Heinz Fassmann discusses obstacles to a deal on the EU’s next research programme, Horizon Europe

Carlos Moedas says quotas should be set ‘at some point’ for more women to advance into the top ranks of universities and labs

Eye of the beholder: When it comes to deciding how open research data should be, industry and academia do not have the same vision

Christian Ehler reiterates call for more money, highlights the threat from China and casts doubt over the proposed €10B investment in food and agriculture science

Robert Kahn, one of the inventors of the Internet, has a plan for how it can evolve further – and be both open and secure at the same time

The EU’s outgoing health chief reflects on three decades in Brussels and how life has got steadily better. But he worries citizens are now forgetting the benefits of science. That could threaten recent medical advances, he says 

Robert-Jan Smits will take up the role of president at the university in March 2019. ‘It’s a kind of homecoming’ he says

Embracing a global view of EU research infrastructures could boost science diplomacy and break down walls put up by divisive politics. But new rules on cooperation and more funding are needed to deliver the vision

Researchers gain more access to hi-tech research tool, but data start-ups warn the narrow rules create ‘a backseat for Europe’s innovators”