Innovation gap

As he prepares to leave the European Commission, Vladimir Šucha, head of the Joint Research Centre speaks about the challenges facing the EU and how the science service can help the new leadership in Brussels

A fund set up to promote cultural ties between four countries in central Europe is now investing in entrepreneurship and innovation

A new network brings together 38 institutes to boost participation in EU research. Meanwhile, the first expat scientists are attracted home

Through the Central European Science Partnership, four national funding agencies will issue joint research calls and recognise each other’s evaluation procedures

New law will hand oversight of research institutes to a new agency headed by minister of innovation and technology. Researchers say that limits academic freedom; the government says it will modernise the system

Gunnar Bovim, rector at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, wants to combat the brain drain from developing countries. They need expertise more than we do, he says