As he resigns as rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gunnar Bovim calls for the EU to attract more women project leaders to its research programmes. Fixing the gender gap in academia is ‘not trivial’, he says
WHO is backing the EU initiative to require that all papers reporting the results of research funded by public agencies be published in open access journals from 2021
During the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in western Africa, public health expert Nicolas Meda of Burkina Faso played a key role in his country’s response to the epidemic. In an interview, he sets out the lessons learnt from the experience.
Brussels policymakers start circulating ideas to pitch incoming Commissioners, including a new tech fund – but sources warn none have yet been approved
A small EU grant will set ailing institute on road to recovery and open up opportunities for Ukrainian neuroscientists, amid armed conflict and scarce resources
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