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Science Connection no 74
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Happy New Year 2026!

  • As the year comes to an end, Belspo would like to thank all its partners, researchers and collaborators for their commitment to science, culture and innovation.

  • We wish you wonderful end-of-year celebrations and a new year filled with projects, discoveries and collaborations!
New Year Wishes 2026

Publication
Annual Report 2024

Themes

Research Programmes and infrastructures

Research Programmes and infrastructures

  • Research Programmes and projects: Aeronautics • BRAIN-be • DIGIT • Drugs • FED-tWIN  • Impulse Actions • P4Science-S4Policy • POST-COVID
    Research infrastructures: BCCM • RV Belgica • Biodiversity • Prinsess Elisabeth Station
    National and international co-operation: Scientific diving • DEFRA • ERA-NETs • ESFRI-FED • JPI and Partnerships
Space Research & Applications

Space Research & Applications

  • Space in Belgium • Belspo programmes and initiatives • European Space Agency (ESA) • Space in the European Union • Other international partners • Education & public
Museums and Federal Scientific Institutes

Museums and Federal Scientific Institutes

  • Institute for Cultural Heritage • Museum for Natural Sciences • Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy • KBR • Museums for Art and History • AfricaMuseum • Museums of Fine Arts • RMI • Royal Observatory • State Archives
Federal, Interfederal and International Co-ordination

Federal, Interfederal and International Co-ordination

  • Concertation with the authorities • European co-operation • Bilateral co-operation • Other multilateral international cooperation • Federal Council for Science Policy • Research and Development
Monitoring and evaluation of research & innovation (MERI) (new window)

Monitoring and evaluation of research & innovation (MERI)

  • MERI is recognised by Eurostat as a statistical entity and as a research entity.
    MERI creates official statistics on research and innovation, and analyses trends and shifts in the data.
Notification Fiscality

Notification Fiscality

  • Notification withholding tax R&D • Tax deduction for innovation income relating to computer software • Tax shelter performing arts
BELNET

BELNET

  • Belnet: connectivity dedicated to its target audience.
    Belnet is the privileged partner of higher education, research and administration for connectivity.
Culture, education and research

Culture, education and research

  • Cultural organisations and activities • Residual Federal Education Policy • Linguistic control in schools • Federal partner institutions and other subsidized organisations • Other federal scientific institutes not dependent from the Belgian Science Policy
Database of research projects

Database of research projects

  • Database of research projects FEDRA
    Database of research projects INVENT

Our Websites

  • Belnet  - Belgian network
  • Belspo-EUprojects  BELSPO participation in European projects
  • BCCM Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms
  • BEO-Platform Belgian Earth Observation Platform
  • Biodiversity.be Belgian Biodiversity Platform
  • BRAIN-be | BRAIN-be 2.0  - Belgian Research Action through Interdisciplinary Networks
  • Citizen Science (CS)  - CS-initiatives of the Federal Scientific Institutes (FSI)
  • COST Belgium
  • Council Federal Council for Science Policy
  • COVID-19 - Research and infrastructures supported by BELSPO in Dutch or French
  • DEFRA DEFRA research programme (Defence-related Research Action)
  • DIGIT - Digitization Programme of the Belgian Science Policy
  • Drugs Research programme in support of the federal drugs policy document
  • ESFRI-FED Structural programme in support of federal components of ESFRI research infrastructures
  • EUBelgium24 - Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • EUREKA Belgium
  • FED-tWIN
  • Impuls - Impulse Actions
  • NCP Federal BE - Horizon Europe
  • Open Science Open Science at BELSPO
  • P4Science-S4Policy The research programmes "Policy for Science” (P4Science) & “Science for Policy” (S4Policy).
  • POST-COVID Building an evidence base and lessons learned for future preparedness
  • ResearchSecurity  - Secure international collaboration - Research Security (BELSPO)
  • RV Belgica  The federal research vessel "Belgica"
  • SpaceTalks - BELSPO Space Talks’
  • Visa Scientific visa

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