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

The Commission wants to reduce bureaucracy in the research programme, enabling researchers to spend more time on research, rather than filling out expenses claims and time sheets. But not all stakeholders are fully on board

Under-representation could fuel distrust of Brussels, a report warns. But EU agencies say the region is well represented at lower management levels

Initial steps in implementing a new look European Research Area, progress on Horizon Europe association of Switzerland and the UK, France’s Council presidency pushing to ensure EU technology sovereignty and warmer transatlantic R&D relations, are all on the cards

Academics warn ultra-powerful foundation models that can be adapted to a range of tasks risk infecting all AI systems with biases, security flaws and opacity. The EU’s proposed AI act may not be up to mitigating this threat

Horizon Europe rapporteur Christian Ehler MEP, says freeing up €369M unspent money from the predecessor research programme is a matter of “political will”

First impressions of Horizon Europe are in, as the research world gets to grips with the €95.5B research programme.

Deadline: January 24

Research ministers tell the Commission to make sure any new initiatives that involve taking money from Horizon Europe are first subject to political discussions within the EU’s formal decision-making process