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Academic boycott of Hungary. Is Israel also on the way? Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via DALEE

Hungarian researchers warn of long-term impact of disconnection from EU research programs under Orbán

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After more than three years in which dozens of research and higher education institutions in Hungary have been blocked from access to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+, researchers report loss of collaborations, damage to reputation, and particular difficulty for young researchers, and they warn
Signa Ratso, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. Credit: European Research & Innovation Days / Flickr

EU's top science diplomat: US is 'collapsing its scientific leadership with a wrecking ball'

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Signa Razzo, responsible for widening access to the €93.5 billion Horizon Europe program, calls on Europe to strengthen ties with countries “with a similar worldview” and protect research freedom against erosion of status
Science communication. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Science journalists as trust brokers: New study examines their role in Germany, Italy and Lithuania

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JCOM research indicates that trust in science is not collapsing but is being negotiated continuously, and journalists see themselves as "knowledge brokers" connecting research and the public.
Israel as a center of innovation. Illustration: depositphotos.com

If together – then only union: Israel's future in the European Union's research program

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Dr. Shani de la Zerda, head of the EU-European Union section at the Research Authority at the University of Haifa, warns that Israel's exclusion from the Horizon Europe program could cause serious damage to Israeli science, harm international collaborations, and undermine
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen at the announcement of the super grants program aimed at attracting American researchers, Paris, May 5, 2025

The European Union is considering blocking innovation grants for Israeli startups

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Following the situation in Gaza: European Commission proposes to deny Israel access to acceleration grants in the Horizon Europe program
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen at the announcement of the super grants program aimed at attracting American researchers, Paris, May 5, 2025

The European Union will allocate 500 million euros to absorb American scientists in the Horizon Europe program (which also includes Israel)

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According to EU President Ursula von der Leyen, Europe is committed to research freedom, mega-grants and global cooperation.
Schematic description of one of the approaches in the NanoBiCAR project: Nanoparticles, (1) carrying mRNA molecules that encode a genetically modified protein that activates the immune system, are introduced into the system and taken up by white blood cells formed in the bone marrow (2). These cells produce the protein from the mRNA molecules and secrete it (3). The secreted protein has a dual binding ability: on the one hand, it binds the cells infected with the tuberculosis bacterium (4) or the bacterium itself (5), and on the other hand, it binds killer white blood cells from the immune system (6). The dual binding activates inflammatory and immune processes (6) and ultimately leads to the killing of the cells infected with the bacterium or the elimination of the bacterium itself (7).

mRNA – from vaccines to the fight against tuberculosis

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Researchers from the Technion's Faculty of Biology will develop a new approach to combat infectious diseases as part of the European consortium NanoBiCar. This is the first attempt to use mRNA molecules for tuberculosis and other bacterial diseases in light of the difficult problem of bacterial resistance.
US President Donald Trump is firing all scientists without realizing what damage he is causing. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via IDEOGRAM.AI

Europe can serve as a haven for American researchers, says European Research Council (ERC) president

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social functioning. Illustration: depositphotos.com

ERC grant for research that will lead to the improvement of group functioning

The European Union grants 2 million euros to Prof. Ilanit Gordon from the Department of Psychology and the Multidisciplinary Center for Brain Research at Bar-Ilan University, for her research that deals with brain, physical and behavioral synchronization during group dynamics
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