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There needs to be better understanding of the high costs of science publishing, says Maria Leptin, director of the European Molecular Biology Organisation. ‘We can’t afford to go open access’

With negotiations over the EU’s long term 2021 – 2027 financial plan at an impasse, Mariya Gabriel will be plunged into an immediate battle to preserve research and innovation funding when she takes up the reins at DG Research 

Research establishment expects minority government will keep science funds in place and be forced to step up its role on climate change

Chris Skidmore predicts country will be in EU research programme from 2021, despite tight negotiating window of less than a year

Winners in the European Research Council’s latest round of synergy grants describe the hurdles they faced and what it takes for researchers in central and eastern Europe to win these prestigious awards

EU leaders remain deadlocked over the union’s next long-term financial plan, but all signs point to a smaller research budget from 2021

Draft deal still faces barriers to approval by both UK and European parliaments

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology will ‘assess very carefully’ how to involve participants from outside the EU. Continued UK involvement hangs on the final Brexit deal, says its director Martin Kern

What happens after the Brexit deadline on October 31? A look at some of the twists the saga could take, and their implications for researchers

The potential paralysis of a no-deal Brexit and ‘the current state of chaos’ are hurting UK science and that is hurting the national interest, says Royal Society’s president