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The Swiss want to re-join EU’s €26 billion education mobility programme. The wider political relationship is still on the rocks but MEPs are looking to plot a way forward

New threats, such as cancel culture and censoring research by withdrawing funding, are increasing the pressure on universities

Three-fold revamp aims to smooth out the wrinkles in disparate national rules and support the unitary patent system coming into force in June

Long-awaited Commission proposals to reform EU’s pharmaceutical legislation seek to improve access to medicines and promote innovation, but companies say they will drive investment out of Europe

A three-year pilot programme designed to lay the ground for the EU’s first move into funding defence R&D did not fulfil its purpose. A more strategic approach is needed to ensure research is translated into new defence technologies

Protecting the oceans that cover 70% of the earth is not getting enough attention in climate change policy. Now, scientists are pushing for a dedicated international body to coordinate research and inform policymakers

The number of Polish participants in Horizon Europe has leapt up compared to the early years of the previous framework programme

A fact-finding trip to Budapest has left MEPs from across the political spectrum uneasy. Their impressions of deteriorating academic freedom and self-censorship are at odds with how government representatives portrayed things

The initiative brings together partners from strong, moderate, and emerging innovator regions, to support women innovators and spread the entrepreneurial mindset. Women entrepreneurs in Widening countries give their views of what needs to change