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The winners of the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) were announced in Riga, Latvia, on Friday 19 September. Young scientists from Canada, Czechia, Poland and Sweden were awarded first prizes for their projects addressing societal challenges such as ecological monitoring in oceans, DNA replication initiation and utilising quantum spin to process and store information.

Startups, Research and Innovation Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva (pictured) said: “Congratulations to the winners of EUCYS 2025. Your talent and dedication show why Europe must keep investing in young scientists. The creativity and excellence of the next generation will keep Europe at the forefront of research and innovation. At the same time, we must continue to invest substantially in Europe's research and innovation to ensure that the best minds choose Europe.”

The European Commission launched the contest in 1989. From 15 to 20 September, Latvia hosted the event for the first time, welcoming 133 top young scientists aged 14 to 20 from 37 countries in the EU and beyond, including the US, Canada, China and South Korea.

Starting in 2026, EUCYS will join the wider initiative ‘Science Comes to Town', which grants €6 million to up to six cities in the EU and Horizon Europe associated countries to organise year-long programmes to bring science closer to citizens.

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