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The EU and research

FUTURES is part of European Researchers' Night, which takes place across Europe. Events are event taking place in 40 countries and more than 460 cities, all at once, to bring science and society closer and heighten young people’s interest in science. European Researchers' Night is funded by the European Union.

The EU's Horizon 2020 funding programme ran from 2014-2020. At €79 billion, it was the largest European research and innovation funding programme ever. Now, Horizon Europe (2021-2027) provides €95.5 billion.

Horizon Europe (2021-2027) provides €95.5 billion for research and innovation. It has 5 missions: Adaptation to Climate Change: support at least 150 European regions and communities to become climate resilient by 2030 Cancer: working with Europe's Beating Cancer Plan to improve the lives of more than 3 million people by 2030 through disease prevention, cure and solutions to live longer and better Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 A Soil Deal for Europe: 100 living labs and lighthouses to lead the transition towards healthy soils by 2030

Horizon Europe in numbers €1,940,000,000 of funding received by UK since 2024* (that’s €1.9 Billion!) 4479 UK projects funded 7431 organisations involved * From 2021-2024 the UK could not take part in Horizon Europe. Brexit required the UK to renegotiate inclusion.

Horizon Europe in numbers About €74 million to Bristol, Bath and North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire €46,18 million of funding to University of Bristol €11,62 million of funding to the University of Bath

Horizon funding for the UK since 2014 UK research: €9.6 billion University of Bristol: over €213 million University of Bath: over €45 million Bath Spa University: over €470,000

Since 1996, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions have played a crucial role in advancing research and innovation, supporting over 150 000 researchers, including 23 Nobel Prize winners. The programme has been a cornerstone of European research and a beacon of excellence, fostering mobility across disciplines, sectors, and countries and attracting and nurturing top talent.

Since 1996, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions have supported over 150,000 researchers. The programme has helped make Europe an attractive place to do research, so that leading researchers in Europe want to stay and those elsewhere want to come. This includes supporting at least 2,452 researchers from the UK, and hosting at least 8,012 researchers from elsewhere in the UK.