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It’s not you, it’s me: UK research faces up to the realities of EU divorce

EU and UK negotiators are not seen as far apart on research, but with Article 50 now triggered, getting a deal on R&D is likely to be some way down the list of priorities

30 Mar 2017

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Hungary’s new education law targets US-backed Central European University

A proposed amendment “is a direct and fundamental threat” to the Budapest-based Central European University, says president and rector Michael Ignatieff

29 Mar 2017

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Mississippi gives Research Commissioner the blues

It is one thing to be bested by the mighty US clusters of Silicon Valley or Cambridge, but seeing a major technology investment go to the rural state of Mississippi is hard to swallow

23 Mar 2017

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On its 60th anniversary, the EU celebrates with a “Digital Day”

23 Mar 2017

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Horizon 2020’s continued funding of big companies should be questioned

Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, MEP, will challenge the European Commission to better justify the money it awards to industry for research projects in an opinion to be delivered to the Parliament on Thursday.

23 Mar 2017

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Call for European Research Council budget to double to €4B per annum

Amid the 10th birthday celebrations, ERC president Jean-Pierre Bourguignon set down a marker for the future, suggesting the annual budget should rise to €4 billion over the next ten years.

23 Mar 2017

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Bidding war for European Medicines Agency intensifies as Article 50 trigger looms

The competition among cities vying to replace London as home of the drug regulator is hotting up. A decision on the new location could be announced before June

23 Mar 2017

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EU Research Commissioner sees ‘opportunities’ after Trump science cuts

‘This is the moment that if I was an investor I would double my bet on Europe,’ says Moedas, on the 10th anniversary of the European Research Council

21 Mar 2017

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Trump slays science budget

Whopping cuts unveiled in budget proposal undermine United States’ leadership in science and technology

17 Mar 2017

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EU study finds ‘strong’ case for European Innovation Council vision

New analysis suggests that greater investment in ‘market-creating’ companies – of the kind proposed by EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas – can deliver the productivity growth which is eluding Europe

17 Mar 2017

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‘Know-Nothing’ Trump cuts science funding – and opens a door for Europe

Budget cuts proposed in Washington ignore what we know about the value of science. To support science everywhere, join us April 22 on the streets, at Science March Brussels

17 Mar 2017

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Alaska is a case study on the perils of ignoring global warming

Climate change is happening, as Alaska vividly demonstrates. Now is time to prepare, says US ecologist Richard Boone, offering the Netherlands as one role model

16 Mar 2017

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US companies call for UK to maintain freedom of movement

They invested £487B in the UK in 2015. Now US multinationals are prepared to relocate operations and staff to stay within the single market. The message to the UK government is clear: a hard Brexit will jeopardise investment

16 Mar 2017

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China’s global patents filings jump 45% in one year

Tech giants in China continue to surge forward with new inventions, leaving the country poised to outpace US and Japan within the next few years. European companies did not see the same rapid growth, but held on to their global share

16 Mar 2017

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Call for independence referendum in Scotland raises fresh quandary for science

Scottish researchers eager to maintain EU ties are facing a Brexit quandary: which is the most science-friendly union – the UK or the EU?

16 Mar 2017

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All News

It’s not you, it’s me: UK research faces up to the realities of EU divorce

Hungary’s new education law targets US-backed Central European University

Mississippi gives Research Commissioner the blues

On its 60th anniversary, the EU celebrates with a “Digital Day”

Horizon 2020’s continued funding of big companies should be questioned

Call for European Research Council budget to double to €4B per annum

Bidding war for European Medicines Agency intensifies as Article 50 trigger looms

EU Research Commissioner sees ‘opportunities’ after Trump science cuts

Trump slays science budget

EU study finds ‘strong’ case for European Innovation Council vision

‘Know-Nothing’ Trump cuts science funding – and opens a door for Europe

Alaska is a case study on the perils of ignoring global warming

US companies call for UK to maintain freedom of movement

China’s global patents filings jump 45% in one year

Call for independence referendum in Scotland raises fresh quandary for science

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