Chief of staff to EU Commission president Martin Selmayr tweets to say “No” to suggestion of a post-Brexit deal with freedom of movement for scientists, but not the rest of the population
Its imminent sale to Japanese technology giant Softbank is a good time to reflect on some of the reasons chip designer ARM Holdings became a global phenomenon, says Peter Williamson of Cambridge University’s Judge Business School
Scientists will be encouraged to publish findings ahead of peer review, with papers going online just a week after submission. The research charity hopes other funders will follow its lead
A new interdisciplinary research institute in South Africa to fight tuberculosis (TB), HIV and related diseases has been announced on Tuesday, following a merger between two leading research institutions, with UCL as a key academic partner
The new government must negotiate close links to EU R&D programmes, ensure researchers from EU countries can work in the UK and UK nationals can work in the EU - and make good the loss of funding
Plans to integrate the innovation agency Innovate UK and the seven UK research councils have drawn criticism from industry and academia. Advocates say the new body will give UK science a stronger voice in Brexit negotiations
As evidence that UK researchers are being cut out of research consortia as a result of the Brexit vote mounts, a dedicated unit has been set up to collect specific examples of discrimination
KTH is one of six partner universities in a new national graduate school for neutron scattering science, which is a key part of Sweden's emergence as an international hub for this versatile area of research. The director of studies for the new school explains what it means for KTH.
The number of people actively involved in starting a business in Sweden is growing faster than in Germany and France, which along with Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain have the lowest levels of entrepreneurial activity in Europe, says a new report
There is no dossier, but anecdotal evidence that British researchers are being sidelined in putting together proposals for Horizon 2020 grants is growing
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