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Research minister Simona Kustec to ask EU member states to sign joint declaration on gender action in research in September

EMA to be given more power and independence in handling COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies.  Negotiations between member states and European Parliament are due to begin

MEPs are set to support investments in digital, energy and transport infrastructures but say funding pot is too small to keep up with the US and China. 

EU’s new 5 year €1.38B Euratom nuclear research programme puts fusion first. Despite its strategic importance and climate friendly credentials, fission research looks to the past, focusing on waste management and decommissioning

Launch of the Commission’s knowledge centre is the first sign of movement for mission to save 3 million lives by 2030

After a year of uncertainty, Maria Leptin is set to lead the European Research Council from October. The new president has dedicated her career to basic research in molecular biology and has a long track record in science administration

Guide to the legal details of Horizon Europe grant agreements will be released in parts between July and the end of the year

Cardiovascular diseases account for over a third of all deaths in Europe. MEPs and others say Horizon Europe should draw on the example of cancer research to do more to tackle this burden

After decades of planning, building the €2B Square Kilometre Array is poised to begin in South Africa and Australia  

A Dutch study of some 2014 European Research Council grantees claims to find ‘bias’ in their selection. But the agency disputes that, and an academic debate ensues