An analysis of the first two years of Horizon 2020 lays bare the growing competition for EU research money. The chances of securing a grant are now around half what they were in Framework Programme 7
Horizon 2020-funded researchers in poorer countries of the EU are paid less than if they worked on projects funded by their national governments. Two Romanian MEPs have written to Jean-Claude Juncker to complain about this discrimination
The EU Commission has proposed a European Open Science Cloud. Science|Business, following its September 20 members’ conference on the topic, offers this primer
Researchers have a role in responding to the rise in populist support. Putting out the message about the value of the R&D it funds will help the EU to demonstrate its worth and relevance
European Commission has put forward rules on how R&D could be supported through an ambitious new tax system. In an example given by the Commission, a company that spends €30 million on R&D could deduct €42.5 million from its taxable income
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