On Monday 9 July, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, will announce the final and biggest work programme of the Seventh Framework Programme for research and development (FP7). The Commissioner will present the strategic priorities of…
Marie Curie Individual Fellowships and Career Integration Grants General Information and Proposal Writing Events
The UK Research Office has announced that registration is now open for the Marie Curie Individual Fellowships and Career Integration Grants General Information and Proposal Writing event, organised by the Marie Curie UK National Contact Point. There will be three separate…
Deadlines for Final Marie Curie Calls in the Seventh Framework Programme
The UK Research Office (UKRO) has received notification of the proposed deadlines for the 2013 Marie Curie calls, which will be the last such calls in FP7. Confirmation of these deadlines is expected on 12 July 2012, when the final…
First ERC Synergy Grant call attracts 710 proposals
The European Research Council (ERC) has reported that they received a total of 710 proposals in the first ERC Synergy Grant call. The new ERC funding scheme was introduced on a pilot basis for exceptional proposals with the intention of enabling a small group of Principal Investigators…
Denmark pushing for May agreement on overall structure of Horizon 2020
According to an article published in the latest issue of Research Europe, Denmark aims to have a partial agreement in place on Horizon 2020 by May 2012. The agreement, which would cover the scope and structure of Horizon 2020, would…
Simplicity and Flexibility for Horizon 2020
The six month Danish EU presidency, which started on the 1st January, will aim to ensure more simplicity and flexibility in Horizon 2020, which will replace Framework Programme 7 in 2014: Horizon 2020 aims to promote European research and technological…