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Amid the 10th birthday celebrations, ERC president Jean-Pierre Bourguignon set down a marker for the future, suggesting the annual budget should rise to €4 billion over the next ten years.

The competition among cities vying to replace London as home of the drug regulator is hotting up. A decision on the new location could be announced before June

The European University Association calls upon the EU to provide new momentum, dynamism and equity to knowledge societies in Europe and beyond

The institute is part of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy to maintain the UK’s global leadership in science, innovation and research

Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley have agreed on a protocol that enables peer review data sharing in a journal sample.

Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General for Research and Innovation – European Commission, will receive the 2016 Academy Medal

Frank Gielen appointed to boost digital learning and links in sustainable energy

The number of EU approved drugs for treating rare diseases is increasing but high prices and restrictive reimbursement policies are preventing patients from getting access.

Although patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) are being promoted as a way to optimise treatment, it is not clear that patients and doctors agree on how PROMs are interpreted.

The OECD has launched an online consultation to get views on how to improve access to innovative therapies, whilst ensuring national drugs budgets do go through the roof.

Helping people with asthma take control of their own illness reduces symptoms, improves quality of life, reduces use of emergency health services and even prevents deaths, according to a review of 270 studies carried out by researchers in the UK.

‘This is the moment that if I was an investor I would double my bet on Europe,’ says Moedas, on the 10th anniversary of the European Research Council

Denmark was a leader in using primary care data to drive improvements in outcomes. The decision to take down the national database following security concerns was a major step backwards. Access must be restored says OECD

Getting a better night’s sleep can lead to improved physical and mental wellbeing over time

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board set up a value-based team to collect and analyse data on how its budget is spent. This is helping to get better value for money and improving outcomes for patients with Parkinson’s disease, cataracts and chronic lung disease

Whopping cuts unveiled in budget proposal undermine United States’ leadership in science and technology

New analysis suggests that greater investment in ‘market-creating’ companies – of the kind proposed by EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas – can deliver the productivity growth which is eluding Europe

Budget cuts proposed in Washington ignore what we know about the value of science. To support science everywhere, join us April 22 on the streets, at Science March Brussels

Climate change is happening, as Alaska vividly demonstrates. Now is time to prepare, says US ecologist Richard Boone, offering the Netherlands as one role model