COVID-19

Research on COVID-19 is increasing exponentially, but how can experts find it quickly? Utrecht researcher Rens van de Schoot looks to AI for the answer

MEP calls for access to research data before EU makes vaccine bets with €2.3B advance purchase fund

Brussels will negotiate advance purchase agreements, giving manufacturers confidence to invest before they know if vaccines work, and ensuring equitable access for EU27 and low- and middle-income countries around the world

In the new work programme, the European Commission drops plan to spend €32.5M extra on Marie Curie fellowships for researchers travelling to work on international coronavirus projects

Joël Mesot, president of ETH Zurich tells Science|Business how the university is slowly getting back to speed, and why Brussels and Bern ‘may understand each other better’ after the pandemic

‘Adolescents feel the need to contribute during this time, but do not always have opportunities to do so’ – Erasmus researcher Eveline Crone

Sesame, the region’s only synchrotron, is well versed in upheaval, but the pandemic promises more pressure on a shoestring budget

The pandemic has supercharged research, but also closed off teamwork between countries

From Science|Business partner Al-Fanar Media: a look at how the pandemic has affected Arab researchers