The European Institute of Innovation and Technology opens up to bids from universities, industry and research organisations to form a network for the creative and cultural industries

Member states need to be more explicit about opportunities and support universities can expect from national plans for the €750B fund

Investments in lower-cost, greener buildings will help universities balance their budgets and contribute to the EU’s overarching plan to become carbon neutral by 2050

Universities and research institutes urge science publishers to stop imposing embargoes on manuscripts funded by agencies that make open access a condition of public grants

EU officials risk ‘drowning’ the alliances in ‘too many demands and a push towards enlargement’, while red tape blocks agreement on joint degrees

A new report by the European Universities Association report provides strong evidence that the impact of budget cuts made after 2008 is still felt in many countries, but governments have better insights and new tools to avoid another funding slump

Building on lessons from the pandemic, European Institute of Innovation and Technology launches initiative to help universities become regional innovation engines

Growing concern over China’s respect for fair play in science is making European researchers uneasy. The EU has new rules on joint projects and academics in Germany and the UK are questioning how close ties should be

More than 800 universities across Europe are hitting back against a proposed €5B cut to Horizon Europe

The virus is causing immediate financial pain for institutions everywhere – with the potential for broader upheaval to follow