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People are dying from preventable causes at rates higher than expected, according to the first-ever global study, which has uncovered massive inequity of access to, and quality of health care among and within countries, and concludes people are dying from causes with well-known treatments

Leading funders of clinical research around the world say they will require grant holders to register trials in advance and to publish data in full, regardless of whether the results are positive or not

As the opening of Brexit negotiations is authorised by the EU Council, the UK’s leading research universities call for science to be a priority

The ICT sector has tripled in value-added in the last 20 years. There has been growth in Europe, with 5.7M jobs in 2014, but the EU is behind other economies

Mariya Gabriel will become the new digital Commissioner if confirmed by the European Parliament

Hungary’s attempt to shut down Central European University and its crackdown on NGOs has undermined the rule of law, MEPs say

Exactly 20 years after it was proposed, the first shared world class scientific facility in the Middle East is about to get up and running

New report from influential group recommends ditching large-scale projects in favour of funding outstanding individual researchers, getting rid of submission deadlines and awarding smaller grants to make the pie go further

As a former investment banker, Macron understands venture capital and what it takes to promote innovation. He wants to push on with university reform and improve science teaching, but the exact shape of his agenda hangs on parliamentary elections

EU chief negotiator says there will be no clarity on the future research relationship until there is an agreement on citizenship