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Experts debate what Europe should do to close the growing global data divide

The country could take months to form a government. But here is the Science|Business guide to the research policy priorities and personalities in play

Research cooperation is caught up in rising tensions between London and Brussels regarding Northern Ireland’s status in the EU single market, says research commissioner Mariya Gabriel

It is some months later than expected, but announcement pair are signed up signals end to Brexit, COVID-19 and tech sovereignty-induced delays. But impasse over Swiss association goes on

Unlike the EU’s proposed regulations, the UK’s new strategy is focused on the growth potential of the technology. There is little discussion of ethics or reining in abuses

Europe leads in some aspects of AI research, but new business models and investment in scaling up is needed to bring the technology to market

It may have R&D relationship woes with the EU, but Bern is boosting science diplomacy as part of a new foreign policy strategy, and is stepping in to help this fractious region get a shared research infrastructure off the drawing board

National funding scheme will help researchers in Swiss institutions carry on with European Research Council and Marie Skłodowska-Curie projects, as they wait for Bern and Brussels to thrash out an agreement on Horizon Europe participation

With the first grants now awarded and €85M allocated for next year, the Bauhaus initiative to mesh the Green Deal on climate change with the preservation of Europe’s cultural heritage is taking shape

The new Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority will coordinate research and innovation plans, and support EU-wide clinical trial networks and data sharing

With its promise of emissions-free, abundant power, fusion energy could play a key role in reaching zero carbon targets. But critics say the technology won’t arrive in time and the money would be better invested elsewhere