The UK Research Office (UKRO) Portal provides information on the European research programmes and policies. Any researcher, European liaison officer or research manager/administrator at a subscribing institution can sign up for free to stay up to date with the latest…
UKRO Summarises Horizon 2020 Workshops
The UK Research Office has recently published a series of summaries of consultation workshops on the EC’s next Framework Programme, called Horizon 2020. These workshops are part of the EC’s initial preparations for its proposals on the funding programme, which…
New UKRO Advisor for the University
UKRO recently contacted us to let us know that Chloë Somers, the new UKRO European Advisor for East Midlands universities, will be joining the office on 5th September. Chloë takes over from Amy Williams who left earlier this year. UKRO continue…
UKRO on the future of Marie Curie Fellowships in Horizon 2020
UKRO (UK Research Office) recently attended a workshop in Brussels on the future of the Marie Curie Actions within the new Horizon 2020 programme (effectively FP8, plus CIP and EIT). Their report is useful reading for anyone with an interest…
UKRO Website Update
For those of you who make use of the incredibly useful online information and services provided by the UK Research Office, you may like to know that they have (finally) revamped and improved their website, or rather the “UKRO Portal”…
Horizon 2020 – New Name for Next EC Framework Programme
The EC recently held a competition to name the next Framework Programme for research funding. The winning name is Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Significantly the EC confirms in its press release that this new…