At the annual AAAS conference in Boston, scientists and policy makers from around the world debate how to counter layoffs and cuts

Initiative aims to address precarity in research careers and attract excellent young researchers to Europe

As 2023 draws to a close, we have put together a list of the stories that shaped research and innovation policy over the past 12 months

There is some progress, but Manuel Heitor, the Commission’s key adviser on Framework programme 10, says more needs to be done to improve working conditions for Europe’s two million researchers

European Commission research suggests awarding grants to early career researchers and involving industry is good for innovation

Universities are pleased to see progress in moves to make research jobs more stable and desirable, but say they can’t implement the plans alone

A debate on how the EU’s Widening measures, which aim to close the east/west innovation divide, should be reformulated in the next framework research programme is heating up, with the Commission already hinting at possible changes

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