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Policy Analysis: Policy
Published: 03 May 2011
Universities issue new plea for simplification of EU research grants

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With the administration of EU research projects widely acknowledged to be a significant burden for universities, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is making concrete suggestions for how the rules can be simplified.


The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has hit out again about the administrative burden of managing research projects funded by the EU’s Framework Programme, and is making concrete recommendations for how to lighten the load and make the rules simpler and more consistent.

The European Commission has already started to make some changes, but LERU says more can and should be done. When it comes to preparing and submitting research proposals for example, the Commission has...

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