New programme seeks to boost Europe’s defence capabilities and support the modernisation of Ukraine’s defence industry

The US is now supremely dominant in terms of private investment and compute capacity. But Chinese open models are leading the way

Trump’s US foremost among democratic countries with heightened threats to academic freedom, says Scholars at Risk

A senior science advisor to the country’s government tells Science|Business why science relations with the US and China are now fraught

Preprint data suggests that boycotts over the country’s war on Gaza are beginning to take effect

Action must start on campus, but cannot succeed without broader support

Israel’s academy president wants institutions to review military links. Science|Business summarises the debate

Cutting overseas aid by 40% in favour of defence spending risks jeopardising the UK’s international standing, health sector warns

Resumption of talks after a two-year gap follows heightened pressure on academic funding down under

In Boston, postdocs in the US are fearful, and plotting ways to return to Germany. But German academic careers can still appear unattractive