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Most European countries have restricted academic links to Russia. The US and its Asian allies are yet to follow suit

Figures from the European Defence Agency show EU member states are investing more in joint R&D with military applications, as the Commission makes moves to open up research funds for ‘dual-use’ technologies

Collaborations that involve technology transfer are being singled out. But Germany will ‘continue to honour all its obligations’ when it comes to big science facilities with Russian involvement

First calls are out as Commission and industry begin €4.1B push to spur the decarbonisation of Europe’s aviation sector

Change of approach is designed to help smaller EU countries attract more scientists from abroad and freshen up research teams

It is getting ever easier to create deadly pathogens in the lab. Research funders, universities and governments need to come together under a new global body to tame this risk, experts warn.

An exemption for the general purpose AI systems that are seen as the future of the technology is “puzzling”, researchers say

As calls for coordinated EU aid grow, the ERA4Ukraine portal pulls together information and support services for researchers both fleeing the war or under siege conditions in Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine is forcing the EU to rethink its climate strategy, along with the technologies needed to achieve its climate goals and the plan to use gas in the transition to net zero