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Chris Skidmore says joining the EU’s €94.1B research programme after Brexit remains a priority, but admits in some areas UK may need to “fill the gaps”. Scientists, meanwhile, fear that EU election results make crashing-out more likely

In its quest to become world leader in top industries of the future, Chinese researchers are collaborating more with US academics than with Europeans

Post-election politics could re-shape the EU’s R&D programme – but the maths are messy. ‘Technology not always the answer’, says Green MEP

Buzek, Ehler, Nica and other prominent legislators on the EU R&D programme secure their seats, but committee assignments are yet to be decided

Shifting political landscape could cause trouble for big spending programmes like Horizon Europe

Brexit, more competition for students, and the possibility of cuts in tuition fees is putting pressure on the finances. ‘We feel it’s a tenuous position at the moment,’ says Oxford University’s vice-chancellor

A host of climate change candidates have ensured Brexit, populism and migration did not monopolise the agenda

EU Council meeting expected to see joint declaration by eastern agriculture and research ministers - a rare effort at coordinated east European lobbying over research in Brussels

Autonomous vehicles, 6G mobile and an expansion of the Innovative Medicines Initiative to take in medical devices, diagnostics, vaccines and biopharmaceuticals are on the list of public-private partnerships. Six existing partnerships march on, with fresh objectives

Estonian candidate warns of tough budget talks and the possibility of political interference in research if populists win more seats in the European parliament