Spring budget includes funding for several science-related initiatives, but no mention of European research collaboration, and MPs and academics are increasingly anxious for UK association to the EU programme to get over the line

Wellington and Brussels are still working on the final details of New Zealand’s participation in Horizon Europe, but researchers and innovators can start to apply for grants

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 

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

Science|Business has analysed position papers submitted to the European Commission’s Horizon Europe consultation, to assess if the Widening programme is delivering on its aim of bridging the east-west research and innovation gap

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

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

Academics and university lobbyists are celebrating after Commission president said Windsor framework is ‘good news for scientists and researchers’. But there’s no clarity on how long association will now take.

As the consultation on the EU’s biggest ever research programme closes today, Science|Business takes a look at the feedback on how Horizon Europe can be improved - and the extent to which this will shape its successor