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Polls show the majority of British researchers want the UK to remain in the EU. For science campaigners, it’s now about preaching beyond the converted

“I’m offering to come to Brussels and demonstrate on my (or your) laptop the value of text and data mining for open science,” says Peter Murray-Rust of Cambridge University, as he presses the EU to go further on copyright reform

The government has now received proposals for the members of the KI University Board (konsistoriet) whom it is to appoint. The proposals were submitted by the nomination committee, comprising County Governor Christ Heister, former University Chancellor Lars Haikola and a student representative.

The days of open science have arrived and it is time to move from pay-to-read to free-to-read, says the R&D Commissioner. But publishers want to keep their subscriptions and applied research labs are concerned about IP

Universities UK and Scientists for EU, two of the leading UK referendum campaign groups, will provide insights into their campaigns.

Solar cells with graphene as conductive material is what the new three year collaboration programme between Applied Chemistry researchers from Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and chemists at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, aim for.

EU’s controversial billion-euro initiative invites scientists outside the project to use and test its computing platforms

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University, together with a group of contributing local companies, are starting a new Tekes-funded project on optical switching and transmission technologies to improve the scalability and energy-efficiency of data centres and 5G networks where the volumes of data transfer grow exponentially.

The EU Commission is canvassing views on whether the process of assessing research projects should be more open to public eyes

The four-year Gliomark project aims to develop and commercialise a novel diagnostic for brain cancer. It has been funded by the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to power up new Energy Innovation Centre at WMG

As flying machines become more common-place in our everyday lives, their related technologies are poised to become a multi-billion dollar industry. Ushering in a new era, ETH Zurich researchers are developing dynamic systems that empower flying machines to interact with humans.

The acting vice-chancellor and the university director met with the Ethics Council. Recent events have accentuated that there is a need to clarify and revitalise work with research ethics at KI.

This collaboration is being part funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.

A league table of the 25 world-leading government research bodies lists nine from Europe, with France’s CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) and Germany’s Fraunhofer Society topping the list

With the in-out referendum taking place on June 23, Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas joins the chorus of the scientific establishment campaigning for the UK to stay in the EU

Registrations for new inventions at the European Patent Office are up for the sixth consecutive year. Dutch giant Philips reclaims top spot from Korea’s Samsung

Italian research minister Stefania Giannini responds to bubbling anger among researchers over low level of public research funding

The University of Warwick is to receive almost £5 million funding to support the next generation of engineering, technology & science researchers

The development of crash test dummies has played a vital role in terms of car safety. Two researchers into traffic safety are now being rewarded for their crucial work in the field of biomechanical research. The Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research has awarded its 2015 scholarship of SEK 250,000 to Astrid Linder and Mats Svensson