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One of the world's most distinguished computer scientists, Professor Nick Jennings, is to become Vice Provost (Research) at Imperial from April 2016

Submissions to an ongoing House of Lords inquiry point to massive support for EU membership among UK scientists, universities, medical research charities and industry, while the campaign group Vote Leave has set out its view on why an exit from the EU would benefit UK science

A three-year £23M research partnership will explore the ins and outs of connecting everyday devices to the internet

WMG at the University of Warwick is to play a significant role in a new £23 million interdisciplinary Research Hub designed to drive forward UK research in the Internet of Things (IoT).

MSDAVENIR and the UPMC Foundation have signed a sponsorship agreement to support the overall development of a “Patient University.”

As 2016 gets under way, the EU Research Commissioner will start to lay the foundations for an ambitious new institute. The aim is to create a cohesive pan-European body for innovation that will parallel what the European Research Council has done for science

Called ERC=Science², the project will showcase exciting ERC research. Pierre and Marie Curie University will lead a separate but related campaign

King’s College London joined a UK government delegation looking to build stronger education, science, research and innovation ties with India this week.

EU legislators have removed a controversial amendment to new data privacy law which would have imperilled efforts to use personal data for large studies

Researchers will be given freedom to interrogate and search articles currently locked behind journal paywalls. But scientists want faster progress and publishers say the Commission should move carefully when proposing changes to copyright law

A new science strategy promises more money for basic research, more post-docs and a commitment to joining CERN.

The University of Cambridge is launching a new research centre, thanks to a £10 million grant from the Leverhulme Trust, to explore the opportunities and challenges to humanity from the development of artificial intelligence.

University of Bologna has elected structural engineer Francesco Ubertini as new rector

A University of Warwick computer scientist is working with technology that could revolutionise how some cancers are diagnosed.

This is the first time there has been a decrease while the world economy has continued to grow. But industry must not use this as an excuse to defer measures to reduce CO2 outputs

While the European Research Council exists to fund excellent basic science, its proof of concept grants allow researchers to go one step further and embark on the path to commercialisation. A spinout formed as a result has been named ‘Most Investible Company’

Moedas tells EU research ministers that Europe’s code on research integrity must change to reflect the new realities of collaborative research

As universities come under increasing pressure to demonstrate the wider impact of their research, Science|Business brings together some of Europe’s most experienced technology transfer offices to discuss the dos and don’ts

An EU expert group analyses the future of Europe’s system for generating knowledge. The report is released this week.

The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg is coordinating a European Union project for research into new active compounds against Parkinson’s disease (PD).