Florin Zubașcu

The EU sets out research plan for switch to more sustainable farming and preservation of biodiversity, as one route out of the COVID-19 recession

The agreement is a landmark decision by one of the largest science publishers and follows years of resisting international push for open access

European University Association calls on policy makers to prioritise research and innovation in post-COVID-19 rescue packages - and avoid reproducing some of the effects of 2008 financial crisis

Money will be channelled from Horizon 2020 to fund projects that enable industry to be better prepared for the next major shock, a Science|Business webinar hears

Lockdown means more than half of European research infrastructures are closed, while the rest are running scaled back operations. Now they are looking for new ways to offer access to their beams, lasers and particle accelerators

Parliament is working on new amendments to legal framework of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology which are to be voted in the industry committee by the end June

European Commission helps raise €7.4B to fund global research on vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, but warns this sum represents only a “great start” to funding needed to deal with the pandemic

OECD survey shows countries that were hardest hit by the 2008 crisis fear the global recession following in the pandemic’s wake will stifle R&D budgets and spark a new brain drain  

EU research commissioner Mariya Gabriel says partnership would boost preparedness and resilience, as she hints at possible agreement on a higher research budget

The resilience of Europe’s innovation ecosystems depends on the financial commitments governments are willing to make in times of crisis