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European Research Council announces 222 advanced grants for leading scientists, worth €540 million, with the largest number of grants going to researchers in the UK

Eurosceptics are forecast to make major gains in the elections. The expected clash of values will have ramifications for research funding - even if it’s an issue far from many voters’ minds

After the collapse of foreign direct investment and with tightening labour markets, new growth models are needed for the region. Two key ingredients are home-grown innovation and policies to maintain and strengthen the skilled labour force

CEU hopes Germany’s political and economic power will convince Hungarian prime minister to allow the university to continue offering US accredited degrees in Budapest

Tim Berners-Lee says he doesn’t know what the internet will look like in 30 years, but urges users to demand more control of their data

Swiss university says it working on improving the quality of leadership and supervision. Since the start of the year, the main selection criteria when appointing professors are not only excellence in research and teaching, but also in leadership

The core elements of proposed €9.2B digital infrastructure programme are agreed, but the final budget will not be fixed until the next Parliament. A new space programme also moves forward.

The world’s largest radio telescope will have CERN-like structure to smooth its funding outlook

With an eye on Brexit, there’s contingency money for the JET nuclear fusion facility, and tweaks to the visa system in bid to attract more researchers from outside the EU

The academy’s network of research institutes will be placed under a new governing body made up of scientists proposed by both the academy and the government

Weber applies Bavarian political and financial power in bid to help anchor the university in Europe and safeguard it against political interference in the future

Poland’s higher education overhaul has given universities greater autonomy and could see them take over tasks of the academy. Now the academy needs a more flexible structure to keep pace in the changing research and innovation system

President of Germany’s biggest science organisation sounds the alarm on falling science investment in more than half of EU member states