This dataset includes detailed information about all European Union-funded research and innovation projects initiated between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2024 in which the University of Jaén (UJA) is participating. The dataset includes projects referenced on CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service), mainly from Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, projects from the Erasmus+ programme, covering KA1 and KA2 projects, among others. Each entry includes publicly available information, such as project title and reference, description, dates, funding program, status, budget, number of participants, etc. It also indicates UJA’s role in each project and the corresponding EU funding program and action.