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Just before the holidays, the European Commission adopted the Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027. This means an investment of € 14 billion to boost global research and innovation. New in the work programme: horizontal callsA new element in the work programme 2026-2027 are horizontal calls...

The European Commission has launched two consultations on the future European strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in science. A Call for EvidenceA targeted questionnaire for researchers and the broader research and innovation communityEveryone interested can contribute to the Call for Evidence...

The ERA Talent Team is pleased to announce that the EURAXESS Internship Program for refugee and displaced researchers in Europe is open! This means that financial support is offered to companies, NGO’s and refugee researchers for hosting internships for refugee researchers. Job offers have to be...

Research and funding are inextricably linked. Therefore, we would like to point out several funding and award opportunities from KNAW, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. KNAW Trailblazers FundEarly-career first-generation academics can apply for this grant that can be used for...

The Skills Portability Initiative aims to open up more opportunities for workers and businesses to fully capture the potential of the European single market. It should simplify mobility. The initiative is split into three actions:Facilitating worker mobility across the EU through skills transparency...

Do you wonder how employers in the Netherlands feel about hiring international graduates? Nuffic has examined employers’ attitudes towards hiring international graduates in the Netherlands and published a report on the findings. The study was based on a questionnaire completed by hundreds of...

How do you welcome and integrate at-risk scholars of refugee researchers into host institutions and academic communities? In May and June there will be opportunities to learn about this topic. We would like to motivate our Service Centres to take a look at the programmes and consider participation....

InnoNext is a new initiative from the The European Innovation Council (EIC). The goal is to connect deep-tech talents and aspiring innovators with entrepreneurs, startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through Innovation Internships. The idea behind these internships is to accelerate...

The ResearchComp Community of Practice (CoP) is a new Europe-wide virtual network, connecting stakeholders from various sectors, involving public and private RPOs, business and industry, non-profit sector and policymakers. The CoP offers a dynamic space for professionals supporting researchers’...

Last week, at the Biennial EURAXESS Conference in Katowice, the new ERA Talent Platform was launched. The platform is a novel solution for researchers and research performing organisations. EURAXESS is part of the ERA Talent Platform, but it contains much more. Such as the HR Excellence in Research...