Science|Business Reporting

The past decade has seen an explosion in the number of databases, but there are no long-term plans for maintaining them, or providing access, say researchers.

The European Research Council (ERC) is awarding €580 million to 427 early-career researchers in its third round of Starting Grants.

Formal agreement has been reached for the first tranche of the EIB loan, which will provide £150 million for higher and further education, science parks and incubation centres.

The European Commission has launched a consultation on e-procurement, publishing a Green Paper, and asking for contributions on how to speed up the procurement process.