Spain is to trial a new science funding programme, which will provide researchers with stable funding for four years to explore new ideas and build capacity, without being tied to specific projects. If all goes well, up to €700 million a year in supplementary funding will be available by 2033. For now, the soon-to-be-launched pilot of the Fortalece programme will have a budget of €30 million and provide around €100,000 per year to an estimated 72 health research groups for four years.
Under a Brexit trade agreement signed at the end of 2020, Britain negotiated access to a range of EU science and innovation programmes, including Horizon, the EU's largest funding programme for researchers with an overall budget of 95.5 billion euros ($101.7 billion). China to restructure sci-tech ministry to achieve self-reliance faster China will restructure its science and technology ministry to channel more resources to achieving important breakthroughs, with the goal of moving faster towards self-reliance, according to a State Council plan submitted to parliament on Tuesday.
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has approved a statute regulating the functions of its recently launched state space agency amid a push by European countries.