Work on the UK’s Plan B alternative is intensifying as patience with Brussels wanes. The plan is set to include more money for SMEs and innovation, and to tilt research collaboration away from the EU
The research ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa is changing. Organised around centres of scientific excellence, the sub-continent is building a research agenda to address major development challenges and the achievement of the sustainable development goals.
Graduates of universities that do well in research-focused league tables will now be able to come to the UK without a job offer. But even ranking organisations are sceptical of the policy, which heavily favours US institutions
The protocols for email and the internet are often maintained by overstretched volunteers, causing security holes when they fail. Berlin wants more support for this behind-the-scenes technology.
The Innovative Medicines Initiative project ConcePTION is exploring how a learning healthcare system approach could advance medicines safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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