First projects launched under FP7 now profiled on CORDIS
31 December 2007

One year into the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and action is well underway, with the third call for proposals currently active. Information on the first projects accepted for funding under FP7 has now also been published on CORDIS, the EU's official information service for research and development. read more

CORDIS launches new FP7 service covering Joint Technology Initiatives
27 December 2007

In May 2007, the Commission adopted the first proposals for Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs). This is the first time that public-private partnerships, involving industry, the research community and public authorities, have been proposed at European level to pursue ambitious common research objectives. read more

€1.75 billion of new research money available for European projects
30 November 2007

The European Commission is today issuing calls for proposals in 32 research areas, making available about €1.75 billion from the 7th Research Framework Programme. Areas for support include environmental issues such as sea-level rise and the impact of climate change on Arctic Ocean eco-systems, the impact of UV radiation on human health and modelling the future impact of energy use on the environment. read more

European researchers in Japan enthusiastic about ERA-Link plan
30 November 2007

European researchers in Japan have given a warm welcome to Commission plans to set up a network of European researchers in Japan called ERA-Link/Japan. read more

CORDIS - focusing on the European research for polar changes
15th November 2007

The magazine on EU-funded research CORDIS focus, has just published a special thematic supplement illustrating the key European contributions to research in the polar regions, especially in the field of climate change. read more

Public consultation raises ambition for the European Research Area
8th October 2007

Universities and research institutions, companies, non-governmental organisations and individuals from across Europe and beyond have sent in more than 800 contributions to a public consultation on the future of the European Research Area. read more

New forum established for sustainable nuclear energy research
21st September 2007

Energy consumption worldwide is likely to double between 2000 and 2050, and nuclear energy will remain a key element in future low-carbon energy systems. Europe has the largest nuclear industry in the world and one third of its electricity comes from nuclear plants. read more

Europeans are more interested in the results of medical and health research than in international, economic and social news, says a new Eurobarometer
17th September 2007

A survey conducted for the European Commission by Eurobarometer confirms that there is a strong interest in most European countries, particularly in the old EU member states, in health research as well as in science and technology. read more

European Commission is world's largest public investor in nanotechnology
13 September 2007

With €1.4 billion allocated to 550 projects in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnology, the EU's 6th Research Framework Programme accounts for one-third of total public funding for nanotechnology and is the world's largest single funding agency worldwide for this exciting field. read more

How we can measure the impossible? What it means to be Human?
7th August 2007

How can we measure comfort, naturalness, feelings, body language and consciousness? How can the measurement of appreciation and its interpretation influence production processes and consumer choices? read more

Commission adopts new guidelines for coal and steel research
10th July 2007

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council Decision on the revised guidelines for spending funds on coal & steel research. The Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) has an annual budget of about EUR 60 million for research in these two areas, financed by interest on the assets of the now expired European Coal and Steel Community Treaty. read more

European Commission and EIB launch new instrument to finance research and innovation
5th June 2007

Today the European Commission & the European Investment Bank (EIB) sign a cooperation agreement establishing the new risk-sharing finance facility (RSFF) to support research & innovation in Europe. This new instrument will help to make more financing available for promoters of research & innovation projects, which often face more difficulties than traditional business sectors in accessing finance, due to the relatively high levels of uncertainty & risk inherent to their activity. read more

CORDIS FP7 participation service goes multilngual
4th June 2007

Access to information for French/Spanish/Italian/German/Polish participation in the largest ever EU programme for research, the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is now even easier, with the launch of a new, multilingual version of the official FP7 participation service on CORDIS read more

News and videos on the EU Programme for the 'Knowledge-based bio-economy'
1st June 2007

The new service for the 'Knowledge-based bio-economy' on CORDIS offers news, event announcements and video quotes on the European Union's research funding for food, agriculture, fisheries and biotechnology. read more

Technology Platforms still going strong, finds third status report
11th April 2007

European Technology Platforms (ETPs) have brought together stakeholders and have defined common and ambitious strategic research agendas (SRAs). The challenge is now to align national, regional and international activities with the SRA priorities, claims the third status report on ETPs. read more

Make 'knowledge' a fifth Community freedom, says Potocnik at Green Paper launch
5th April 2007

EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik prepared the way for a debate on the concept and future direction of the European Research Area (ERA) as he launched a Green Paper on 4 April. read more

Germany fourth to introduce EU scientific visa law
30th March 2007

The German Government agreed an amendment to its immigration law on 28 March, making it easier for third country researchers to live and work in Germany. read more

CORDIS launches German Presidency R&D and Innovation Information Service
2nd January 2007

CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has launched a new online service covering the research and innovation activities carried out under the German Presidency of the European Union (1 January - 30 June 2007). read more

FP7 takes off
2nd January 2007

The EU's largest ever funding programme for research and technological development, the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), was launched on 1 January. read more