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UvA information scientist builds parliamentary search engine for De Correspondent

Maarten Marx, information scientist at the University of Amsterdam, has built a search engine for online news forum De Correspondent that makes it possible to search through motions made by parties in the Dutch parliament (Tweede Kamer). This allows voters to check which election promises were actually upheld by political parties.

The Guild: Nine proposals for FP9

The Guild details nine key propositions for FP9 and argues for collaborative, fundamental research as the key priority, putting universities at the centre of a more open and inclusive R&I framework

Defence R&D: On the rise in the EU

As the European Commission just confirmed that a €90 million pilot programme of military research will get under way next year, a number of questions arise: What are the rules for participation, what are the funding criteria? What is the mission of the European Defense Agency? With this new programme, should the Commission keep security and defense as two separate tracks or should it be combined under the next EU R&I framework programme?

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Scottish researchers face up to the Brexit conundrum

Will research fare better if Scotland remains part of the UK, or does Brexit mean academics should change their spots and vote for an independent country if there is another referendum? Science|Business tests the mood