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In Horizon Europe, China is barred from some calls, but welcomed on others. Despite rising geopolitical tensions, scientific collaboration is still happening – but not without friction

EU initiatives have increased the number of young researchers and innovators, but without proper career structures and security of employment this talent pool drain could away

OECD halts publication of China’s science statistics citing ‘anomalies’, but a Chinese official says error is partly to blame and it’s being fixed. EU and US statisticians confess confusion

In the latest call, researchers based in Spain won 12 of 66 grants awarded to shape up basic research for commercialisation. This is more evidence of a resurgence of Spanish science, which is now number three in the Horizon Europe funding table

Researchers relieved after Commission says there is no need for a legislative proposal to reach the goal of phasing out the use of animals in research, but it will continue to fund the development of alternatives

In a sign of increased self-confidence, three projects led from Poland have won EU funding. This is seen as a significant advance for a country whose researchers have preferred to join consortia as partners, not leaders

Despite government efforts to lure the science diaspora back home, many researchers are not convinced Romania can improve its scientific culture and move past the reputational damage done by a series of high-level plagiarism cases

$1.4B has been raised and 13 fusion start-ups have launched in the past year globally. But the industry now faces a valley of death as it tries to attract fresh money to build nuclear fusion prototypes

Start-ups in Malta and Cyprus are facing up to the challenges of small domestic markets, a shortage of private capital and a limited skills base. But, they say, support is needed to scale companies without having to move to the mainland

After a ten-year campaign for reform, the Commission finally put forward a plan for improving research jobs. Now the pressure is on to ensure this brings about meaningful changes in terms and conditions