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Lund aims to spawn a cluster around two new science facilities. No doubt the MAX IV synchrotron and the European Spallation Source will attract scientists, but it takes more than labs alone to create a full-blown cluster

Partnership with IBM will equip researchers with ethical guidelines to using big data

A major showcase of companies developing new technologies from graphene and other two-dimensional materials took place this week at the Cambridge Graphene Centre

KU Leuven has entered into a strategic partnership with the University of Ljubljana.

Rolf-Dieter Heuer, outgoing head of CERN, is the name with most international recognition, but researchers applauded the choice of the other panel members. Now the exact role and responsibilities of the panel need spelling out

Four of the seven members of the Commission’s new science advice panel talk to Science|Business about bridging the science-policy divide and avoiding the Brussels bear traps

The university is facing cuts of €66 million and is now in talks with all employees – excluding professors – with the aim of reducing staff numbers by 17 percent

Here are short profiles of the seven leading scientists named to the European Commission’s new Scientific Advice Mechanism

Departing CERN head Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Fields medal winner Cédric Villani and UK Met Office chief scientist Julia Slingo are among the new multi-disciplinary, seven-member advisory team

Clinical endocrinologist and innovator, professor Sudhesh Kumar has been appointed as Dean of Warwick Medical School

Public transport heads to the future with EU-funded trials in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Greece. But the cost of computer-controlled buses could prove to be a speedbump

Philanthropic support of £5m from Cantab Capital Partners, establishes the Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information.

On 28 October, KU Leuven inaugurated two brand new research facilities: Leuven Chem&Tech and Leuven NanoCentre.

The flagship project has been reorganised following an open revolt by neuroscientists who were unhappy at the direction of travel. A new management structure will ensure no single institution has overall control

Online learning has the potential to reshape education, but a lack of standards and an overwhelming number of apps makes it difficult to identify effective tools, says cognitive science researcher Björn Sjödén. Software developers need to up their game

Four spin-outs from Norway, Sweden and France will go through to final awards competition in Barcelona on 20 November 2015

Researchers from UK and Chinese universities, including the University of Cambridge, are collaborating on four new projects to work towards achieving low carbon cities in the UK and China. The projects were announced as Chinese President, Xi Jinping visited the UK this week.

Next-gen 5G network is being built at Otaniemi in Finland. The network will be expanded to the city area, with companies in the sector being invited to participate in development.

TVT, University of Pisa

FungiAlert, Imperial College London