News

• The United States is still first in science, but China is rising fast as funding stalls everywhere

  According to an analysis published on 15 June 2017, American dominance in biomedical research is shrinking, as international collaboration becomes ever more prominent.

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• Multidisciplinary European Research Networks are key to FP9

  On 15 June 2017, the COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) published its position paper, highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary, bottom-up, open and inclusive networks, pleading for sufficient funding post Horizon 2020.

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• EU sets out the groundwork for an ambitious plan to interconnect Europe’s science outputs

  At a meeting on 13 June 2017, EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas called on governments and researchers to back the creation of a European Open Science Cloud and give scientists ready access to data stores across Europe.

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• Call for simpler rules in Horizon 2020

  On 22 June 2017, researchers have called on MEPs to reform the audit culture, reimbursement systems, and evaluation criteria.

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• EU research chiefs foresee multiple challenges ahead for Framework Programme 9

  Top research officials in the European Commission describe several challenges for Framework Programme 9 (FP9), such as a delay in the start of the Programme and budget gaps due to Brexit and prioritization of defence and security.

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• Horizon 2020 would need €62.4 billion more to fund all research rated as top quality

  According to the interim evaluation conducted by officials in the Commission’s research directorate, published on the first of June 2017, Horizon 2020 would need €62.4 billion extra to fund all research proposals it has evaluated as high quality.

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