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Verdict in world’s first climate liability case says current targets are “unlawful” and the Dutch State must reduce emissions by 25% within five years

New laws come into force next month which will place limits on the amount of money people can invest through online crowdfunding platforms

Sentinel-2A will orbit the planet beaming back images of food crops, forests, coastal waters and natural disasters

European Commission announces changes at the top of its ICT, health, education and industry departments. Research and energy dodge the bullet.

Awards of legal costs and ways of improving enforcement are overlooked in a new bill passed in the European Parliament. While SMEs will not be able to afford litigation, large companies will find it easier to keep more information secret

University of Twente launches a student-run fund to back its spin-outs

European Parliament’s legal affairs committee backs reform of copyright law to allow text and data mining of academic journals for research, in a vote closely watched by scientists

Europe’s research funder has awarded its 5,000th grant

The current head of Genome Canada will take over as executive director of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals public-private partnership in September

Tim Hunt confirms resignation with European Commission, a day after resigning from University College London