The aim is to build networks across the EU, but universities in eastern Europe say structural problems make it harder for them to get involved - and some fear it promotes brain drain

MEP Christian Ehler says he’s discussed creating a legal framework with the Commission president as Parliament prepares a formal call for action. The Commission rejects the claim it is failing in its legal responsibility to protect scientific freedom

EU’s €26B education programme is to be evaluated next year. As ever, there are calls for less bureaucracy, while students want more involvement in decision-making

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs participants from Poland, Slovenia and Hungary learned much from their mentors. Now they want to see the EU work experience programme do more to help them make wider connections

MEP Christian Ehler drafts request for an act to create a legal framework with aim of enforcing Article 13 and protecting freedom of scientific research in Europe

As EU research framework programmes put more a greater focus on innovation, applied sciences universities are pulling their weight in Horizon Europe. Now they need help in the form of calls targeted at their resources and capabilities

The country’s low number of PhDs and unattractive academic career pathways has left it struggling to replace retiring academics and is holding back its research performance

Some university heads are saying the country should follow the French model of consolidation after the only university to have featured in the research-focused ranking drops out

Despite government efforts to lure the science diaspora back home, many researchers are not convinced Romania can improve its scientific culture and move past the reputational damage done by a series of high-level plagiarism cases

The EU’s concerns about economic security are legitimate, but protective measures must be proportionate and precise to ensure they respond to the actual risks. There should not be blanket bans on international research cooperation