With the interim review of the research programme underway, there is a need to ensure resources are not spread thinly across duplicate research streams
Research commissioner Mariya Gabriel has linked re-admittance to ESFRI to wider relations between the EU and Switzerland. Some see this as a sign the body is too heavily controlled by the Commission
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is set to cover many more companies than first expected, loading them with a regulatory burden that could deter investors
After years of debate, research assessment reform has become an urgent priority for policy makers and science organisations alike, both in Europe and beyond. But what are the most effective ways forward? How can all key stakeholders contribute to shaping a new system?
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
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