Russell Group response to Heitor report on EU research and innovation programmes
18 October 2024
The independent Heitor report has been published this week, providing recommendations on maximising the impact of EU research and innovation programmes in the future.
Responding to the report, Douglas Dowell, Policy Manager at the Russell Group, said:
"We welcome the independent expert report on Horizon Europe and its successor, Framework Programme 10. We share its support for a strong framework programme, in particular calls for a reinforced focus on excellence, international collaboration, and expansion of the European Research Council and Marie Curie-Skłodowska Curie Actions.
"Our universities’ links with other European partners are enormously valuable. Association to a strong FP10 which builds on Horizon’s strengths and boosts fundamental research would offer a long-term, stable basis to work with close partners on some of the biggest challenges we face".
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Laura Peatman
laura.peatman@russellgroup.ac.uk
020 3816 1318
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Douglas Dowell
douglas.dowell@russellgroup.ac.uk
020 3816 1312