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A new Science|Business report counts the benefits of big science and presents opinions from experts on how these projects can do even more to pay their way

Facilities including CERN, the European Southern Observatory and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory are joining forces to push advanced technologies they use in research into wider application and commercial products

Disquiet among environmentalists as Edinburgh University and University College London chosen to lead research studies on the impact of shale gas exploration above and below ground

European Commission makes a fresh attempt to increase the flow of investment for innovative SMEs, by tapping sources outside banks. The ultimate aim is to make public markets the main source of corporate funding

The €11.8M FP7 project AQUAEXCEL has delivered on its mission of developing an integrated approach to link and coordinate key research infrastructures for aquaculture across Europe

New institute will combine the country’s research in agriculture and the environment, with a focus on sustainability

Reshuffle at the top sees two new vice presidents and three scientific council members come on board

The ERA Chairs competition, part of efforts to widen participation in EU research, has given awards of up to €2.5M to 13 institutes in East and South Europe. But the debate on bridging the continent’s research gap goes on

University participation in the second U-multirank ranking, due to be published next month, is expected to be up on last year. But frustration with the tool’s demanding data collection requirements remains

Summit gathered experts from academia, industry and policy to debate new energy technologies and accelerating the shift to a low-carbon economy