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Jo Swinson, leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrat party, pledges ethical AI, R&D tax credits and better access to finance for start-ups led by women, as election campaign gets underway

A new large-scale research infrastructure will revive the scientific and technological potential of the Balkans, whilst helping its economy and bringing people together around a shared endeavour

Using sensors and cameras to see what happens at home ‘needlessly encourages a conflict between science and ethics’, says Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel

Despite a “Brexit gap” the next EU budget should put more money into research and digital development, says Günther Oettinger

Science diplomacy can work when other kinds of politics and diplomacy have failed, says Carlos Moedas, outgoing commissioner for research and innovation

Europe needs a nuanced and flexible approach to extract the full potential AI holds for extending coverage, improving diagnoses and increasing staff productivity in healthcare

Long-mooted plan for body through which national geology agencies can share data, access expertise and provide evidence for sustainable use of subsurface resources is now set to get off the ground in Horizon Europe

Draft EU paper targets cash flow and other financial problems in its Horizon 2020 ‘Joint Undertakings’ involving multiple companies, universities and governments

There needs to be better understanding of the high costs of science publishing, says Maria Leptin, director of the European Molecular Biology Organisation. ‘We can’t afford to go open access’

Research establishment expects minority government will keep science funds in place and be forced to step up its role on climate change

Winners in the European Research Council’s latest round of synergy grants describe the hurdles they faced and what it takes for researchers in central and eastern Europe to win these prestigious awards

Draft deal still faces barriers to approval by both UK and European parliaments

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology will ‘assess very carefully’ how to involve participants from outside the EU. Continued UK involvement hangs on the final Brexit deal, says its director Martin Kern