Researchers, industry and policy makers in the Baltic Sea region look to strengthen ties, exploit the economic value of big science labs and mitigate the effects of brain drain
US tech companies are raiding our computer science departments. A new initiative, Ellis, wants to give researchers a reason to stay in academe and in Europe. Meanwhile, the Commission is putting flesh on its AI plans
MEPs give formal backing to Commission’s next big research programme – and want to spend more than the €94.1B already proposed. Several members states oppose that, setting scene for at least another year of wrangling
Two consortia, including Siemens, win bids to start EIT ‘innovation communities’ for urban mobility and manufacturing, with up to €80 million each per year
Rector Michael Ignatieff says the decision is ‘a dark day for academic freedom’ in Hungary and decries the lack of tougher response from Brussels and EU capitals
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