Deeper ties with the EU are part of a broader effort by Seoul to open up its research and innovation system to the wider world. And as in the West, Korea also has concerns about China

The European Commission is seeking comment on the idea of including dual-use, defence-related technologies in the next Framework Programme. The University of Bergen rector sees this as problematic

US government advisory group JASON says ‘blunt and ineffective’ security controls on fundamental science could harm progress, and urge a case-by-case approach

Awarding the Women Innovators prize this week, research commissioner Iliana Ivanova unveiled a series of initiatives to encourage more women and girls to pursue research careers  

Commission will begin ‘exploratory’ discussions with Cairo about joining the research programme, despite mounting international concerns about academic freedom

The Commission’s guide to the next phase of EU’s R&I framework programme was published this week. It includes new partnerships, a research security section and a beefed up context for the EU missions

Paolo Gentiloni throws down a radical suggestion for the next Commission to solve Europe’s R&D underinvestment problem. But any extension of joint financing would be controversial

Milena Stoycheva is an entrepreneur who in June 2023 was handed the keys to Bulgaria’s innovation ministry. She has set her sights on making the country a regional hub for high tech business and, in time, an innovation destination 

Some rectors of the country’s civilian state universities have secured third or even fourth mandates, a trend that is of concern to the European Parliament and others in the higher education sector

Several countries from the western Balkans could end up joining the bloc during the lifespan of the next research framework programme, and there are calls for them to have input on how it is designed