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As incoming MEPs convened for the first time, political groups announced who they’ll be sending to the parliament’s committee for industry, research and energy. Science|Business canvassed new members’ views on the upcoming R&D programme, Horizon Europe

New law will hand oversight of research institutes to a new agency headed by minister of innovation and technology. Researchers say that limits academic freedom; the government says it will modernise the system

“Nobody waits for the government here, we just do things automatically,” says researcher developing national AI strategy

In medical image analysis, AI can surpass human experts; in diabetes it can raise an alarm in time to head off a glycaemic event. Hints of its power, but concerns about privacy are slowing deployment of AI tools

Opinions are being canvassed on the first public outline of plans for implementation of €94.1B research funding programme

Six leading scientists will join the 22-member board that shapes the ERC’s scientific priorities

Officials fear escalating, ‘negative spiral’ in relations between both sides, with knock-on harm to research

Seventeen new multi-university alliances will get €5 million each to develop joint degrees. Three UK winners will be kicked out in event of no deal Brexit

Mark Ferguson will lead the 22-strong advisory board set up to help guide the EIC through the remainder of its pilot phase and assist in planning the rollout of the new research commercialisation body

Mark Walport, the most powerful figure in UK science, talks about maintaining a strong voice in the EU capital, and how to get it right on mission-led research