The results of the 2025 European Research Council (ERC) Advancd Grant call (call deadline 28 August 2025) were published. Advanced Grants are open to active researchers who have a track-record of significant research achievements. The Principal Investigators (PIs) should be exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance... read more 

The SHIELD pre-commercial procurement has been opened by the ministries of interior of France, Spain and Slovakia together with the French national railway company. It aims to procure the development, testing and field validation of innovative solutions for protecting public spaces against security threats related to crowd management. Interested b... read more 

The European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) will launch a Clinical Trial Call 2026 (ECTC) on 1 July 2026, supporting multinational, Good Clinical Practice (GCP)-compliant Phase I, Phase I/II and Phase II interventional clinical trials in rare diseases. Priority areas: paediatric rare diseases; rapidly progressive r... read more 

NCP Flanders is conducting a short satisfaction survey to gather valuable feedback and suggestions to further improve its services. The survey is organised into three sections: NCP Flanders assistance, info sessions, and NCP Flanders website & LinkedIn. If you are not familiar with one of these sections, the survey will automa... read more 

The EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 in Málaga marked a clear turning point in Europe’s journey toward next‑generation connectivity. Under the theme “6G – Connecting Intelligence”, the event highlighted how Europe is moving from exploratory 6G research to large‑scale validation and early deployment. As one session put it, t... read more 

The European Commission is considering bringing forward the deadlines of part of the 2027 Horizon Europe health calls. This change is likely to happen for the two-stage 2027 health calls for which the deadline of the first stage will probably move from April to February 2027. It is not clear yet what the timing would then be for... read more 

Important information for (potential) applicants to call topic HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-07 – Improve the Quality of Life of Older Cancer Patients:Due to a clerical error, this topic was incorrectly configured as a lump sum action in the IT submission system, whereas it should be an actual costs action.To correct this issue, the submission... read more 

EIT Culture & Creativity has opened its first funding calls as an implementing partner of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Academy, the learning and innovation infrastructure of the NEB. These two calls offer a total of €6 million to support circular fashion and skills development for the transformation of Europe’s lived environme... read more 

MIP4Adapt, the platform supporting the implementation of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, is inviting climate adaptation experts from across Europe to express their interest in joining a new Roster of Experts. The initiative aims to strengthen knowledge exchange, collaboration and implementation support across Europe’s climate... read more 

The Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day will take place on 1 August 2026 to raise awareness of Marine Protected Areas and their role in protecting the ocean. The global initiative follows a 2025 edition that included 103 events in 39 countries.  MPAs are often described as the sea’s equivalent of national parks. By limiting damaging activi... read more