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Greece’s research base is crumbling and the brightest minds brain draining away, many warn. Science|Business talks to two representative researchers about what should be done

Johann-Dietrich Wörner will replace longstanding head Jean-Jacques Dordain

The Finnish government’s ‘Young Innovative Firms’ initiative delivers substantial value for money, says report

As usual, regulation is running behind technological innovation. As new digital services disrupt established business models, governments are slow to make a balanced response

 

The European Commission, concerned about the effects the multi-billion acquisition will have on competition in the gas turbines market, will allow GE to make its case at a hearing today

Centre-left bloc in European Parliament reaches agreement over controversial investor protection provision in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact

AstraZeneca and the University of Cambridge today announced three new joint schemes to support more than 80 PhD scholarships and eight clinical lectureships over the next five years spanning translational science, basic and clinical research.

King’s College London has unveiled plans to create an innovative Science Gallery in the heart of London that will attract more than 300,000 visitors a year.

Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is to be part of the new revolutionary EPSRC UK-RAS Network, which brings together the UK’s core academic capabilities in robotic innovation under national coordination for the first time.

It’s getting harder to win EU research money, as the application ‘avalanche’ keeps on rolling

The Research Commissioner wants to set up a European Innovation Council to fund excellent innovators, in the same way as the European Research Council backs excellent scientists

2-stage reviews, an emphasis on ‘impact’, are among steps now underway, says EU research chief Smits

Verdict in world’s first climate liability case says current targets are “unlawful” and the Dutch State must reduce emissions by 25% within five years

New laws come into force next month which will place limits on the amount of money people can invest through online crowdfunding platforms

Sentinel-2A will orbit the planet beaming back images of food crops, forests, coastal waters and natural disasters

Europe needs a mandatory exception to let scientists mine publicly-funded research locked up in the online databases of academic content. The recent EU Parliamentary vote does not provide this, says Paul Ayris, Director of Library Services at University College London

Scientists at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have managed to build a fully functional neuron by using organic bioelectronics. This artificial neuron contain no ‘living’ parts, but is capable of mimicking the function of a human nerve cell and communicate in the same way as our own neurons do.

Speaking at ESADE, Wallapop CEO Agustín Gómez said "We're the latest wave of Spanish start-ups aiming for the global premier league of business."

On 3 June, member universities of the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) gathered in Barcelona to discuss the role of universities in regional smart specialisation strategies in Europe.

Chalmers joins the The Drive Me project – a unique public pilot with ordinary drivers behind the wheel of 100 self-driving Volvos.