Florin Zubașcu

Europe confronts implications of remarkable upset in US election. ‘He has no idea about technology,’ says MEP

To realise the great promise of 5G technologies, Europe needs to step up its game in terms of policy, investment and education

Applications of basic research may not be immediately obvious but the findings will help to solve long-term societal challenges, say ERC-funded scientists at Science|Business meeting

Director-general for research and innovation, Robert-Jan Smits outlines plans for Framework Programme 9. A foresight study is underway and a public consultation opens next month, Smits tells a Science|Business meeting

The appointment is part of European Commission’s move to created four new positions of Deputy Directors-General, as it seeks to strengthen its top management

EU makes open science the new norm and earmarks €11 million for research on migration. Free availability of data is a response to the post-factual age, Carlos Moedas tells the Euroscience conference in Manchester

Eight years after filing its application, Romania becomes the twenty-second member of the particle physics lab

Plans to integrate the innovation agency Innovate UK and the seven UK research councils have drawn criticism from industry and academia. Advocates say the new body will give UK science a stronger voice in Brexit negotiations

The number of people actively involved in starting a business in Sweden is growing faster than in Germany and France, which along with Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain have the lowest levels of entrepreneurial activity in Europe, says a new report

The top six universities in the UK are involved in Horizon 2020 projects worth almost €500M. Vice chancellors are anxiously seeking reassurances on current research and the question of access to future EU R&D programmes