agreement (PGA) was reached by EU ambassadors on 24/06/2026 and was formally agreed by ministers on 26/06/2026. A statement by the Council says that the deal “reinforces the member...

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Study on reform of research assessment says progress is uneven across countries and institutions

A study on reforming the assessment of research has found that progress has been uneven across countries and institutions, reflecting geographical and organisational disparities as well as structural barriers arising from national legislative frameworks.The study, published by the European Commission on 25/06/2026, looks at progress towards implementing the Agreement on Reforming Research...

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EIC calls for accelerating deployment of deep tech to face energy challenges

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Board has called for transforming the European energy system by accelerating the deployment of deep tech.On 24/06/2026, the EIC Board published a statement saying that the current energy challenge presented an opportunity to accelerate innovation and create the conditions for new industrial capabilities to emerge.The Board stated that Europe already had a...

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Germany: Bauhaus University Weimar votes out Chancellor Horst Henrici

The Bauhaus University Weimar in Germany has voted out its Chancellor, Horst Henrici, during a vote of no confidence by the university assembly and representatives of the professors.The President, Peter Benz, survived the election, held on 22/06/2026.While Henrici's term must end immediately, he will remain in a 'removal from office' situation, meaning he will neither be an active nor a dismissed...

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Belgium: Investigation underway into suspected academic espionage by two Chinese researchers

Two Chinese researchers have been questioned by the Federal Judicial Police of Belgium amid an ongoing investigation into suspected academic espionage at the Université de Liège.Investigators are seeking to determine whether the suspects overstepped the bounds of their official physics research activities to clandestinely acquire scientific and technological knowledge, Belgian media RTBF...

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