Discover European Research Opportunities

There is huge value in thinking globally and looking beyond Australian funders said International Grants Manager Maggie Wang who would like to see more UTS researchers looking for European funding opportunities.

“The European Commission provides access to a large funding pool through its €93.5 billion Horizon Europe program and fosters international collaboration to tackle global challenges,” she said.

“Witnessing the exchange of innovative ideas between UTS researchers and their European partners is truly inspiring, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and solutions. I encourage you to connect with us to find out what's available.” 

“These multinational partnerships have transformed my research journey, creating a vibrant ecosystem where knowledge flows freely and where diverse expertise converges to tackle complex challenges.” 

The power of EU-funded research lies not just in its scale, but in its ability to weave together different perspectives, methodologies and cultural approaches into breakthrough discoveries.

Beyond immediate research outcomes, Mathieu said international collaborations can forge enduring professional bonds. 

“These relationships create ripple effects of innovation that benefit not just individual researchers, but the entire scientific landscape,” he said. 

“The power of EU-funded research lies not just in its scale, but in its ability to weave together different perspectives, methodologies and cultural approaches into breakthrough discoveries.” 

Associate Professor Deborah Fox from the UTS Faculty of Health has also had success with European funding, attracting strong support for her research into fetal monitoring technologies. This has strengthened her reputation as a global leader and led to more opportunities, both in Australia and overseas.

“My collaboration with Philips has enabled me to explore the impact of fetal monitoring technologies on women's experiences of labour and birth, and on midwives' ways of working,” she said. 

“Recognition by Philips as a global clinical leader in fetal monitoring and creating a body of related publications has meant that our team is now sought after by small to medium enterprises in Australia and internationally for our expertise.” 

Associate Professor Dana Cordell at UTS’s Institute for Sustainable Futures has enjoyed a long history of collaborating with European partners over the course of her research career.

“Since I joined UTS in 2001, I have experienced many fruitful European collaborations, including partnering in the EU Horizons 2020 Marie-Curie funded RecaP project that brings together over 30 research partners and 15 PhD students in both industrial and research positions,” she said. 

UTS is the only non-EU partner, and this is because of our unique offering around transdisciplinary training and our position as a global leader in co-creating sustainable phosphorus transformations.

This ambitious European collaboration addresses the world's need to secure phosphorus for future food security and regenerate polluted waters and aims to create the next generation of phosphorus specialists to become ‘knowledge brokers’ across disciplinary silos. 

“UTS is the only non-EU partner, and this is because of our unique offering around transdisciplinary training and our position as a global leader in co-creating sustainable phosphorus transformations." 

“I would say most of my European collaborations were based on long-standing relationships with research partners. These things take time," Dana explained.