The European Commission recently adopted a Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation. Based on excellence, competitive, open and talent-driven, the new European Research Area will improve Europe's research and innovation landscape, accelerate the EU's transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership,  support its recovery from the societal and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, and strengthen...

  Learn about Bulgaria in this quarter's country profile and the European Green Deal calls highlighting the importance of research and innovation. Click below to read our Q3 newsletter!   Q3 2020 EURAXESS North America newsletter

This month the European Commission launched a €1 billion call for research and innovation projects that respond to the climate crisis and help protect Europe's unique ecosystems and biodiversity. The Horizon 2020-funded European Green Deal Call will spur Europe's recovery from the coronavirus crisis by turning green challenges into innovation opportunities.   Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth...

  Researcher mobility in a changing world COVID-19 changes researchers’ work, interaction, and mobility dramatically!   Launch Survey   Beyond its huge impact on health, welfare of both societies and economies, COVID-19 is greatly affecting academic research. Pandemic restrictions influence not only the way the researchers work but also create new barriers for interacting with peers, for ensuring continuity in funding of research work, setting-...

Let's shape the future together: European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. With our societies gradually lifting their lockdowns and recovery plans taking shape, we must now ensure that the transition to a post-corona society is sustainable,...

  Today, the European Commission has confirmed its interest to participate in the COVAX Facility for equitable access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines everywhere, for everyone who needs them. As part of a Team Europe effort, the Commission is today also announcing a contribution of €400 million in guarantees to support COVAX and its objectives in the context of the Coronavirus Global Response.   As part of a EU joint engagement (Commission,...

  The Office of Science and Technology Austria (OSTA) at the Embassy of Austria to the U.S. in Washington, DC has opened voting for the poster sesssion as part of the Austrian Research and Innovation Talk 2020 (ARIT). The ARIT Poster Session voting period closes at 11:59 PM EDT next Wednesday, August 12th, 2020, and invites anyone with experience or background in science, technology, and innovation to cast their anonymous ballot for the top...

  EURAXESS North America will be holding webinars aimed at highlighting research and funding opportunities in Europe, in partnership with U.S. nonprofit Afrisnet, an international network of students, professors, and professionals with a common goal of advancing research and scholarship in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in Africa.   With members throughout the world, U.S.-based board members have worked with EURAXESS...

  Research commissioner Mariya Gabriel revealed her main priorities for revitalising the European Research Area (ERA) and establishing a single market for research in an interview with Science Business. Gabriel plans to advance the creation of a single market for research which was a goal set by the EU 20 years ago when the ERA was first envisioned.     The commissioner aims to publish her plan about the revitalisation of the ERA and EEA (...

  The EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship aims to recognize outstanding journalistic talent among young Canadians. Since 2001, three candidates have been selected every year to participate in a weeklong study tour to experience the EU institutions, the Canadian Mission to the EU, and media outlets in Brussels. Winners will also attend the daily European Commission press briefing. All expenses are paid for by the European Union Delegation to...