The strategy aims to ensure German science excels internationally. It has worked well for the biggest hitters - but many worry universities in former East Germany are being left behind

A new report sets out the dramatic impact that rising costs are having on some of Europe’s critical science facilities and calls on governments and the Commission to step in

Policymakers will have to decide whether to back partnerships in new sectors, including brain health, forestry, solar photovoltaics and raw materials

The EU is legislating to encourage the use of multiple vote share structures that enable founders to maintain control when listing on a public market. But deep tech investors see no added value in the move

Two years in, a leaked document shows the Commission has ruled its novel Mission approach to research funding is working. It wants policymakers to back the launch of a sixth programme on Bauhaus

Commission announces new appointments at the education directorate and the Joint Research Centre, with more changes expected at the research directorate

Long-awaited proposal aims to set up a new European framework for research careers and a charter for researchers’ rights

In inflationary times, the Council’s ‘prudent approach’ to accounting will see Horizon Europe get €166M less than the Commission has called for

EU research directorate chief says Commission-wide discussions on the successor to Horizon Europe will begin ‘in earnest very soon’. Outputs from this ‘brainstorming’ will be handed to an expert group later this year, he tells Science|Business

The EU ploughed in €319M to set up facilities where companies can test new materials, but as the grants run out, fees for service are not on target. A Commission report recommends member states step in to plug the funding gap