Richard L. Hudson

The last six months have seen a flurry of announcements as brain-hungry countries try to lure researchers, entrepreneurs and students

With our handling of critical vaccine and gene technologies, we risk repeating the same disastrous mistakes of nuclear weaponry 75 years ago. Is it too late to learn from history?

Facing COVID-19 and climate challenges, a group of international research leaders is pushing the G7 to create a new framework for precompetitive collaboration

Reversing Trump-era isolationism, Washington announces new science collaborations with funding agencies in Bern and Ottawa – and upcoming meetings with Brazil, France, India, Japan and Korea

Interrupted experiments, uncertain career paths and lingering COVID-19 effects may be discouraging young researchers, warns former European Research Council chief Jean-Pierre Bourguignon. He urges EU-wide action to help the ‘research precariat’

Washington ‘welcomes’ change in EU grant template that, US universities say, could increase their involvement in Horizon Europe research projects

With concerns about China rising, Trudeau government joins other western countries in stepping up scrutiny of university alliances to preclude foreign espionage

Suddenly in Washington science is in, after four years of being out. In stark contrast to the new protectionism of Europe. A viewpoint

Officials discuss possible ‘workarounds’ to get more US researchers involved in EU R&D projects: ‘The tone seems a lot more positive’

After years of planning, Brussels launches the legislation to start ten big, public-private R&D ventures in health, climate and digital technologies