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Report calls for UK government to be pragmatic about the costs and benefits of continued access to EU research, but says associate countries should have greater influence over the form and direction of funding

Economist Mariana Mazzucato publishes a how-to kit for managing new funding formula. Missions should be ambitious - even risky - but also “realistically feasible”

'High-flying' civil servant Jean-Eric Paquet picked to replace Robert-Jan Smits, in move tying DG Research closer to central administration

Makeover at the top as director general for research and innovation, Robert-Jan Smits is replaced by Jean-Eric Paquet and new recruits are lined up for nine other posts

Some see National Science Foundation move as latest retreat in US diplomacy under Trump administration – but agency says it will send more science envoys on visits abroad

An analysis based on the EU survey of health, ageing and retirement shows children who grew up in disadvantaged households will be in poorer health as adults, even if their socio-economic status improves

Babylon Health, a smartphone app powered by artificial intelligence, is making online diagnoses and has cut waiting times from two weeks to two hours – with the added convenience of remote consultations

Advisor lays out plan for how Europe can strengthen manufacturing base and keep pace with rivals in ‘key enabling technologies’

EU executive, concerned about negotiations for next long-term budget dragging out, underlines the harm it would do to EU priorities