COVID-19 has elevated, but also exposed scientists. Politicians want clarity, but it’s crucial to explain what is known, unknown and unknowable, says Rolf-Dieter Heuer, chair of the EU group of chief scientific advisers
Scientists based in the UK dominate Horizon 2020’s excellent science programme and make key collaborative links between institutes in Europe, study shows
Charities that invested £1.9B in biomedical R&D in 2019 warn it will be years before they recover from the effects of COVID-19, with the loss of a generation of young researchers
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
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
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