This paper evaluates the causal impact of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation on financial firm-level outcomes using a Difference-in-Differences (DiD) approach. We use administrative data from CORDA and financial data from ORBIS spanning from 2010 to 2022, for a samp...
The 'Evaluation study on the relevance and internal coherence of Horizon 2020 and its policy mix' shows high levels of relevance and internal coherence of Horizon 2020. The study findings were in part based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis in the enclosed annexes: Annex A: Performanc...
This paper argues that portfolio theory provides a powerful tool to make research funding decisions. Yet it is not applied in practice, and the most common approach is merit-based funding. As decisions are generally delegated to specialised public organisations, this is possibly explained by the...
This EU-level report is the first 18-months review of the progress towards the priority areas for joint action in the European Research Area (ERA), as laid down in the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, and of the implementation of the ERA Policy Agenda. It is part of the new ERA Monito...
This EU-level report is the first 18-months review of the progress towards the priority areas for joint action in the European Research Area (ERA), as laid down in the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, and of the implementation of the ERA Policy Agenda. It is part of the new ERA Monito...
Across the EU and beyond, national and regional governments have implemented excellence initiatives promoting institutional transformation and upgrading of the research and innovation (R&I) dimension of universities through large injections of public funding. Excellence initiatives establish or ...
Provide one pager to partners and key stakeholders to introduce the Horizon Results Platform (HRP) and propose further collaborations to expand the HRP ecosystem of partners and initiatives. Objective: Includes the actions HRP is undertaking to reflect our aim (e.g. increase the number of collab...
The new European Research Area sets out the intention to strengthen the research and innovation (R&I) dimension of universities through a comprehensive transformation agenda, empowering universities to develop in line with the ERA. In support of this agenda, the study 'Towards a European Excelle...
Following calls for proposals under Horizon 2020 in 2019 and 2020, EU grants of up to EUR 2 million were offered to 39 European University alliances to implement institutional changes that would develop their research and innovation (R&I) capabilities, both as individual HEIs and collectively as...
The Arts and Culture are strong agents of change, even more when they are interconnected to the broader concepts of well-being, mental health and inclusion. This policy brief discusses the societal value of the Arts and Culture, their impact on well-being, mental health and inclusion, as well as...
