As more universities cut ties, the EU will discuss its association agreement with Israel, which underpins scientific relations

The research minister is calling for a review of university collaborations with China. Science organisations point to a lack of regulations and warn over potential red lines

Judith Collins says Wellington needs to rebalance its research partnerships away from countries that ‘steal’ science and technology

New plans to allocate at least 7% of a growing defence budget to R&D and military-related science would see spending rise significantly – but at the expense of civilian research

At a get-together in Paris, OECD ministers said a new ‘anticipatory’ approach is needed. Consumer neurotechnology, increasingly able to read minds, is seen as one of the biggest novel risks

City-state would be the latest to join after South Korea, Canada and New Zealand – but concerns about democracy are likely to make talks controversial

Universities, companies cheer new budget plans for AI, scholarships, and research infrastructure – but ultimate cost of joining Horizon Europe not yet clear

On his trip to China, German chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Bosch’s hydrogen drives plant. The facility illustrates there are still opportunities for German companies in future technologies in China