David Matthews

Some academics worry research into solar geoengineering will normalise a risky and little understood technology. But advocates say any tool that can mitigate climate change deserves more investigation

New advisory report pushes back on claims China is set to achieve dominance in the technology, and shows just how much of a loss the UK is to the EU’s AI ecosystem.

Both countries are still locked out of full participation. Here’s what their academics can still apply for, and the national guarantee schemes designed to keep them in Horizon networks.

Most European countries have restricted academic links to Russia. The US and its Asian allies are yet to follow suit

Collaborations that involve technology transfer are being singled out. But Germany will ‘continue to honour all its obligations’ when it comes to big science facilities with Russian involvement

It is getting ever easier to create deadly pathogens in the lab. Research funders, universities and governments need to come together under a new global body to tame this risk, experts warn.

An exemption for the general purpose AI systems that are seen as the future of the technology is “puzzling”, researchers say

Some agree that cancelling joint projects is a ‘necessary ill’. But others worry it will turn them against the west over the long term

The US chipmaker has announced billions for new foundries and R&D hubs across the continent

The country is being cut off from the tools of modern science through export controls and logistical shutdowns. Even China may not be able to make up the deficit