Open access means more and more scientific research is free to read. But now there are complaints about ‘massive’ fees that must be paid upfront by authors and claims commercial publishers are making excessive profits
Despite hosting CERN, the country is being excluded from ESFRI because it has not associated to Horizon Europe. Swiss scientists call the decision “unreasonable”
The agency wants to give individual reviewers the power to fund proposals they think are promising, even if other panellists disagree. The aim is to avoid only backing the least controversial applications
Rampant inflation is cutting the purchasing power of grants and undermining innovation. Action is needed to mitigate the effects on projects costed in non-inflationary times
Former head of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s digital division describes his ambitions for the €204.5M Dutch national artificial intelligence agency he now runs
Sadly and inevitably, scientific values have been eroded by conflict and sanctions. Science|Business looks back at stories we published in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to track the impact and consequences for science and technology
Geopolitics is polarising the world, hampering cross-border science and technology collaboration and slowing progress. Science|Business proposes a few solutions
But 213 researchers chose to stay put, giving up their awards. These have now been reallocated. Meanwhile, the UK has extended its safety net for ERC grant winners
Faced with multiple crises and budgetary constraints, EU member states may be increasingly reluctant to fund cross-border cooperation in research, says Ivars Ijabs MEP
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