This report presents a summary of the dialogue sessions and main conclusions of the 2024 High Level Workshop that took place in Budapest on 19 and 20 November. The event was organised by Science Europe in partnership with the Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN) and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), under the auspices of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The 16th edition of the High Level Workshop addressed the topic of ‘Strengthening European Cohesion and Competitiveness through Research and Innovation.’

The event brought together heads of research funding and performing organisations, political representatives, policy makers, and researchers to focus on four current issues in research and innovation: enhancing the impact of R&I by mobilising EU-wide excellence in science; reducing R&I disparities in Europe; exploring the benefits of Artificial Intelligence in science policy to strengthen European R&I; and European research competitiveness from a global perspective.