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The European Commission has announced the names of the people to lead the five research missions in Horizon Europe

BeeHero has invented sensors to track the health of the delicate and threatened insects that are central to agriculture worldwide

As incoming MEPs convened for the first time, political groups announced who they’ll be sending to the parliament’s committee for industry, research and energy. Science|Business canvassed new members’ views on the upcoming R&D programme, Horizon Europe

New law will hand oversight of research institutes to a new agency headed by minister of innovation and technology. Researchers say that limits academic freedom; the government says it will modernise the system

“Nobody waits for the government here, we just do things automatically,” says researcher developing national AI strategy

In medical image analysis, AI can surpass human experts; in diabetes it can raise an alarm in time to head off a glycaemic event. Hints of its power, but concerns about privacy are slowing deployment of AI tools

Opinions are being canvassed on the first public outline of plans for implementation of €94.1B research funding programme

Six leading scientists will join the 22-member board that shapes the ERC’s scientific priorities

Officials fear escalating, ‘negative spiral’ in relations between both sides, with knock-on harm to research