03 Dec 2024
R&I stakeholder organisations' joint statement calls for reinforcing commitment to SSH in FP 10
A number of R&I stakeholder organisations across Europe have endorsed a joint statement urging the European Commission, European Parliament and the EU Member States to reinforce their commitment to Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research. This call is made in the context of the preparation for the next EU Research & Innovation Framework Programme (FP10).
The statement emphasizes the strategic importance of SSH as Europe’s comparative advantage in global science. It calls for:
- A European funding programme for research and innovation that: (a) places researchers representing all disciplines at the heart of all aspects of its decision-making processes; (b) is inclusive of all disciplines; and (c) invests more in SSH research that encourages innovation, shapes markets and environments for sustainable transformation and societal well-being.
- Strengthening the full integration of SSH disciplines in the implementation of EU R&I investments.
- Dedicated funding for SSH in FP10 to address the major threats and opportunities of Europe, from innovation to sustainable and inclusive growth.
The signatories include AURORA, COIMBRA Group, EASSH, euni well, ERUA, Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, ISE, LERU, NORCE, OPERAS, SSH Council of the Netherlands, UNICA and YERUN.
For more information:
Joint statement: Prosperous and Competitive Europe: A truly interdisciplinary FP10