Success rates are up, UK and Swiss participation down, and Widening countries edge up to the EU 27 average. And on the third anniversary of Brexit, the UK’s five top universities, usually among the biggest winners of EU R&D funding, are feeling the pinch
It’s unclear to what extent tech companies will sign up to the voluntary guidelines, and exactly how it will fit with the EU’s AI Act. But there are signs the EU and US approaches should be interoperable
Greater integration between research and technology transfer at Cancer Research UK is supporting the formation of more start-ups and fostering the development of an international network of academic partners with complementary skills and capabilities
Global tensions are changing the way science interacts with economic and security policy in Japan, as elsewhere. Before the next G7 summit, to be held in Hiroshima in May, the voice of science must be heard
Very large and research-intensive universities are more likely to be selected and funded as part of the European University Alliance initiative, according to a new report.
In the first alliances call, launched in 2019, universities that were more likely to get selected also tended to be over 75 years old and offer programmes in more than eight disciplines.
Current policies to strengthen the EU’s tech competitiveness and autonomy risk back-firing, by closing off vital R&D collaboration with like-minded partners, says GE Aerospace official
EU research commissioner Mariya Gabriel hopes to open negotiations with Japan and South Korea, and foresees Canada will be on board the EU’s €95.5B research programme in the first half of the year
Hungarian minister Tibor Navracsics says the government is open to changing the structure of public trust foundations to appease EU rule of law concerns
Washington has cut off access to leading artificial intelligence and supercomputing components to stymie Chinese military prowess. But this will have knock on effects on research
Beyond is a new initiative seeking to create stronger links between investors, accelerators and founders and narrow the gap between mature and emerging start-up ecosystems
Croatia is building a broad community of artificial intelligence innovators, start-ups, and early adopters that it hopes will give it an edge as AI becomes as common as the internet
First results of a new approach to research assessment introduced as part of reforms to bring its higher education system into line with EU standards led to multiple appeals. Earlier this month an expert group met education minister Przemysław Czarnek, to consider improvements
Virtual reality researchers are attempting to use cascade funding, in which money is awarded to consortia which then decide how to distribute it, to create pan-European calls. But they are wrestling a thicket of bureaucracy
After years of debate, research assessment reform has become an urgent priority for policy makers and science organisations alike, both in Europe and beyond. But what are the most effective ways forward? How can all key stakeholders contribute to shaping a new system?
Innovative collection and use of health data will play a vital role in Europe’s future approach to medicines evaluation and regulation. This report explores what the EU can learn from Denmark, one of the world’s leaders in health data systems and strategies.
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The invasion of Ukraine has prompted a wave of measures to isolate Russia’s scientific establishment. As geopolitical tensions mount, we must seek global agreement on how researchers can continue to operate, without aiding an aggressor or hampering science.