Thomas Brent

Brussels hopes to have the first small-scale nuclear power station in operation in the next decade, with a newly established industry alliance key to that ambition

It is time for the EU to recognise the importance of its regions in boosting the bloc’s innovation potential

Replacing Widening measures in the next Framework Programme with a separate scheme funded by cohesion money poses practical and philosophical problems, say members of central and eastern Europe’s research community

José Luis Martínez is the eighth chair of the research infrastructure forum. Over a two-year stint he has to help these shared facilities navigate challenges such as the energy crisis and at the same time prepare a new roadmap for 2026

Outcomes – and shortcomings – of the 2014-2020 research programme are yet another argument in favour of a bigger budget next time around

The review of the €75.6B eighth framework programme will feed into evidence to be published this year that will shape the future of EU research and innovation

There is a long way to go to fill the funding gap, research commissioner Iiliana Ivanova told MEPs earlier this week. The details are in a soon-to-be published review of Horizon 2020, which will also look forward to the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe

Speaking at this year’s World Economic Forum, Nikolay Denkov hit out at Europe’s obsession with succeeding immediately when it comes to new technologies. It is important to experiment and fail, he says

Polish professor Dariusz Jemielniak is leading a project on vaccine scepticism. He says long term strategies and more resources are needed to counter the disinformation that is fuelling mistrust in science

Despite an increasingly strong showing in winning EU funds, special support measures remain necessary for the country’s long-term development, says Eugénio Campos Ferreira, vice rector for research and innovation at the University of Minho