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Data privacy, liability – and the possibility of mind control – are among concerns experts raise, as OECD issues first international recommendations on the emerging technology

Science budget and R&D tax breaks will go up, but manifesto promise of agency modelled on DARPA is ditched, as government confirms it wants a hard Brexit, with UK outside the EU single market and customs union

Research and innovation commissioner calls for redoubling of efforts in global race for technological leadership

European Defence Agency says four countries continue to fund vast majority of research in military technology

Changes are part of plans for a smooth transition to the next EU research programme

Manifesto promise of increased science funding is welcomed but many fear uncertainty about the UK’s place in future European research projects 

‘Trieste Declaration on Science’ paves the way for 17 countries in south-east Europe to boost participation in Horizon Europe and strengthen international research cooperation

The partnership aims to pool expertise in the region, increase the scale of research projects and reduce bureaucracy when applying for grants

Researchers’ optimism over proposals for minor cuts to Horizon Europe may be premature as EU countries remain deadlocked over cohesion funds for poorer regions

Institutions in Germany, UK, France and the Netherlands will host more than half of the winners of €2 million consolidator grants for mid-career academics