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Commission releases working documents for 2014-2015

Climate-KIC CEO signs statement of intent in Beijing

A new report from Imperial College London looks at what measures are required to reduce CO2 emissions and limit the extent of man-made climate change.

As negotiations come to an end and attention shifts to the finer details, Science|Business examines the Horizon 2020 draft programmes. This week: Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

The European Parliament agreed the EU’s budget for 2014-2020, as well as the final seal on the Horizon 2020 legislative deal

Survey of top 2,000 companies shows 6 per cent average increase in R&D investments in 2012

On balance the public thinks science and technology have a positive influence on society. But most people do not feel well-informed about the outputs of research. This gap must be bridged if Horizon 2020 is to deliver on its objectives

Debt instruments won’t work. To leverage Europe’s excellent science, the EU should back a ‘fund of funds’ to take equity in research-based spinouts, says Cambridge VC and entrepreneur Hermann Hauser in the inaugural Science|Business lecture

Europe’s open research infrastructures want to up their profile, justify their public investment and open the doors to industry

To maximise the efficiency of solar cells of the future, physicists are taking a leaf out of nature’s book.