Fintan Burke

New fund will lure researchers from abroad, as part of a broad strategy to develop the country’s hydrogen energy sector

Attending international scientific conferences is the lifeblood of research. Now, grant funding bodies are introducing offsets to cut the carbon footprint and encourage use of greener modes of transport

Berlin and Paris set ambitious plans for ‘gigafactory’ collaboration in a hydrogen economy – but obstacles remain

Growing concern over China’s respect for fair play in science is making European researchers uneasy. The EU has new rules on joint projects and academics in Germany and the UK are questioning how close ties should be

€2B from the country’s pandemic recovery fund is to be spent on quantum technology as Germany leads a European push to move the field from research to the mainstream