For Yet Another Year of Excellent Research

By including environmental sustainability into the next Horizon Europe Framework Programme as an integral priority, the programme can help strengthen the resilience, efficiency, and competitiveness of European R&I systems.

This Annual Report provides an overview of the progress and achievements of Science Europe across the research policy topics that it worked on in 2025, including FP10 development, research culture, trust in science, research security, Artificial Intelligence, research assessment, environmental sustainability, inclusion, and open access.

Science Europe has joined a coalition of European research and innovation organisations in publishing a joint statement MSCA: Research Talent is Europe's Strategic Advantage.

Bottom-up research underpins long-term competitiveness and innovation. Science Europe supports creating a dedicated instrument in Horizon Europe 2028–2034 to strengthen collaborative, researcher-driven approaches. Complementing existing schemes, it would boost scientific capacity across Europe. Science Europe welcomes this momentum and stands ready to help shape the most effective implementation.

This report summarises the key outcomes of Science Europe’s webinar Driving Environmental Sustainability in Research Organisations: Building Institutional Strategies for Change, held on 23 January 2026. Bringing together experts from across the research and innovation landscape, the webinar examined how research organisations can develop and implement effective sustainability strategies, strengthen governance arrangements, and integrate environmental considerations throughout their activities.