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International Science Council unites 180 natural and social sciences organisations ‘to make the voice of science heard by those taking decisions’. One route to increasing influence will be to piggy-back the lobbying might of private sector research

MEPs plan further debate in September on new law pitting Internet companies against artists

High consumption rates and the widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics is worrying, and ‘Romania is at a cross-roads’ says the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Innovative SMEs in Spain, Italy and France grabbed the lion’s share in this year’s round of financing

The UK is to up its annual contribution to Eureka from £5M to £15M, with an eye on maintaining credibility and standing as Europe’s science champion after Brexit

Budget negotiations under way in Brussels will decide which industry-led research partnerships are worth keeping, amid pressure to wind some up

In the face of prolonged legal limbo, the university decides to continue recruiting students for its Budapest campus. In parallel, a new site in Vienna will open for students in 2019 academic year

There should be wider consultation before the government enacts a law giving it control of what research its institutes are allowed to  carry out, the academies say