Grant-awarding committees are dominated by men, but first-ever majority female cohort of academy fellows gives reason for hope

Cristina Caffarra says it’s “maddening” that companies wait on Brussels to launch a scale-up fund

Lobbies insist on need for R&D expertise inside European Commission, but disagree on threat of reshuffle

Ekaterina Zaharieva put the case for money and talent to flow to Europe during a two-day trip to San Francisco

European Research Council reversal follows a backlash against new measures to control proposal numbers

New measures include longer restrictions for previously unsuccessful applicants as ERC contends with rise in applications

Parliament’s lead rapporteur on the Horizon Europe specific programme explains why the legal text should leave no doubt excellence is driving funding decisions