Filter by domain
Filter by year
©  Canva
Three prizes for Citizens Science for projects engaging the general public in scientific research

Three citizens science initiatives receive the 2024 EU Prize for Citizens Science which rewards projects that engage the general public in scientific research activities, announces the European Commission on 12/06/2024. • The Grand Prize (worth €60k) goes to the EU-funded Increase project…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 328177
• Published on 12/06/24 at 16:38
© Dalle
FP10: what is the position of European stakeholders on the successor to Horizon Europe?

Now that the Horizon Europe programme has reached the halfway stage of its implementation, discussions are underway on the construction of its successor, FP10. The European Commission's proposal for the next research and innovation programme is due to be published in the summer of 2025, and…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, European commission, …
• Article # 326796
• Published on 11/06/24 at 18:00
© EQAR
Eqar: Aleksandar Šušnjar appointed director as of 09/09/2024

Aleksandar Šušnjar is appointed director of Eqar (European Quality Assurance Register) announces the register on 16/06/2024. He will replace Anna Gover starting on 09/09/2024. Currently Head of Unit within the Centre for Quality Assurance and Enhancement of the University of Rijeka (Croatia)…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Quality Assurance, Universities, Essentials Politics
• Article # 327956
• Published on 11/06/24 at 16:02
©  Claudio Centonze EU/Claudio Centonze EU/Claudio Centonze
Launch of the ERA Talent Platform centralising services to researchers and research organisations

The European Commission launches the ERA (European research area) Talent Platform, a "comprehensive online gateway which offers seamless access to a range of services to researchers and research performing organisations" on 10/06/2024. The platform centralises Euraxess service centres and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Careers, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 327829
• Published on 10/06/24 at 18:21
©  Canva
France-Germany: Higher education, research and innovation agreements signed during E. Macron's visit

A number of agreements related to higher education, research and innovation are signed during state visit of Emmanuel Macron, French President, to Germany and the Franco-German Council of Ministers on 27 and 28/05/2024, the French Minister of Higher Education and Research tells News Tank on…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Companies, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 327488
• Published on 10/06/24 at 18:19
©  D.R.
🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 10/06/2024

Humane, Euprio, Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress,... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 10/06/2024. News Tank's agenda purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. We…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Funding, Advocacy groups , Digital, …
• Article # 327742
• Published on 10/06/24 at 16:11
© Coimbra Group/ Charles University
Coimbra Group:Ludovic Thilly, chairman of the Executive Board; Eva Voldřichová Beránková, new member

Ludovic Thilly, Vice-Rector for the EC2U alliance and European networks at the University of Poitiers (France), has been re-elected as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group, the association of multidisciplinary European universities, on 07/06/2024, at the association's general…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Policy, Universities, …
• Article # 327797
• Published on 10/06/24 at 14:28
©  D.R.
"An additional €55 Bn would have been needed to fund all high-quality Horizon Europe proposals" (EC)

"Horizon Europe raised plenty of interest with many high-quality applications and higher success rates, but 7 out of 10 high-quality proposals still cannot be funded. An additional €55 Bn would have been needed to fund them all", can one read in the European Commission factsheet on the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, European commission, …
• Article # 327665
• Published on 07/06/24 at 18:07
©  Excelia
"ChatGPT Edu focuses on students to boost adoption of AI" (A. Hié, Excelia)

"The aim is for OpenAI to amplify the adoption of its artificial intelligence (AI) by leveraging educational communities and targeting students in particular," write Anthony Hié, chief innovation and digital officer at Excelia, business school in La Rochelle (France) on 06/05/2024, in an analysis…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Digital, Universities, Students experience, …
• Article # 327505
• Published on 07/06/24 at 12:32
©  Conseil européen de la recherche
Maria Leptin (ERC) to the scientific community : "Encourage EU citizens to vote"

ERC President Maria Leptin calls on the scientific community to vote in the European elections, announces the European Research Council on 04/06/2024. "I am writing to encourage the EU citizens among you to vote in the elections for the European Parliament. It is more important than ever…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Policy, Strategy, …
• Article # 327185
• Published on 05/06/24 at 15:57