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The European Commission promotes a more open and collaborative approach to science in research institutes and universities. Several EU-funded projects are exploring new ways to achieve this.

Following the 2021 call for proposals for simple programmes, 142 programme proposals were submitted by 11 May. The Commission has adopted a decision determining the SIMPLE programmes selected.

We are looking for specialists in soil-related fields to evaluate and select the best proposals for EU research funding. Check out how to become an expert for the European Commission.

Research and innovation projects are turning green challenges into opportunities to spur Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Read how the EU-funded projects managed by REA Merlin, SchoolFood4Change and FIRE-RES.

The new EU Soil Strategy for 2030 has been adopted. At the European Research Executive Agency, we showcase several recently funded Horizon 2020 projects that will help to improve soil health and foster more sustainable soil management practices.

The 25th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is the perfect occasion to delve deeper into some of the groundbreaking discoveries of four MSCA-backed Nobel Prize winners, and to look at how their research, alongside Marie Curie’s, has changed our world for the better.

For the first Horizon Europe security research calls, the European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 230 proposals by the deadline on the 23rd of November. The total requested funding was over € 1 billion.

2524 partners from 56 countries have submitted  1077 proposals to the HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01 call. The selection results will be announced by mid-April 2022.

Over the last 25 years the MSCA programme has funded 11,772 projects and 145,000 researchers, of which 12 are Nobel Laureates. This month, we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of the MSCA in fostering excellence amongst a diverse and thriving scientific community.