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Plan for the last three years of the EU R&D programme sees a tighter focus, more funding for research on security and migration, money for foreign researchers and a pledge to do more to help poorer member states develop their science base

Push to build political support and recruit volunteers for the project in a bid to ensure it meets diverse needs of research institutes across Europe

‘Focus areas’, ‘lump-sum’ payments and studies into migration, extremism and blockchain among novelties in 3-year plan. But who will run ‘Agency for Disruptive Innovation?’

The Swiss university has launched an investigation into ‘inept management’ of graduate students by a female professor. The university has closed the astronomy institute where it happened

Institutions from 22 countries demand clarification on whether and how UK will be able to participate in future EU research projects

Boost in post-Brexit budget would be financed from cuts to farmers and regional authorities - and a raft of new taxes

“A lot of the AI and machine learning expertise in the world is coming out of Europe,” the company says

The three-year Swiss-EU dispute over immigration should not leave ‘any doubt’ that EU will make no concessions to UK in Brexit talks, says ERC Council member, Athene Donald

Government looks to reassure applicants after Commission advice that UK participants on some EU research projects may have to leave after Brexit

Unlike hip replacements or cataract surgery, treating mental health conditions can be open-ended - and assessing outcomes subjective. But now there is a push to develop standards and enable mental health to join the value-based healthcare revolution