Commission will begin ‘exploratory’ discussions with Cairo about joining the research programme, despite mounting international concerns about academic freedom

The BRICS research framework programme, running since 2016, uses strikingly similar language to those run by the EU. But the organisers insist it is not modelled on the EU programmes. Science|Business takes a look

In 2018, US government advisers predicted it would soon be overtaken by China. But now, with the Chinese economy faltering, that no longer looks inevitable. Meanwhile, the EU lags both significantly

The European Council has adopted a negotiating mandate with Switzerland. When talks formally begin, transitional measures will allow applications to the European Research Council this year, and the entire programme in 2025 if an agreement is reached in time

A UNESCO report highlights the terrible impact that Russia’s invasion of the country has had on scientists, research institutions and scientific equipment

Alongside New Zealand and Canada, Korea would be one of the first countries from outside the European region to join the EU’s research and innovation programme. Association is set to start in 2025

The Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, set up to create real world impact in the US, is very much open to global cooperation, its director tells Science|Business

French science minister has visited the UK to strengthen scientific relations, promising more money for joint projects, and collaboration on AI safety

Two years on from the invasion of Ukraine, the war has exacerbated Russian academic isolation from Europe and North America. Ukraine, meanwhile, has seen a surge of collaboration with the west – and with Poland in particular

At the Munich Security Conference, Bettina Stark-Watzinger made the case that research is now at the centre of geopolitical rivalry. But changing the German research system remains difficult