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Calls from the European Parliament for the full costs of research to be met in Horizon 2020 fall on deaf ears, as EU Research Ministers confirm existing flat-rate reimbursement model will stay

The amazing thing about Big Data is not the sheer volume, but what we can do with it. This makes it imperative to get Europe’s new data protection rules right – and as soon as possible – says Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for the Digital Agenda

Negotiations over IP are acknowledged as one of the biggest bottlenecks in university/industry collaborations. A number of piecemeal schemes aim to overcome this, but a systematic approach is required to create more liquid markets for research outputs

The architects of Horizon 2020 have worked long and hard to simplify things for researchers and SMEs. But bureaucratic barriers remain and there is still no proper system in place for tracking research outputs

Rotating transformer cuts the cost of charging to 'nearly zero'

Lower CO2 limits are intended to protect the environment and spur clean car innovation. But environmentalists say a “super credits” scheme will allow car makers to fudge emission figures, undermining both objectives, while manufacturers say the limits will push up costs

With the 2013 Innovation Scoreboard showing continued dominance of Europe's leading countries and scant progress in others, a university collaboration between Malta and Leuven on climate change aims to bridge the gap