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American Chemical Society wins lawsuit against the site, which republishes copyright research without permission from publishers. And in potentially precedent-setting move, the court says internet companies should block access to the free research portal

President of R&D at GlaxoSmithKline, Patrick Vallance, will replace Mark Walport in April 2018

The Commission awards €1M European Capital of Innovation prize to Paris

Researchers studying neurodegenerative disease can now look up cohort studies and make connections through an online database.

The Swiss university has launched an investigation into ‘inept management’ of graduate students by a female professor. The university has closed the astronomy institute where it happened

Institutions from 22 countries demand clarification on whether and how UK will be able to participate in future EU research projects

Boost in post-Brexit budget would be financed from cuts to farmers and regional authorities - and a raft of new taxes

“A lot of the AI and machine learning expertise in the world is coming out of Europe,” the company says

The three-year Swiss-EU dispute over immigration should not leave ‘any doubt’ that EU will make no concessions to UK in Brexit talks, says ERC Council member, Athene Donald

Third in-depth review of EU innovation hub finds a body working hard to fix its problems, and beginning to show some return on its huge investment 

CEU claims agreement with US college puts it in compliance with new law. But the government declines to confirm it can continue operating in Budapest. “This should be the source of enormous concern in Europe,” says CEU’s president

Public-private drug research programme has - as yet - only provided limited examples of how it is delivering on its goals, an independent evaluation concludes

Israeli researcher develops a way to convert words and pictures into sound for the blind – and it works on a smartphone

After a campaign by scientists, the Irish government announces membership of European Southern Observatory, operator of some of the biggest telescopes in the world

Draft plans released by the Commission promise money for several hot-button research areas