With prospects of association to Horizon Europe receding, the UK now finds itself excluded from quantum projects to which it previously had access. UK companies awarded grants can’t take part and projects may be scrapped if UK participants cannot be replaced

Despite the auditors’ warning, managers of the fusion energy project say Russia is currently sticking to its commitments, with a giant magnet dispatched from St Petersburg earlier this month

MEPs say the EU Chips joint undertaking should put more emphasis on R&D of next generation semiconductors – and they tell the European Commission not to divert Horizon Europe money to new initiatives like the Chips Act

Proposed €663M cuts reversed, but despite pressure from MEPs there is no major increase for research and innovation in next year’s crisis-oriented EU budget

The final tally for Tuesday’s US midterm election won’t be in for days or weeks, but polls point to Republicans gaining a narrow majority of the US House of Representatives, and they aren’t wasting any time jockeying for positions with major influence over how science – particularly climate research – is funded.

A wider roll out of lump sums promises less administration and more flexibility. But research organisations are hesitant about how the change will affect transnational collaborative projects

As the Commission pumps more money into Green Deal research, MEPs raise concerns after auditors found green spending in previous EU budget was grossly overestimated. Commitment to spend on climate initiatives ‘will be useless if it’s not implemented’, says one MEP

The pandemic accelerated open science and cemented social media as a place for scientists to discuss their research. But 32% of researchers in a new survey said they or a colleague faced online abuse after posting their findings

New rules for approving microorganism-based plant protection products coming into effect in November don’t go far enough to lift the regulatory drag on innovation. This will hold back efforts to phase out chemical pesticides

During a Science|Business webcast last month, senior representatives from the European Commission and Europe’s top research labs convened for a public debate on how to stop an energy crisis becoming a science crisis