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China overtakes rivals in annual research output while EU leads over last ten years

A study has shown that China has a massive annual output of research articles and journals and has a significantly larger research budget. The EU has a slight historical lead over the last ten years, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information, an organisation structuring global research…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 447857
• Published on 10/07/26 at 11:53
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German and Swiss researchers find higher educational mobility associated with greater innovation

European regions in which educational success depended less strongly on family background recorded a significant increase of around 11% in patent applications, according to a study by the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the University of Zurich. The study suggests that…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 447877
• Published on 09/07/26 at 18:07
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UK MPs say government has ‘moral obligation’ to unfreeze salary threshold for student loan repayment

UK Members of Parliament (MPs) on the parliament's finance committee have said that the government has a moral obligation to reverse the decision to freeze the salary threshold at which students have to start repaying loans. In a report published on 07/07/2026, the MPs said: "Governments have…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 447805
• Published on 09/07/26 at 13:55
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Heads of French universities emphasise need to move away from a utilitarian approach to Europe

Heads of French universities and representatives from Erasmus+ and the European Commission have emphasised the need to move away from a utilitarian approach to the European Union in order to establish institutions as key players in its development, notably through the work of Heads of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 447425
• Published on 08/07/26 at 09:18
Maive Rute moving to new role in European Commission's Joint Research Centre

The European Commission is transferring Maive Rute to be Deputy Director-General for the Joint Research Centre (JRC) from her current role at the same grade in the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW). The Commission announced this transfer…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 447538
• Published on 07/07/26 at 17:02
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European science and business associations call for substantially increased budget for Horizon 2028-2034

Nearly 90 European research and business associations have called for a bold European research framework programme for 2028-2034 (FP10), with a "substantially increased budget". On 07/07/2026, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO) and 85 other associations…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 447446
• Published on 07/07/26 at 14:13
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EUPHE network wants better recognition of private education sector in Europe and more opportunities

The European Union of Private Higher Education (EUPHE), a European network of non-state higher education institutions, is aiming to advocate for a better recognition of the private sector at EU level and gather more members in the coming years. Karl Wöber, founding president of Modul University…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 447353
• Published on 07/07/26 at 09:59
Norwegian government report sets out benefits of FP10, draws lessons from UK and Swiss exclusion

The Norwegian government has published an evaluation of its participation in the EU’s research framework programme, concluding that taking part brings Norwegian researchers, businesses and society benefits that outweigh the financial cost. The same report has also looked at the impact on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 447307
• Published on 06/07/26 at 16:02
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Elena Hoffert elected Chair of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures

Elena Hoffert has been elected Chair of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). ESFRI announced on 01/07/2026 that Hoffert will start her term of office in January 2027 for a duration of two years. She will succeed José Luis Martínez, advisor of the Spanish Ministry of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 447326
• Published on 06/07/26 at 15:54
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International research experts call for the full integration of Ukraine into the European Research Area

Representatives from 14 countries, as well as the European Commission and stakeholders, have signed the Gdansk declaration on science, research and innovation in Ukraine, calling for the full integration of the country into the European Research Area (ERA). The European Commission announced on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 447311
• Published on 06/07/26 at 15:46