Leading universities in France and Germany are calling for FP10 to remain a civilian R&D programme

News Tank Academic - Brussels - News #460546 - Published on 12/11/26 at 17:42
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Michael Hoch and Nathalie Drach-Temam, presidents of GermanU15 and Udice - ©  D.R.

Leading research-intensive universities in Germany and France have called for dual use not to become the default principle of FP10.

Udice, an alliance of 13 leading French universities committed to excellence in research, and German U15, an association of 15 leading German universities, published a joint statement on 12/11/2026 calling on "the European Union and its national governments to strengthen, not narrow, the foundations of Europe's research and innovation system".

According to the two associations, "Europe must consider how research contributes to resilience and security without fundamentally changing the civilian character of the Framework Programme." They also said that funding should not be diverted from research to security or defence objectives, which could be funded…

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Michael Hoch and Nathalie Drach-Temam, presidents of GermanU15 and Udice - ©  D.R.

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