Research projects and results
EU-funded researchers are developing alternatives to fossil-based materials, from packaging to fertilisers. Their work could cut Europe's reliance on oil and gas and inspire international cooperation.
Researchers across Europe are pooling data and expertise while working with schools, hospitals and families to find better ways to tackle childhood obesity.
Researchers are studying dogs’ ability to control and change their voices in the hope of shedding light on one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: the origins of human speech.
Facts and figures about EU-supported science, research and innovation
- Over280.00billion euro invested through successive framework programmes
- Over120.00thousand grantssigned with some 75 000 beneficiaries
- More than30.00Nobel prizeswon by EU-funded researchers
Latest
Research and innovation news alert: The European Commission has launched the search for the next President of the European Research Council (ERC), inviting nominations for a scientific leader to champion frontier research and represent European science on the world stage.
The joint Earth System Science Initiative connects European research projects to better understand environmental change and provide knowledge relevant to European policies and society.
