New regional innovation ecosystems from Delft, Finland, Franconia, Jülich-Aachen-Cologne, Lausanne, Manchester, Sweden and Trentino-Südtirol join the Alliance to accelerate European AI sciencepreneurship.

Applications are open for the 2027 ELLIS PhD Program in AI and machine learning, offering international research collaborations across Europe. Apply by 31 October 2026.

ClimX is an extreme-aware climate emulation challenge that tasks machine learning models with predicting daily weather variables and 15 extreme climate indices.

Four breakthrough initiatives from Italy, Romania, Greece, and France secure support to advance wildfire prevention, energy efficiency, edge computing, and green building renovations.

IDEASHACK 2026 wrapped up in Warsaw, awarding a €12,000 prize pool to European teams turning academic AI research into market-ready solutions.

AI Launchpad Batch 4 is inviting Europe’s most promising AI startups to apply for its Fall 2026 cohort. Eligible teams can nominate themselves by submitting a pitch deck and a 1-minute video intro by September 1, 2026, at 23:59 CET.

Fifteen leading research institutions from seven countries join the ELIAS Virtual Centre of Excellence, deepening the network’s reach within ELLIS and reinforcing Europe’s push toward a connected, sustainability-oriented AI ecosystem.

New ELLIS PhD recruitment data highlights growing demand for trustworthy and sustainable AI research across Europe.

The recent Joint ELIAS Workshop brought together 40 researchers from ELLIS Unit Milan and Japan’s RIKEN AIP. The event featured a rich programme of talks spanning deep learning theory, reinforcement learning, and bandits, strengthening crucial international ties for the future of sustainable AI.