«It is definitely worth it»
Contrary to popular belief, researchers at Swiss universities can indeed participate in EU research projects under the Horizon Europe programme. They have access to attractive formats such as collaborative projects, albeit with a few restrictions. For example, Swiss researchers are
Horizon Europe and Switzerland – the interim status
14 July marked the second anniversary of Switzerland's exclusion from the EU's Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation, currently Horizon Europe. Philipp Langer, Head of International Research and Innovation Programmes at the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI),
WIDENING – THE FOURTH PATH
Researchers who want funding from the Horizon Europe programme usually apply for an ERC Grant or a Marie Skłodovska-Curie Fellowship, submit a collaborative project with research partners or apply for funding to contribute to strengthening Europe's innovative capacity. But Horizon
Your Science Stories Magazine – since 2015
You are holding the 20th edition of the Science Stories in your hands. The first issue was published in November 2015 with the aim of introducing our researchers to participation in European Framework Programme projects, inspiring them and celebrating project
Experts for Brussels
How Euresearch helps researchers to participate in EU programmes. Five questions for Regina Schneider, Director of Euresearch and Karl Kerschbaum, EU GrantsAccess and Euresearch Regional Network Coordinator.
Knowing what I want, finding what I need
How a career development tool helps postdocs to figure out their career prospects and how a planning tool facilitates the organisation of young researchers‘ projects. An interview with Sibylle Hodel and Alexandra Zingg about the two novel online tools TDS
Project Management @ EU GrantsAccess
Large collaborative projects are fun! They allow researchers to learn and benefit from each other; synergies can be exploited, interdisciplinary fields explored. Within a consortium, young scientists can start building their networks, train their presentation skills and get direct feedback
Legal Expertise and Support @ EU GrantsAccess
What happens if I participate in a European or international consortium? Can I still publish? Can I keep up and develop my Intellectual Property portfolio? What about confidentiality? What about limitation of liability? How do I run a project? What
The art of co-management
If there were an award for co-management, the names of Agatha Keller and Sofia Karakostas would be right on top of the list of nominees. For 16 years, they have been very successfully heading the EU GrantsAccess office, founded in