The aim of this report is to provide a useful, credible and transparent data-driven look inside the European tech ecosystem. The State of European Tech report looks at capital flows over the last few years, and combines it with an assessment of local talent, the strength of our tech communities, and the exit landscape.

L’Informe Biocat és l'estudi sectorial de referència sobre les biociències a Catalunya, elaborat per l’equip de Biocat amb la col·laboració de diversos experts del sector.

La presente guía pretende ser una herramienta útil para los procesos de evaluación del personal investigador en los que se considere oportuno tener en cuenta, como méritos evaluables, el trabajo desarrollado en el ámbito de la divulgación científica. La guía ha sido elaborada por el Grupo de Trabajo de Divulgación y Cultura Científica de Crue–I+D+i (Red Divulga), en colaboración con la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT).

The aim of this study was to provide the European Commission with an evidence base of citizen science activities that can support environmental policies in the European Union (EU). The first objective was to develop an inventory of citizen science projects relevant for environmental policy and assess how these projects contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. To this end, a desk-research and an EU-wide survey were used to identify 503 citizen science projects of relevance to environmental policy. The second objective was to assess the conditions under which citizen science can best support environmental policy, through the selection and analysis of a sample of citizen science projects. This was followed by an in-depth analysis of 45 projects along 94 project attributes. Subsequently, this analysis provided the foundation for making a series of recommendations to leverage the contribution of citizen science to environmental policy.

The next six months will be an important period for policy makers, the university sector and many other stakeholders engaged in Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3). With the ongoing preparations for the EU’s 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Workshop on Smart Specialisation, entitled “Universities as Regional Lead Institutions”, held under the auspices of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council, provided an opportunity to take stock of past achievements and identify emerging priorities for building successful European innovation ecosystems in the post-2020 period. In this document, EUA presents the main messages and recommendations on the role of universities in this context and the need for them to contribute to innovation, building on the key factors identified by EUA for successful Smart Specialisation Strategies. The present messages and recommendations are complementary to the conclusions of the 9th Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE), which were endorsed by the audience of the workshop.

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) welcomes the Partial General Approach, reached by the Competitiveness Council on 30 November. We also congratulate MEPs Dan Nica and Christian Ehler with the adoption of their reports in the EuropeanParliament (EP)’s ITRE Committee on 21 November, and thank them for their hard work. But it is clear that the work is not done yet. In light of the upcoming EP plenary vote on the Nica and Ehler reports, and the trialogue discussions that will hopefully start soon, we list our main concerns for Horizon Europe as they stand now: timing, budget, widening participation, association and third country participation, global challenges, SMEs and the EIC, and budget division.

Net4Society is the international network of National Contact Points for the Societal Challenge 6 ("Europe in a changing world: inclusive, innovative and reflective societies") in Horizon 2020. National Contact Points (NCPs) are set up to guide researchers in their quest for securing EU funding

This Science Europe Practical Guide aims to align research data management (RDM) requirements across research funding and research performing organisations in Europe. It has been developed by experts of Science Europe Member Organisations and in consultation with the broader research stakeholder community. The guide presents core requirements for Data Management Plans (DMPs) and criteria for the selection of trustworthy repositories, as well as some guidance on how to put these requirements and criteria into practice. The alignment of RDM requirements will aid researchers in complying with RDM requirements even when working with different research funders and research organisations.