Leak shows Brussels officials preparing new ideas to turn ‘acorns into mighty oaks’ and ease the pathway to growth for start-ups

Twelve-person advisory panel will make recommendations on how the new body should function

Hack leaves EurekAlert! with almost a fortnight of disruption

Robots are a threat to future employment and incomes, and their owners should pay social security taxes to protect pensions, say MEPs. But manufacturers claim this would impede a promising new field

Science|Business-led consortium highlights latest research into diet and nutrition

Japanese government memo calls for an end to the uncertainty and sets out requirements of Japanese companies if they are to remain invested in the UK. The demands include the UK continuing to have access to EU R&D funds

Effort aims to increase applications from countries whose researchers do not traditionally win much funding from the basic research funder

Bruegel think-tank proposes a new plan for Britain which would limit researcher mobility but give greater influence over rule-making than is traditionally offered to non-EU members

After intensive work over the summer, the sector will launch its transition programme tomorrow and present it to the government next week