R&D News

Change of approach is designed to help smaller EU countries attract more scientists from abroad and freshen up research teams

After last week’s leak of the European Commission’s first drafts of 2023-24 programmes, more early drafts are circulating among a select few universities and research institutes

European Research Council grantees from Ukraine add their voices to calls for direct action. They say they need peace before they can return to labs and desks

The US chipmaker has announced billions for new foundries and R&D hubs across the continent

Five year plan for research and innovation puts emphasis on attracting talent from abroad, budget increases to pull in more private sector funding and a reform of funding agencies

Leading US university ends 11-year deal with Moscow-area innovation hub Skolkovo, fueling international academic debate over continued collaboration with Russian science

Draft report by the Committee of Regions calls for a boost in research and innovation investment to enable member states with less developed science infrastructures contribute to the Horizon Europe mission

In a controversial move, newly proposed EU defence roadmap includes a plan to allow more synergies between civilian and defence research. Possible involvement of Horizon Europe is unclear in vaguely worded document.

As Science|Business this month marks the 1000th issue of its newsletter, we republish our investigation into how and why the ERC lost its then-president in a 2020 fight over the agency’s mission. After an extensive search, molecular biologist Maria Leptin was named president in 2021. This article first appeared 29 October 2020.

Four members of the agency’s management are dismissed from office after they object when government blocks their choice of new director