As some governments start re-tightening social controls, UCL researcher Patty Kostkova is using apps and social media to study how people react to lockdown

€2B from the country’s pandemic recovery fund is to be spent on quantum technology as Germany leads a European push to move the field from research to the mainstream

A shrinking research budget and as-yet uncertain terms and conditions will test the appetite of other countries for joining the EU27’s big science programme

US secretary for agriculture says Europe’s plan to make agriculture more sustainable could stifle innovation, cut agricultural output and put transatlantic trade at risk. The EU commissioner says quality not quantity is what counts

Police, border force, the Joint Research Centre and national research labs to work together on a new innovation hub, as part of strategy to prevent and combat crime, terrorism and cyber threats

European Commission is updating plans for public-private research partnerships as part of Horizon Europe, including blueprints for new projects proposed by member states

Companies and researchers are expected to come up with projects that help build resilience to future crises