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13/06/2024

European Commission unveils European Digital Twin of the Ocean prototype

Today at the Digital Ocean Forum (DOF) 2024, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova and other high-level representatives from Belgium, France and the European Commission unveiled the first pre-operational platform of the European Digital Twin Ocean (EU DTO).

10/06/2024

Launch of the new ERA Talent Platform - 20 Years Supporting Researchers in Motion through EURAXESS

10 June 2024 marks the launch of the ERA Talent Platform, a novel solution for researchers and research-performing organisations. This comprehensive online gateway offers seamless access to a range of services, including EURAXESS service centers and portals, the HR Excellence in Research initiative, the RESAVER pension scheme, the Innovation Talent Platform, and the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory.

28/05/2024

Discussion paper from the German federal government on FP10

The 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) will start in 2028 - the corresponding legislative proposal from the EU Commission is expected in mid-2025. In preparation for this and for research policy discussions at EU level, the BMBF has published a discussion paper from the German federal government with suggestions and key recommendations.

17/05/2024

BayFOR signs cooperation agreement with Umweltcluster Bayern

The CEO of BayFOR, Martin Reichel, and Umweltcluster Bayern, Alfred Mayr, have signed a two-year cooperation agreement to intensify their collaboration. The aim is to actively promote innovation and the internationalisation of Bavarian universities and SMEs in the environmental sector in order to strengthen Bavaria as a location for business and science and to advance the circular economy.

25/04/2024

EU project HyFlow: Efficient, sustainable and cost-effective hybrid energy storage system for modern power grids

Landshut, Germany – Over three years of research, the consortium of the EU project HyFlow has successfully developed a highly efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective hybrid energy storage system (HESS) that can meet high energy and power demands. The researchers achieved this by combining a high-performance vanadium redox flow battery with a supercapacitor with water-based electrolytes. With one of the demonstrators developed in the HyFlow project, major energy consumers such as enterprises, municipal utility companies, medical facilities, and data centres can determine the optimal system dimensions for their individual requirements. Using their existing power usage data, the system computes the ideal storage solution in terms of capacity and output required. The HyFlow project has been realized by Landshut University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with nine further partners from six countries across Europe. The European Union has funded the project with around 4 million euros.

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24/04/2024

New Horizon Europe Funding Boosts European Research in AI and Quantum Technologies

A new set of calls has been launched worth over € 112 million from the 2023-2024 Horizon Europe Digital, Industry, and Space work programme. The European Commission has announced the launch of new Horizon Europe calls, with a substantial funding pool of over €112 million. These calls are aimed primarily at pioneering projects in the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies.

17/04/2024

More budget for Horizon Europe: Commission mobilises more funds for research and innovation

The European Commission has used previously unallocated funds for the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe. This means that almost 1.4 billion euros can increase the budget for the 2024 research programme to a total of 7.3 billion euros. This was made possible by an amendment to the 2023-2024 work programme, which will benefit the missions in Horizon Europe, the New European Bauhaus and young researchers.

16/04/2024

Horizon Europe: Feedback opportunity for the Work programme 2025

The European Commission has published a survey to gather feedback on the design of Horizon Europe's main work programme for 2025. The feedback is being collected at the level of the ‘Destinations’ or Missions, corresponding to the six Horizon Europe clusters, research infrastructures, European innovation ecosystems, the five EU Missions and cross-cutting activities and the New European Bauhaus facility.  Respondents will be able to provide feedback for one or multiple Destinations and/or Missions, according to what is most relevant to them.

03/04/2024

Introduction of Personnel Unit Costs in all new Horizon Europe projects

From 1 May 2024, the European Commission will offer a new option for determining the eiligible personnel costs in Horizon Europe projects. Previously, an individual daily rate had to be determined for each employee when calculating personnel costs. From May, beneficiaries can now alternatively have a single daily rate certified for all their employees. This is a voluntary option, but if chosen by the organisation, it must be applied when calculating personnel costs of all new projects under the framework programme.

25/03/2024

Looking back: Three years of Horizon Europe in figures

Horizon Europe has reached its fourth year and is now undergoing its regular interim evaluation. The first positive conclusion: Bavaria has recorded an increase in its success rate in acquiring EU funding compared to Horizon 2020 and continues to lead the field among the federal states and European competitors. We have taken a look at the latest figures and provide an insight into how the EU's multi-billion euro budget for research and innovation projects has been utilised to date.

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