Despite continued shelling, perspectives are shifting to the longer-term and moving closer to the rest of Europe. ‘We cannot rebuild Ukraine unless we also invest in research and innovation,’ deputy minister for research and innovation Andrii Vitrenko tells Science|Business

Synergies between the EU’s research programmes and money for research channelled through regional funds should be helping bridge the east-west divide in R&I, but gaps in regulation and lack of know-how on the ground are hindering progress  

The first steps are underway to devise new ways of financing cybersecurity start-ups and scale-ups, to fill a €1.75B investment gap. Currently, European companies ‘tend to underperform against their international peers’ and ‘generally raise less funding,’ says the Commission

‘We are overreacting’ to the risk of IP or security leaks at universities, warns ex-US energy secretary. Confusing signals from Washington endanger science, say academic leaders

Research in the Arctic is really important for shaping climate policy, but much of its landmass is within Russia. There were already difficulties working in Russia and getting data from Russia. Now the war in Ukraine has made the situation much worse

In the first big spending announcement under new prime minister Rishi Sunak, the government also relieved universities by sticking to plans to boost government R&D investment to £20B by 2024

Innovation is critical to protect Europe from security threats and to ensure its companies are competitive in the global market. Current funding won’t deliver say MEPs

Approval is expected in December, however research ministers want to widen the agenda’s focus beyond deep tech, to embrace innovation in all its forms

Decarbonising the economy will involve vast technology transfers and cross-border R&D. But with Russia a pariah, and US-China relations frosty, there are worries that politics could slow the diffusion of green technology

The region’s entrepreneur scene is fast developing, but it still lags far behind western Europe in the number of companies and the amount of capital they attract