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A strategy for encouraging more students into higher education will put the onus on European universities to improve.

Norway’s Centres of Excellence scheme wins praise for increasing recruitment, promoting international collaboration, and national and interdisciplinary cooperation.

The European aerospace giant EADS has formally opened a high technology demonstration laboratory at its Ottobrunn, Germany facility.

Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has appointed a group of scientists to identify new members for the governing council of the European Research Council.

The value of the economic stimulus remains a hotly debated topic in the US, but the White House is claiming success in energy and other innovative fields.

UK researchers are told they must “achieve more with less”, as the government confirms there will be big cuts to science in October’s government spending review.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso highlights the need to complete the internal energy market, build and interconnect energy grids, and ensure security.

Companies need to look beyond their own sectors if they want to be truly innovative, says Dr. Christian Garbe, Managing Director of FIZ Frankfurt Biotechnology Innovation Centre.

Andreu Mas-Colell resigned from his post on September 1, as the European Research Council prepares to appoint a new director.

Don’t punish companies that fail to deliver risky projects. Help them do better next time, says David Bott, Director of Innovation Programmes at the Technology Strategy Board.

Delivering the EU patent just got harder. But the Belgian presidency says it won’t give up on this daunting task.

The UK Intellectual Property Office has kicked off a year long research programme into intellectual property and its value to the economy.