A major new study has revealed that Europe’s university spinout companies have grown into a technology ecosystem worth hundreds of billions of euros – with photonics playing a vital enabling role across many of its most strategic sectors. Called “European Spinouts...

The EPO Technology Dashboard (formerly Patent Index) shows strong growth in demand for patents for digital and energy technologies. The US and Germany remain top countries of origin, while China enters top three for first time. Uptake for Unitary Patents was high,...

The Australian Government is set to begin treaty negotiations on association to Horizon Europe, which will give Australian organisations access to the world’s largest pooled research fund in 2027. Horizon Europe is the European Union’s flagship research and innovation...

The EIT Higher Education Initiative has attracted record interest in its 2025 call for proposals, with 138 applications submitted, marking the highest number to date. The call, offering up to €2 million per project, supports universities and their partners in...

These 2 European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health Calls offer funding and support to interested individuals and organisations working across Europe’s health ecosystem.Call 1: Innovation Validation Call 2026 EIT Health is calling for innovative...

The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) today officially inaugurated the Berlin Battery Lab (BBL). At this new research platform, BAM, HZB and HU jointly develop and...

The European Commission published on 19 March 2026 on EU Funding & Tenders Portal the information on the ERA 2026 call (Enhancing the European R&I System - HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06 call). In total, 141 proposals have been submitted. Applicants will be...

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...

The Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) are the pillars of excellent vocational education in Europe. They provide high quality vocational skills in specific areas for initial training of young people as well as for continuing up-skilling and...

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP-SSEF - Policy experimentation: Erasmus+ scholarships  Funding: EUR 5 million Who can apply? higher education institutions, public and private organizations active in the field of education and training, research and innovation or in the...