Policy

DFG Science TV, the online television channel provided by the German Research Foundation, is to be continued following its successful launch last year.

The future of early-stage bioscience firms in the UK is in doubt and funding for start-ups has virtually ceased, says a report commissioned by the UK government.

Nursing the global financial system back to health will not be the solution. Let science be the source of the green shoots of recovery, writes Nuala Moran.

For the first time in a decade, total R&D funding in the US is forecast to drop, but the decline is expected to prompt more international collaborations and research with dual benefits.

Science is about to get back into Washington’s good books – and not before time, says Science|Business’s Nuala Moran.

Plans to build a pan-European market for research have won powerful backing from national governments.

A new report calls into question moves to create elite universities that generate high level research but neglect their role in education.

Forget bank bailouts, investment in innovative sectors like IT, medical devices and biotech will be important in rescuing the US economy. Here’s how John McCain and Barack Obama would apply science and innovation policy to solve the economic crisis.

With an estimated 40 per cent of the EU population lacking computer skills, it’s no wonder that the European Commission is launching a series of initiatives to promote digital literacy.