EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs), published a position paper with recommendations on the governance of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) on 31 March 2026 EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology...

The European Commission has awarded €20 million in funding to 41 cutting-edge Ukrainian start-ups and SMEs following an EIC call to help them turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions. Each company will receive between €300,000 and €500,000 along with the...

ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures, published a new 'RTI Summit 2025 Position Paper: Key recommendations for the implementation of the European strategy on research and technology infrastructures across the Member States'. The position...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) published the EIC Tech Report 2026 on 30 March 2026. It identifies 25 signals of emerging deep technologies at low to mid maturity levels, that may play a key role in shaping Europe’s future innovation, industrial and market...

The Informal Competitiveness Council for Research was held virtually on 31 March 2026. The Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy of the Republic of Cyprus, Dr Nicodemos Damianou chaired the meeting, which was also attended by the European...

The leading universities of science and technology united within CESAER have today published a new report ‘Advancing research careers across Europe’, presenting case studies from CESAER Members that illustrate concrete actions to strengthen research career stability,...

This Innovation Call includes financial support for projects focusing on the development, adoption, and commercialisation of innovative upcycled ingredients for food and non-food applications, products, business processes, and technologies (including digital) that...

On 19 March 2026, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised an online Info Session to present the Centres of Vocational Excellence 2026 call for proposals.  The presentations and recording of the info session are now...

https://research-innovation-community.ec.europa.eu/events/sAkccFozu9ewhdngHMM5P/live-sessions

After the launch of the OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026: Exploring Effective Uses of Generative AI in Education, the OECD “Smart Data and Digital Technology in Education” project team organises a two-day international conference that will bring together leading...

The Information and Networking Webinar on 19 March 2026 aiming to boost participation of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) partner countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine - in Horizon Europe, the EU Funding Programme for Research and...

The Energy Poverty Advisory Hub annual conference will take place on 17 and 18 March 2026 in Athens, Greece. Hosted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy, in collaboration with the City of Athens and EPAH, and...

2026 Topic video presentations Please watch the pre-recorded presentations of the call topics linked below. Destination 1: Democracy Video | Presentation slides Destination 2: Cultural Heritage Video | Presentation slides Destination 3: Transformations Video |...

STOA high-level conference - Academic Freedom in Support of Democracy Academic freedom is widely recognised as a key condition for functioning of open and democratic societies that adhere to the rule of law. Similarly, full realisation of academic freedom is unlikely...