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New method for detection of elusive forensic traces

The focus is on developing a quantum computer with much greater computing power than the best supercomputers of today

The main aim of the unit is to provide research to inform policy makers

Manufacturing mussel-based underwater adhesives for healing bone fractures with the help of reprogramed intestinal bacteria / spin-off planned

The European University Association calls for an increased budget for the next EU framework programme, to boost success rates and to reduce the gap between member states

American Chemical Society wins lawsuit against the site, which republishes copyright research without permission from publishers. And in potentially precedent-setting move, the court says internet companies should block access to the free research portal

EU officials are contemplating switching the formula for funding large-scale, multidisciplinary projects, replacing broad-brush flagships with targeted missions. Why spend €1B on brain research, if you could invest the money in a cure for Alzheimer’s? asks Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas  

President of R&D at GlaxoSmithKline, Patrick Vallance, will replace Mark Walport in April 2018

Researchers from KU Leuven and the Francis Crick Institute have pinpointed 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming. Their findings could help develop personalised cancer treatments that target these genes.

The new pan-European initiative ATTRACT will spur breakthrough innovation and fund technological ideas that can change the world

The Commission awards €1M European Capital of Innovation prize to Paris

The genomics revolution has brought personalised medicine to cancer and rare diseases, but cardiovascular care is stuck in the past. An EU-funded initiative aims to change that

Plan for the last three years of the EU R&D programme sees a tighter focus, more funding for research on security and migration, money for foreign researchers and a pledge to do more to help poorer member states develop their science base

Push to build political support and recruit volunteers for the project in a bid to ensure it meets diverse needs of research institutes across Europe

Increased mobility is accompanied by more favorable attitudes and by a stronger identification with the EU, researchers from the University of Bologna find

The Swiss university has launched an investigation into ‘inept management’ of graduate students by a female professor. The university has closed the astronomy institute where it happened