The European Innovation Council (EIC) received  by 28 October 2026, the deadline for its EIC Pathfinder Challenges call, an unprecedented number of applications, namely 1138 project proposals, almost double compared to 2025. The proposals involve a total of 5107...

In 2025, there were 20.2 million scientists and engineers in the EU, of whom 8.2 million, or 41%, were women.  The French capital region of Île-de-France had 336 300 female scientists and engineers, the highest number among EU regions classified at level 1...

The UK-wide programme will equip quantum innovators with the entrepreneurial skills, networks and support needed to turn world-leading quantum research into high-growth businesses. A consortium of five of the UK’s top universities, led by Imperial College London, has...

The European University Association, together with 28 partner organisations, has launched ‘Fund research, development and innovation. Fund the future’, a grassroots petition calling on European leaders to commit at least €200 billion to the next Horizon Europe...

Through RISE Europe, the FWF, funded by the Fonds Zukunft Österreich, is offering researchers a new opportunity for proposals submitted to the European Research Council (ERC): If a project is not funded by the ERC due to limited budget resources, FWF funding will be...

The European Commission and India have successfully concluded negotiations on India's association to Horizon Europe, the EU's €93.5 billion flagship research and innovation programme. This marks an important step forward for EU-India relations, strengthening...

Under the Irish Presidency, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) held its 97th Forum meeting on 23-24 September 2026 at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) in Cork. Cooperation, Resilience and the Path to Roadmap 2026 ...

The European Quantum Technologies Conference is a Quantum Flagship event dedicated to showcasing the latest advances in research and innovation in Quantum Information Science and Technology. The mission of the European Quantum Technologies Conference (EQTC) is to...

aking place the morning after the EIC Work Programme 2027 Info Day, this dedicated online session will focus on the EIC Accelerator Challenges for 2027. Join us to discover the new Challenges and learn more about the opportunities available to EIC applicants in 2027....

n August 2026 the Scaleup Europe Fund was launched and has started to make major investments to build up a portfolio of European growth-stage companies across strategic technologies. An information session is being organised to provide further insights about the...

The Energy Transition Expertise Centre - ENTEC2  is organising a series of 3 online workshops from October to December 2026, to present and discuss the findings of the recent ENTEC2 studies on the following topics  digitalisation and AI citizen energy...

The last EduCafé of 2026 focused on implementing the Joint European Degree Label and the potential future development. On Tuesday, 6 October, CZELO hosted our traditional informal discussion evening, EduCafé. This time, the discussion focused on the Joint European...

The European Commission has published the draft conference programme for the European R&I Days 2026, due to take place in Brussels on 10 and 11 November 2026. In addition, all sessions will be live streamed on YouTube and the R&I Community platform The R&I...

About the event Are you looking for research & innovation funding opportunities to develop a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry? Join the Horizon Europe Cluster 4 info days on 14 and 15 October 2026 to learn more about the topics of the 2027...