As he prepares to leave the European Commission, Vladimir Šucha, head of the Joint Research Centre speaks about the challenges facing the EU and how the science service can help the new leadership in Brussels
Brussels-based think tank Bruegel says EU must ensure autonomy of European Research Council, find top people to run European Innovation Council and conduct more research with China
As he resigns as rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gunnar Bovim calls for the EU to attract more women project leaders to its research programmes. Fixing the gender gap in academia is ‘not trivial’, he says
WHO is backing the EU initiative to require that all papers reporting the results of research funded by public agencies be published in open access journals from 2021
Brussels policymakers start circulating ideas to pitch incoming Commissioners, including a new tech fund – but sources warn none have yet been approved
A small EU grant will set ailing institute on road to recovery and open up opportunities for Ukrainian neuroscientists, amid armed conflict and scarce resources
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