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Two new laws are intended to ensure a commitment to increase public and private investment in research will survive changes in government. The aim is for total spending to reach 4% of GDP by 2030

The EU has ambitions to set up a shared system giving researchers cross-border access to large amounts of health data. Parliament wants to make sure it’s trusted and robust

Universities say too much money is going into near-market technologies, potentially spelling disaster for EU’s long-term goals. But industry says time is ripe to cement the green and digital transitions 

Open strategic autonomy will be one of Spain’s priorities when it takes up the EU presidency in July. The aim will be to define a strategy for the EU to end its dependency on imports of strategic technologies and resources

As Slovenia advances plans for a new research and innovation agency, science minister Igor Papič decries the amount of EU R&D money paid to consultants for advice on filling in complex grant application forms

The 2023 comparative scorecard by the European University Association shows the impact state policies have on the autonomy of higher education institutions

MEP Lina Gálvez Muñoz calls for more focus on research that matters to less-developed regions and targeted help for researchers across the bloc to take part in EU schemes

Brexit limbo continues for UK researchers, as the government issues a ten-point strategy for the future of science that fails to commit to association to the EU research programme

The Commission has just closed its largest ever consultation on EU research and innovation policy. Here’s how it will feed into policymaking

One year on, and as Russia continues waging war on Ukraine, the research community is holding its breath to see how geopolitical fractures will impact global science cooperation

A joint statement with 18 signatories urges prompt action on UK association to the framework programme, saying ‘time is of the essence’

With the last legal hurdle to the creation of Europe’s unitary patent out of the way, it is time for innovators to decide whether or not they will use the new system

The latest figures on R&D funding for neglected diseases show the EU is making its greatest contribution to date. But looking at the big picture it’s clear more needs to be done to tackle diseases that affect millions of people around the world

Draft EU Council statement says high processing fees charged to authors are a growing problem as scientific publishing edges towards a free-to-read model. Member states want to ensure fairness and sustainability