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UK 2035 strategy to "back innovators by tearing down unnecessary barriers" (State Secretary P. Kyle)

"Backing innovators by tearing down unnecessary barriers that hold back growth will ensure we reap the rewards of rapidly advancing technology over the next decade and drive forward our Plan or Change", declares Peter Kyle, Science and Technology Secretary, on 10/03/2025, speaking at the TechUK…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Universities, Deeptech, …
• Article # 391583
• Published on 18/03/25 at 18:15
©      The Guild
FP10: "We’re delighted with how both co-legislators have listened to the sector" (J. Palmowski)

"The signal from both the Parliament and the Council is very clear. We’re delighted with how both co-legislators have really listened to the sector. There has been a lot of consultation going on within and among member states in the Council to ensure that the perspective of the sector is…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 391543
• Published on 17/03/25 at 17:51
©  Roger Harris
UK: David Willetts appointed Chair of the Regulatory Innovation Office

David Willetts, former Minister of State for Universities and Science (2010-2014) under Prime Minister David Cameron, is appointed Chair of the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), announces the British government on 10/03/2025. He will be the first to hold the position, as the RIO was launched…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 391501
• Published on 17/03/25 at 17:06
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 17/03/2025

EuroTech, EFMD, UUKi... these institutions host events from 17/03/2025. News Tank's agenda aims to provide an overview of the events taking place in Europe's higher education, research and innovation ecosystem. We focus on: • events taking place in Brussels or related to European…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 391474
• Published on 17/03/25 at 13:46
©      D.R.
"A clear signal from the European Commission that alliances are here to stay" (Olga Wessels, ECIU)

"One key take away from the event on the European alliances was the clear signal from the European Commission that the alliances are very important to them and that they are here to stay", says Olga Wessels, head of ECIU alliance Brussels office and coordinator of ForEU4All, the Community of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 391228
• Published on 14/03/25 at 16:25
©  D.R.
Jedi calling for strategic action in European defence with R&D

"More money is critical, but this will not protect Europeans if we are not more realistic, strategic in our joint goals, massively simplify and act boldly", declares the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (Jedi), calling for an urgent and strategic overhaul of European defence, in a briefing…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , State, Policy, …
• Article # 390468
• Published on 14/03/25 at 16:14
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Call from European science academies: "A strong research framework programme with a €220 Bn budget"

32 European science academies address, on 12/03/2025, an open letter to the EU leadership. They outline three key demands: the creation of a 'comprehensive and robust research framework programme' to enhance Europe's competitiveness and resilience; the allocation of substantial funding amounting…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 391131
• Published on 13/03/25 at 14:26
©  D.R.
Competitiveness Fund: "A stop signal from the Parliament and from the Council altogether" (C.Ehler)

"The most important message of today is that there had been a stop signal from the Parliament and the Council altogether. The Parliament had been saying no to the plans of the Commission to squeeze the FP10 into a Competitiveness Fund defined by one, two or three priorities simply as a matter of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 390947
• Published on 12/03/25 at 17:17
©  Jorge Royan
Germany's plan for education: Support academic freedom, enhance R&I and invest in infrastructures

"Our demand is clear: Germany needs stability and renewal - for a secure future, economic strength and social cohesion", states the document concluding the preliminary discussions to form a coalition government in Germany, published by the leaders of the CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 390979
• Published on 12/03/25 at 17:14
©  Standup for science
Stand Up for Science: Protests around the world against budget cuts and massive layoffs in the US

Researchers, federal workers, and their supporters gathered in Stand Up for Science protests on 07/03/2025 to oppose the Trump administration's budget cuts to research funding and widespread layoffs across science-funding agencies. According to Reuters, there were 30 events in the US and over 150…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 390667
• Published on 11/03/25 at 17:18