Joint research calls, supply chain monopolies and standards setting. All these topics and more were on the agenda at a meeting in Washington DC. China was shut out, opening a geopolitical fault line in a critical technology of the future

The Research Excellence Framework involved 900 academics scrutinising more than 185,000 pieces of research. 41% of UK research is world leading, while 43% is internationally excellent, the review finds

As the EU transitions towards a net zero economy, universities are stepping up to play their part. But funding is needed for initiatives such as greening ancient buildings

To encourage its brilliant computer scientists to stay in the region – and attract those from outside – it is necessary to create the right conditions. A new AI institute in Bulgaria is showing the way

Grant agreements with companies that have been waiting for Accelerator financing since October will be concluded early next month. But equity funding will not follow until ‘after June’

In a speech at the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe, the French president praised the EU’s scientific prowess, and called for treaty changes

Last year’s award winners are still waiting for their money. MEP Christian Ehler tells Science|Business that if the problem is not sorted out, he will push for the EIC Accelerator to be defunded

Funding for researchers from Ukraine to study abroad is part of a €562M increase for Horizon Europe this year

The EU plan to harmonise electronic health data promises to make life easier for start-ups, but barriers to success still remain

The country has announced further alternatives for its researchers, and wants to bolster its quantum and space sectors