Brexit Britain has no shortage (yet) of commercial ideas in its universities, nor of venture funding. But the talent pool for academic start-ups is shrinking

European Court of Auditors says despite good design, moves to reduce the east-west research and innovation gap in Horizon 2020 cannot make up for a lack of reforms and investment in lagging member states

The city state joins Canada, South Korea, Japan and New Zealand as a potential associate member of the research programme. But there are concerns it may not fulfil the democratic requirements to join

Scientific council says yes to no-strings-attached funding for experienced researchers. The move is meant to reduce the administrative burden - but universities warn it must not compromise scientific excellence

The pandemic saw many young scientists give up on careers in research. A Europe-wide call to action is urging funding agencies and policymakers to reverse the trend

With no money of its own for growth phase start-ups, the EIC must persuade others to provide the finance needed to reach the magic $1B valuation. It brought companies that have received EU backing to meet potential investors at an event in Paris today

Ministers sign off joint positions on international cooperation, research assessment, open science and Horizon Europe missions in Luxembourg meeting

EU scheme will support Ukraine’s tech start-up scene and bring it closer to the EU sector

Next year’s budget proposed by the European Commission this week foresees an increase of €100M for the research and innovation programme