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European Commission seeks new scientific advisors: nominations open until September

23/08/2024

Today, the European Commission launched a call for nominations of scientists to be shortlisted for future membership of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA). 

The group provides high-quality, timely and independent scientific advice to the College of European Commissioners on any subject, including on policy issues that the European Parliament and the Council consider to be of major importance.  

Public European research and science organisations are invited to nominate top-level scientists who meet the criteria stated in the call for nominations

The deadline for submitting nominations is 30 September 2024 (18:00 CET).

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European Court of Auditors’ annual report: personnel costs remain the main source of errors in research projects

16/10/2026

The European Court of Auditors has published its annual report for the 2025 financial year. In the budget heading “Single Market, Innovation and Digital”, which includes Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, the estimated error rate was 2.9%, remaining above the 2% materiality...

IGLO report on Lump Sum Funding

16/10/2026

In May 2026, a total of 67 research managers from 23 European countries came together for the third edition of IGLO in Action on Lump Sum Funding. Organised jointly by KoWi and NORCORE in cooperation with the IGLO network, the online workshop provided a platform for practitioners...

From Results to Impact: The European Commission Presents 10 Pathways to Research Valorisation

07/10/2026

The European Commission has published a new Practical Guidance for the Valorisation of Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation Results. The document was developed as part of a study focusing on the valorisation of results from multidisciplinary research and from the Social...
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