At a Science|Business conference, senior US official delivers the sharp message that Trump administration won’t buy the EU’s proposed terms for joining its big research programme

Constance C. Arvis, director for science and technology cooperation at the US State Department, delivered a sharp statement on Horizon Europe at a Science|Business conference. Read the full text here.

The move is part of broader plans to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050, but also to increase its geopolitical influence around the world

Member states will begin setting out rules on extending EU research programme internationally

Mariya Gabriel says renewed effort to create the European Research Area will help bridge performance disparities. But national governments need to play their part 

The hold up in agreeing the EU’s next seven year financial framework means there will be a hiatus in grant awards between the two Horizon R&D programmes

Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is looking to build support among member states for overarching strategy to fill the gaps that exist at a national level in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and after care of cancer patients

Proximity and size of Europe still matters to UK-based scientists, says Alice Gast

Mauro Ferrari says scientists should get rid of ‘disciplinary goggles’ and combine expertise to create new fields of scientific research

A boom in artificial intelligence research has drawn some of the biggest tech companies and their ample chequebooks to Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. This is giving rise to questions on the boundaries between academia and industry