In her first outing as president, Ursula von der Leyen promises to reshape the economy in a ‘European Green Deal’. But the latest proposal on the EU’s next five year budget could thwart this plan
It is naïve to put EU research data on the open science cloud without having a plan to protect intellectual property. ‘That makes me nervous,’ says Joseph Straus, former director of the Max Planck Institute for IP
Advances in antiretroviral therapies mean people with the HIV virus now live long enough to face the problems of ageing and require holistic healthcare
After weeks of intense lobbying, incoming commission president Ursula von der Leyen gives in to pressure and adds ‘research’ to the job title - at the last possible moment
Not all aspects of international science cooperation are to the liking of researchers and policy makers in central and eastern Europe. They want to see the innovation gap fixed before the EU spends more money abroad
New Science|Business poll reveals growing appetite for global research partnerships but finds persistent funding and legal barriers can stand in the way
As he fights to keep his university from falling to protesters, Ennio Vivaldi, alongside colleagues, is using research to expose police brutality and lay the ground for a new constitution
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