European Union

A new ‘vision’ from Brussels offers something for everyone – including research and innovation. But in the end, it comes off as empty rhetoric.

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has released a paper setting out its vision for doctoral education beyond 2010.

Europe is always an also-ran in ICT: New Commissioner Neelie Kroes tells Science|Business how she plans to reverse two decades of failure.

Intelligent electricity grids are central to EU policies on energy and climate change. So how is the technology shaping up, and who will pay?

On her first day in office Geoghegan-Quinn promises to bring a “fresh mind” and an appetite for change – starting with the rebranding of Framework.

Although the free mobility of researchers within the EU was one of the priorities of the ERA at its creation in 2000, many obstacles to mobility remain.

The European Medicines Agency has set out its road map to 2015, outlining the contribution it aims to make to science, medicines, and health.

It’s skills and talent, not technology, we need most from universities, says the League of European Research Universities.

Peer reviewed grants may not be the best way to deliver breakthrough research, says Microsoft’s Craig Mundie. Change is needed for Framework Programme 8.