Since the ‘AI made in Europe’ strategy launched in February 2020, the US has pulled further ahead. The EU’s problem is a lack of scale and focus. The answer is to adopt CERN’s approach to running large, coordinated and highly ambitious projects

Walter Rosenthal, the new president of the German Rectors’ Conference, speaks to Science|Business about Germany’s Chinese research links, the rise of the AfD, and his message for Brussels about Horizon Europe

In the annual budget showdown, member states want to save money. Parliament vows not to let €166M be subtracted from EU research spending and is instead bidding for an extra €140M. Negotiations promise to be tougher than usual

European start-ups with patents or trademarks are up to ten times more likely to secure funding, according to a new report

Governments are strengthening security safeguards – sometimes with unintended consequences. It is time for an open dialogue where these are brought to the table

Poland’s Supreme Audit Office reported ‘alarming’ irregularities in the allocation of funds by the national research funding agency

As the first moves are made in shaping the 2028 – 2034 R&D programme, there are informal discussions about shifting the focus of Widening measures away from country level and using this initiative to support all less-advanced regions across the EU

With former president of the European Council Donald Tusk set to lead a coalition government, academics eye fundamental changes in the long-term strategy for science, greater academic freedom and more research funding

Israeli researchers, some still under rocket fire, have said it was impossible to meet application cut-off points during a state of war. Now the ERC and EIC are pushing back four deadlines for all applicants