A new initiative has been launched to encourage top Argentinian scientists to come to Europe as members of research teams lead by European Research Council grant holders.

Brussels and Islamabad have agreed a roadmap to encourage greater participation by researchers in Pakistan, according to Customs Today.

The Ukrainian Minister for Science and Education is encouraging his government to get involved in the EU’s latest research and innovation framework programme.

Researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have been awarded €6.6m of funding from Horizon 2020 to reduce the over and incorrect prescription of medications in older people.

A university in Israel has received Horizon 2020 funding to implement a joint PhD programme on thermal energy storage technologies.

The SNSF has awarded Consolidator Grants to 21 excellent researchers wanting to work in Switzerland.

A seminar will take place next week in Tokyo encouraging closer collaboration between Japanese and EU researchers in the area of renewable energy.

A workshop on Horizon 2020 will be held in Casablanca highlighting the benefits of the EU research and innovation framework programme.

It is anticipated that Ukraine will join the EU’s research and innovation framework programme next month after the country signs an association agreement with the European Commission.

The Russian Education and Science Minister has said Moscow will create a scheme to help increase the country’s participation in Horizon 2020.

Three webinars have been announced by ERA-Can+ to assist the involvement of researchers in Horizon 2020.

Jordan has gained access to international research and education resources thanks to an EU-funded project.

The European Research Commissioner and the Faroe Islands Prime Minister have signed a deal permitting the country to participate in Horizon 2020.

A new paper has been published by Science Europe highlighting the need for rapidly growing international collaborations in science and technology.

The European Commission has awarded €1.5m of Horizon 2020 funding for an international project developing new technologies to support high-speed data networks.

The Research Council of Norway has announced that it intends to increase its investment by NOK 1.1bn (~€125m) as part of its contribution to the national research budget for 2016.

The EU and Switzerland will today sign a comprehensive international agreement associating Switzerland to parts of Horizon 2020.

Climate-KIC and the UK’s Trade & Investment (UKTI) department are travelling to Tianjin, China, to promote low carbon technology.

The head of the Swiss Economic Affairs department has said his country will support Montenegro’s participation in Horizon 2020 through funding, research project collaboration and student exchange.

Auckland’s super-diversity will be under the research spotlight as part of a comparative global study led by a top German research institute and involving the European Research Council.