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As Framework Programme 7 fires up, Europe’s auditors throw on some cold water. Nuala Moran wonders how we will assess whether it has all been worthwhile.

The pace of new product introductions picked up in the US in 2006, although the number of start-up companies spun off from research institutions fell, according a new survey.

An avalanche of 9,167 applications hit the European Research Council in 2007. Its boss reviews the lessons it learned.

Over half of the students entering European universities are women – but the higher one goes in the research hierarchies, the more women seem to disappear.

The European Commission has selected six areas of pioneering research for its long-awaited lead markets initiative.