Some scientists want to call the whole thing off, while a minority want to leave: emotions are running high in universities ahead of UK’s strange EU election next month

MEPs give the nod on Horizon Europe and space and digital programmes in their last meeting before the May elections. But it will be down to the new crop of MEPs to negotiate the budget

China-EU summit tackles mutual access to funding, research ethics and transparency, but comes up with few specific actions

Joint European Disruptive Initiative announces €3B fund – but then calls it an April Fool’s prank to draw attention to the fake news problem

The research commissioner calls on researchers to build a stronger role for science in society, and to put more pressure on policy makers

‘Our task now is to defend our budget,’ EU research commissioner tells MEPs, as plan for Horizon Europe is voted through by industry and research committee

‘Juncker Plan’ auditor says more information about rejected loan applications would have helped his analysis. Some east Europeans question funding decisions.

European Research Council announces 222 advanced grants for leading scientists, worth €540 million, with the largest number of grants going to researchers in the UK

Eurosceptics are forecast to make major gains in the elections. The expected clash of values will have ramifications for research funding - even if it’s an issue far from many voters’ minds