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Open access advocates unhappy about ‘lack of transparency’ in pricing for academic journals 

EU research programmes must remain open to non-member countries, groups say in joint appeal

It’s early days for full-scale quantum computers, but researchers claim there is an ‘immediate danger’ of Europe falling behind. ‘The heat is on - we have to react,’ says Jürgen Mlynek, chair of the project’s steering committee

As EU launches its cloud effort, a Science|Business group says defining relations with the rest of the world is among 10 top issues that need to be resolved

Embattled university confirms it will relocate the majority of its programmes from Budapest to Austria in ‘a moment of great sadness’

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn appeals to research chiefs Carlos Moedas and Jean-Eric Paquet to keep R&D programme focused on excellence, rather than even spread of winners

Alliances are sprouting up to take advantage of the funding, but universities wonder how far the money will go

Half of the funding in the next EU research programme should be dedicated to combatting climate change, says Jakop Dalunde, Swedish green MEP and shadow rapporteur

All parties in the negotiations on the UK’s departure from the EU must now strive to ensure that as little harm as possible is done to research, say 29 Nobel prize winners in letter to May and Juncker

EU Commission and European Investment Bank searching for fund manager to drive private investment in a sprawling sector