EUA Research Policy Working Group meeting: Horizon 2020 cuts and new EUA Expert Groups

On 7 May, the EUA Research Policy Working Group (RPWG) met at the British Antarctic Survey headquarters at the University of Cambridge, UK, to discuss EUA activities in the area of research and innovation.
Concerning the implementation of the European Research Area (ERA), RPWG members agreed to move forward with the signature of a Joint Declaration between the European Commission and the ERA Stakeholders Platform (ERA SHOs). This Joint Declaration reinforces EUA’s commitment to encourage its large university membership to continue to carry out the actions set in the Memorandum of Understanding of 2012. The Joint Declaration will be signed by the presidents of the stakeholder organisations and Commissioner Carlos Moedas on the occasion of the ERA Conference on 22-23 June 2015. More...