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Germany has said it will cut all links. Now the UK, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands are mulling whether to follow suit. But Belgian rectors have called for ties to remain

The EU and the African Union agreed on a new innovation agenda, but campaigners still believe the EU could do more to help Africa manufacture its own vaccines

As Antoine Petit begins his second term at the top of France’s biggest research organisation, he details an ambitious vision to strengthen French science

It’s currently shut out of international research in Horizon Europe, but Switzerland is now a member of the €1.9B project to build the world’s largest telescope, becoming the first non-founder country to join the club

Countries are unfairly punishing South Africa for detecting the new coronavirus variant, scientists say. This will deter open science and research collaborations

Researchers at Japan’s RIKEN join global hunt for a better way to forecast extreme weather events. The challenge: how to scale up expensive trial systems into routine tools for all

To hit net zero by mid-century, poor countries need to roll out renewables and clean tech now. But high costs, trade barriers and social resistance stand in the way 

Countries are falling well short on emissions targets, but the first day of the UN conference saw fresh commitments, with the new US strategy underlining the central role research and innovation will play in delivering climate neutrality

US and UK institutions have led the campaign to withdraw investment from dirty energy. European universities typically have smaller endowments, but this is no excuse not to act, say campaigners.

Experts debate what Europe should do to close the growing global data divide

Namibia has the natural resources, while Germany wants to become a world-leading hydrogen economy. A new partnership will see Germany inject €40M with the aim of putting both countries at the forefront of clean energy innovation