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Trinity’s LERU membership to influence EU research policy for benefit of Ireland

Crucial vote to settle long-running dispute on immigration could see scientists fully welcomed back into Horizon 2020

This week the European Research Council awarded grants worth a total of €605 million. Thirty-four EU nationals who are winners will carry out their research in UK institutes - with no reassurances for their careers after Brexit

UCL has been selected as the 'hub' of the new £250m UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), to be led by Professor Bart De Strooper, current leader of the Laboratory for the Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Leuven and scientific director at VIB (Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie) in Belgium.

One of the world’s most successful inventors – with over 400 patents to his name – best known for his bi-metal kettle controls used in two billion devices worldwide, is yet again turning his attention to philanthropy at his alma mater, the University of Cambridge

A second investigation, ordered by Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, confirms the need for fundamental reform of management and says EIT’s knowledge and innovation communities will require longer-term funding

Multi-centre trial indicates potential for Endomag’s system to be used as a non-radioactive alternative for sentinel lymph node detection in early stage breast cancer

Pressure on the public purse means research investment is slowing, according to the OECD. Government R&D budgets are in decline following 30 years of growth

A study by Warwick University researchers says half of all people are likely to “remember” events that never happened

The submitted projects, which may eventually become new business initiatives, include microgrids for better energy management in refugee camps, a virtual space to encourage survivors of traffic accidents to return to work, and a system to improve communication skills and quality of life for people with mental disabilities

The annual Slush show draws 17,500 from around the world to entrepreneurship festival – highlighting the role of universities in building a tech culture in Europe

The roadmap aims to mobilise European universities in energy

The ERC has become one of the world’s most important funders of basic research. As it approaches its 10th anniversary, a new account describes the formation and subsequent development of this beacon of excellence

Food security is at the heart of a new doctoral training collaboration between the University of Warwick and Waitrose, thanks to an award from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

A new method for producing conductive cotton fabrics using graphene-based inks opens up new possibilities for flexible and wearable electronics, without the use of expensive and toxic processing steps.

Aalto University’s share of the funding is about half a million euros.

New programme will be a “very different animal” from Horizon 2020. This is a first step - to test the waters - in carrying out defence research at a European level

An analysis of the first two years of Horizon 2020 lays bare the growing competition for EU research money. The chances of securing a grant are now around half what they were in Framework Programme 7