Universities are worried that the call from former WTO chief Pascal Lamy for them to nurture more start-up founders and digitise faster puts their broader contributions to society, culture and the economy at risk of being sidelined

Netherlands’ Schaake calls for more research into protective measures against hackers

Don’t mention the B word: the first major reform of R&D funding since 1965 aims to make the UK the “go-to place” for science. But in setting out the vision, no reference was made to Brexit and its implications

New details of long-awaited Council emerge in draft work programme

EU research commissioner hopes study by former WTO head can help persuade Commission colleagues, member-states to boost research spending

EU leadership role an opportunity for Tallinn to boost its status as the bloc’s most technology-enabled member

Former chair of the US House of Representatives science committee Bart Gordon shares lessons he learned from setting up the innovation funding body ARPA-E, to promote advanced energy projects

 

With more responsibilities and less money, the EU sets out plans to overhaul spending and options for new taxes to raise more revenue