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EU policymakers say they’re ready to listen up and help increase awareness – but better data on prevalence of hearing impairments must come first

The European Medicines Agency should play a greater role in monitoring shortfalls, a new study suggests

You do not manage well what you do not measure well. Sticking to this basic principle is particularly important when it comes to dealing with the daunting challenges posed by climate change, says Daniel Zimmer, Director of Innovation, at the Climate-KIC

A new EU data protection law risks killing some types of medical research, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet say. Their prescription: A law that regulates Big Data, but allows for research

After months of controversy, Anne Glover will leave the Commission in January – ending an experiment to bring scientific evidence into EU policy

2015 update includes greater priority on energy-efficiency technologies

As the EU focuses on its post-2020 climate and energy policies, big questions remain about how to spur innovation

Carbon pricing holds the key to success in the fight against climate change, says gene sequencing pioneer J. Craig Venter

There’s no point in trying to scare people into action on climate change: rather it needs be framed as an opportunity, says Kathleen Van Brempt, MEP

A robot-operated 3D printer could build a protective shell for an inflatable lunar home

European Commission’s proposal to prevent national bans on environmental or health grounds is defeated

Gianotti, an Italian particle physicist instrumental in uncovering the Higgs Boson, will replace Rolf-Dieter Heuer, who led CERN through the launch of the Large Hadron Collider

Question mark hangs over whether the office of Chief Science Adviser is part of the European Commission’s future plans

Entrepreneur Hermann Hauser gives a positive account of the UK’s Fraunhofer-style innovation centres, but says further substantial investment is needed to exploit the country’s world-leading science base

Incremental innovation won’t do, experts say. At stake is leadership in life sciences, transportation, infrastructure and communications technologies