by ATHENA | Oct 1, 2025 | News
The European Commission has announced the re-appointment of Professor Maria Leptin as President of the European Research Council (ERC) for an additional two-year term. Professor Leptin, who has already served almost four years in this prestigious role, will begin her...
by ATHENA | Oct 1, 2025 | News
The 2025 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Choose Europe for Science is open as of 1 October 2025. With an indicative budget of €22.5 million, this pilot scheme aims to make European research careers more appealing by providing...
by ATHENA | Sep 30, 2025 | News
At the Competitiveness Council (Research) on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the EU ministers responsible for research held a policy debate on the Horizon Europe Package (2028-2034), focusing on the topic of “EU research and innovation for dual use, security and...
by ATHENA | Sep 29, 2025 | News
n 29 September 2025, the European University Association presented a policy input comprising an in-depth analysis of the legislative proposal for Horizon Europe (2028-2034) and its links to the newly proposed European Competitiveness Fund (ECF). Overall, EUA...
by ATHENA | Sep 29, 2025 | News
The Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) received 611 proposals for the 17 September 2025 deadline of EIC Transition calls – the highest ever. The proposals involve participants from from 40 countries, with the largest numbers coming from...
by ATHENA | Sep 29, 2025 | News
When Mario Draghi stated on 16 September 2025: “The planned increase of Horizon Europe to €175 billion is welcome. But for breakthrough research, this will fall short unless the additional resources are concentrated into sizeable priority programmes.” Mario Draghi,...
