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Europe must resolve tensions around research to compete globally in tech

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Europe will only close the innovation gap in advanced technologies relative to other global powers by acting together, argue CESAER President Orla Feely (President of University College Dublin) and CESAER Secretary General Mattias Björnmalm.
4th June 2026
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In an invited opinion article published on 4 June 2026 in Research Europe, Orla Feely, President of CESAER and President of University College Dublin, and Mattias Björnmalm, Secretary General of CESAER, comment on the outcome of the EU Competitiveness Council meeting on 29 May, arguing that FP10 must be built for European impact.

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Image credits: Research Europe; Perspektywy Educational Foundation; J. Rozboud, Brno University of Technology

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