Florin Zubașcu

With the UK planning to increase R&D spending, questions are being asked about how to attract more people with advanced skills in science, technology, engineering and maths

Research stakeholders in Brussels welcome the move but are left wondering what the Commission’s long-term plans are

As summer draws to a close, Science|Business looks at the main policy issues that will be grabbing attention over the next few months

The Science|Business news service is on a summer break until 22 August, but here are some of what we regard as the most important developments of 2022

After months of negotiations and fine tuning, a plan for reforming research assessment in Europe has been published today

In a swansong interview, Jean-Eric Paquet hails Horizon Europe and the rebooting of the European Research Area, but acknowledges more work is needed to get the European Innovation Council operating smoothly

After months of waiting for the Commission to fix internal management issues and start distributing equity funding to start-ups, Parliament’s research and industry committee is moving to force the issue

The Czech presidency of the Council of the EU starts on Friday with plans to focus on research infrastructures, synergies and a new strategy for European innovation

Europe needs technology proving grounds where industry can test and scale up new products. Christian Ehler MEP says this will lower the cost of bringing innovation to market and help Europe reach its green energy goals

As she prepares to launch a new innovation agenda, EU research commissioner tells Science|Business that Russia’s invasion is forcing the EU to take a more strategic approach to R&D in fields such as health, green energy and semiconductors