Politics: archives October, 2025 (page 4/7)

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U.S: UPenn, Brown and USC join MIT in rejecting government terms for access to federal funding

Three more major U.S. universities have announced they will not sign up to the Trump administration's Compact in return for federal funding. Christina H. Paxson, President of Brown University, said on 15/10/2025 that Brown University would not agree to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 415889
• Published on 17/10/25 at 17:01

Netherlands: Dutch Research Council gives grants to five journals to switch to diamond open access

Five scientific journals have received a grant from the NWO (Dutch Research Council) to switch from a subscription model. They will adopt the diamond open access model, a form of open access in which not only is the content freely available to readers, but authors also do not have to pay to…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Companies, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Communications, …
• Article # 415714
• Published on 16/10/25 at 16:48

DG RTD: Momchil Sabev appointed Director of EISMEA

The European Commission appointed Momchil Sabev as Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) on 16/10/2025. The date on which this will take effect is to be determined. He replaces Stéphane Ouaki, who had been acting director since Jean-David Malo became…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 415694
• Published on 16/10/25 at 15:17

EIC reveals six finalists of the 2026 European Capital of Innovation Awards

The EIC announced the six winners of the 2026 European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) awards on 14/10/2025. The winners are: Aalborg (Denmark), Nicosia (Cyprus), San Sebastian (Spain), Grenoble Alpes Métropole (France), Liverpool (United Kingdom) and Rotterdam (The Netherlands). The…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Funding, …
• Article # 415647
• Published on 16/10/25 at 13:16

Launch of the European Advanced Materials Academy: 200,000 people trained by 2029

The European Commission and the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) launch the European Advanced Materials Academy on 15/10/2025, to train 200,000 people by 2029 as a workforce that will boost Europe’s leadership in advanced materials, innovation, and sustainability. The…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Careers, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 415559
• Published on 15/10/25 at 17:59

FP10 negotiations: "Widening is not a financial deal between Member States" (Christian Ehler)

"Widening is not a financial deal between Member States; reducing it to budgetary negotiation undermines its purpose. That’s why the bracketing of the widening article by the Danish Presidency is so problematic. We must integrate widening into the Horizon discussion and not leave it to those…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 415437
• Published on 15/10/25 at 17:22

ERC President: Not much margin in 2028-2034 budget for new research ideas

Maria Leptin, President of the ERC, told MEPs on the budgets committee on 13/10/2025 that there is "not a lot of margin for new things" in the Commission's proposals for Horizon Europe 2028-2034, although she welcomed the plan to increase funding for the ERC, from €16 Bn in the current programme…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 415236
• Published on 14/10/25 at 18:39

U.S: MIT first institution to reject Trump conditions for federal funding

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has rejected a proposal by the Trump administration to link federal funding to specific conditions, saying they clashed with the institute's commitment to academic freedom, on 10/10/2025. "America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities, …
• Article # 415222
• Published on 14/10/25 at 15:45

Commission announces 13 AI Factories Antennas

The European Commission announces the launch of 13 AI Factories Antennas in seven EU Member States and six partner countries on 13/10/2025. These Antennas will collaborate closely with AI Factories to provide national AI communities with secure remote access to world-class, AI-optimised…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Digital, …
• Article # 415217
• Published on 13/10/25 at 18:17

Earto calls on Member States and MEPs to improve proposals for Competitiveness Fund and Horizon Europe

Earto, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations, is calling on the EU's national governments and MEPs to improve the European Commission's proposals for a European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) and Horizon Europe programme as part of the negotiations on the Multi-Annual…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 415193
• Published on 13/10/25 at 17:39