Science|Business is publishing the Commission’s sector-by-sector plans for its Horizon Europe programme

Research cooperation is caught up in rising tensions between London and Brussels regarding Northern Ireland’s status in the EU single market, says research commissioner Mariya Gabriel

After months of fighting, member states agree UK, Israeli or other non-EU researchers can join Horizon’s most sensitive projects – on condition they provide ‘necessary assurances’ that their participation won’t harm the EU’s strategic interests

The revamped European Institute of Innovation and Technology will be more open, dynamic and better equipped to help innovators from all corners of Europe

Leading research universities come together to denounce proposal to ban neighbours from EU quantum and space projects. ‘An EU-first approach weakens everyone,’ says one

European Research Council is awarding €507M to 209 leading researchers. Despite Brexit, almost a quarter of the awardees are based in the UK - and more than half the awards go to just four countries

To date, the Commission has funded around 50 separate projects to create ‘a world wide web for research data’. Starting in June, a new public private partnership aims to streamline this system to make it a truly Open Science Cloud

Small and medium-sized companies can apply for grants of up to €2.5M and direct equity investments of up to €15M in the first calls

Horizon Europe projects will aim to develop new tools and techniques to prevent cyberattacks, fight crime and terrorism, and tighten border controls

Government comes up with 11th hour funds to help meet association cost after lobbying effort by science leaders. But critics still call plan ‘very opaque’, and say it isn’t enough