by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The European Research Council (ERC) has published the outcomes of the last 2025 round of its Proof of Concept Grants. In this round, 136 grantees will each receive €150 000, supporting them in exploring how their scientific results can move towards practical...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
Today, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, hosted the third European Startup and Scaleup Forum in Brussels, bringing together founders, investors and other industry leaders from across Europe. Eight months after the...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The European University Association (EUA) has published its input paper ‘Building an impactful European Research Area’. It is the EUA’s contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the ERA Act which closed on 23 January...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) has recently published a comprehensive paper on ‘Horizon Europe 2028-2034: German position on the European Commission proposal’. The position paper clearly states the German Federal...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The European Commission is seeking views on how to boost women’s participation in research and innovation and has therefore launched a call for evidence to help shape the first Action Plan for Women in Research, Innovation, and Start-ups. This initiative aims at...
by ATHENA | Jan 23, 2026 | News
The paper states that the ‘rules of the game’ are changing: from global power dynamics and economic fragilities to destabilising societal pressures, from conflict and hybrid threats to competitiveness and climate change, established assumptions are being challenged...
