The war in Ukraine prompts a series of new R&D collaborations on quantum, hypersonic and other military technologies – but also stirs some academic controversy in Europe
Some academics worry research into solar geoengineering will normalise a risky and little understood technology. But advocates say any tool that can mitigate climate change deserves more investigation
Estimates show around 40% of the country’s 65,000-strong early career research force has been affected by war. Advocates say listening to their needs should be the main focus now.
Survival rates from childhood cancers vary widely across the EU. Losing access to researchers and experts in the UK and Switzerland will make progress more difficult across Europe, scientists say
Proposed Digital Services Act targets big commercial platforms, but could put extra reporting burden on education and scientific repositories, digital archives and libraries
New advisory report pushes back on claims China is set to achieve dominance in the technology, and shows just how much of a loss the UK is to the EU’s AI ecosystem.
In the first of a new Science|Business column on European innovation ecosystems, we look at efforts to get entrepreneurs to rethink how they handle knowledge valorisation
Recently released guidelines argue for ‘a scientific and technological ethics system with Chinese characteristics’. This could put China out of step with the rest of the world in areas like data and animal experimentation
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