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EU’s new 5 year €1.38B Euratom nuclear research programme puts fusion first. Despite its strategic importance and climate friendly credentials, fission research looks to the past, focusing on waste management and decommissioning

With the EU preparing stricter rules on research collaborations with China, Hungarians are protesting against the €1.5B campus Fudan University wants to build in Budapest. But for some, putting limits on cooperation will undermine democratic values

Member states will have fewer constraints in directing EU structural and cohesion funds to research and innovation

The EU wants its first defence R&D project to strengthen its strategic autonomy and says military research will spur civilian innovation

Launch of the Commission’s knowledge centre is the first sign of movement for mission to save 3 million lives by 2030

After a year of uncertainty, Maria Leptin is set to lead the European Research Council from October. The new president has dedicated her career to basic research in molecular biology and has a long track record in science administration

Guide to the legal details of Horizon Europe grant agreements will be released in parts between July and the end of the year

Cardiovascular diseases account for over a third of all deaths in Europe. MEPs and others say Horizon Europe should draw on the example of cancer research to do more to tackle this burden

After decades of planning, building the €2B Square Kilometre Array is poised to begin in South Africa and Australia  

€387B agriculture programme has money for technologies that make food production more sustainable. Meanwhile, €373B cohesion policy will boost regional investment in research and innovation