Policy

The technology is making progress, but there are fears that commercialising solar energy is too dependent on fickle government policy and the price of oil.

As the Spanish goverment looks to reduce its budget deficit, government spending on R&D will fall by more than 8 per cent next year, according to one analysis.

DFG, The German Federal Ministry of Research and Education, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency have agreed to collaborate on computational neuroscience.

Norway’s Research Council is celebrating a boost for basic research after years of little or no growth, with a proposed increase of NOK60 million (€7.42 million).

The UK Technology Strategy Board has set up the Stratified Medicines Innovation Platform to oversee an investment of over £50 million in personalised medicine.

The French innovation agency’s approach to risk-sharing is enabling start-ups to attract private capital and make strides in commercialising new technologies.

Norway’s Centres of Excellence scheme wins praise for increasing recruitment, promoting international collaboration, and national and interdisciplinary cooperation.

A new league table that emphasises teaching quality and knowledge transfer marks down Europe’s universities.

UK researchers are told they must “achieve more with less”, as the government confirms there will be big cuts to science in October’s government spending review.