Former MEP, who was involved in the formation of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, rejects calls for it to be axed

The communist legacy leaves researchers exposed to fee-charging publishers who don’t do peer review or editing. But a fightback is underway

We analyse the views of 15 groups of stakeholders to see how they want measures designed to close the east – west research performance gap to change in FP10

The Academy and the government are pursuing separate reform agendas, raising concerns about independence

Deep tech champions from Widening countries must first be nurtured within their local ecosystems

The EU must grasp the opportunity to get Europe on the front foot in scientific and technological innovation

In polarised times, it is critical that we take a nuanced approach to designing the next framework programme, FP10

Germany’s leading technology translation body says European Institute of Innovation & Technology ‘fails to provide added value’

The number of spin-offs is an indicator of the tech transfer activity of universities and research institutions

Stakeholders launch Research Matters campaign, a joint call to increase R&D funding at EU and national levels