Building on lessons from the pandemic, European Institute of Innovation and Technology launches initiative to help universities become regional innovation engines

Growing concern over China’s respect for fair play in science is making European researchers uneasy. The EU has new rules on joint projects and academics in Germany and the UK are questioning how close ties should be

More than 800 universities across Europe are hitting back against a proposed €5B cut to Horizon Europe

The virus is causing immediate financial pain for institutions everywhere – with the potential for broader upheaval to follow

Universities, research institutes, clinical trials and big science machines are shut down, as scientists are redeployed into critical research areas and medically-trained academic staff freed up to care for patients

Most students in Europe can’t get to their campuses, and universities are scrambling to put together digital systems needed for remote learning

Universities are relying on digital technologies to keep operating and carry on teaching, while researchers are postponing field work and meetings, as Italian government places entire country under quarantine

Finding a compromise on the EU’s next budget is no doubt a highly complex task. But after the lean years since the 2008 crash, there must be a commitment to increasing investment in research, innovation and higher education

The donation, to fund a new global network of universities, is in addition to $750M Soros announced in November to assist Budapest-based Central European University in its enforced move to Vienna

Universities should not be viewed as graduate factories. They need to get back to their core ethos, and educate students to think. Learning by doing is the way forward