The European Commission presented its Work Programme for 2019, setting out three main priorities for the year ahead: reaching swift agreement on the legislative proposals already presented to deliver on its ten political priorities; adopting a limited number of new initiatives to address outstanding challenges; and presenting several initiatives with a future perspective for a […]
EU and Australian officials have launched a new European Research Council (ERC) initiative to offer talented Australian researchers the opportunity to carry out research visits and exchange ideas and experiences. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the twelfth research agency that participates in the ERC’s international strategy. 46 Australian scientists received an […]
The Joint Research Center (JRC) released the technical report that examines the synergetic place-based relationships of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) and Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) in selected European regions, with DIHs being the policy outcome of a S3 process or an active actor participating in S3 entrepreneurial discovery processes (EDP) and implementing parts of a […]
The European Commission has started the new ‘Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal’. The new portal is there to help finding and managing EU grants and procurement contracts. At present, both portals can be used until the ‘Participant Portal’ will be taken offline by the end of this year. The content is being moved to the […]
Group of chemists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania together with the physicists from Vilnius University and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) have uncovered one of possible reasons behind short lifespan of perovskite solar cells and have offered solutions to avoid this. According to the scientists, hole transporting materials used in the […]
Innovation is as never before vital component of the European competitiveness in the global economy. Therefore, discussions on the most effective and future-proof Innovation policy are gaining momentum in the EU and its Member States’ agendas. Thanks to recent ambitious reforms of Lithuania’s innovation system and the changing culture favoring more risk-taking, visibility of Lithuania’s […]
Today the Commission has put forward an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy that serves Europe’s society, environment and economy. As announced by President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans in their letter of intentaccompanying President Juncker‘s 2018 State of the Union Address, the new bioeconomy strategy is part of the Commission’s drive to boost jobs, growth and investment in […]
On 28 October 2018 the Competitiveness Council held the 2nd day of their meeting dedicated to research policy. Ministers held a policy debate on the structure of the next EU framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe, especially on the legal basis for the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe; requirements for widening participation under Horizon […]
The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) is one of the most competitive, innovative science macroregions in the world, with an excellent structure of leading universities and research institutions. Cooperation in research and innovation in this region is unique and can serve as a role model. Distributed research facilities are transnationally connected via the Baltic Science […]
The ERC Work Programme 2019 has been adopted this morning by the European Commission. The Work Programme and Information for Applicants are going to be published tomorrow 7 September. Applicants to the 2019 calls of Starting Grant and Synergy Grant will be able to submit their proposals on the Participant Portal as from Monday 10 […]