Increased checks on international research partnerships are having a chilling effect, with researchers deterred from involving scientists in China and a change in attitude to the work of scientists of Chinese descent in Canada
Challenge-driven programmes in cancer, climate change and smart cities are not working out as planned. To be successful they need to pull in outside funding, says new EU research head Marc Lemaître. A progress report is due out next week
Nodes in seven universities around the country will build bridges with materials science and life sciences companies that could benefit from advanced imaging facilities
Experts are calling for more regulatory action to bring precision medicine to the market, as big data enables more personalised treatments and prevention
Moves to ensure the EU’s economic independence and technology sovereignty are catching universities in the cross hairs. Institutions must strike a balance between protecting sensitive technologies and maintaining open science and autonomy
The standards were developed by a multi-stakeholder group including people living with asthma as well as doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and health policymakers.
A small top-up for Horizon Europe allays fears the budget would be cut, but there’s growing unease about the EU’s research programme becoming too focused on innovation
Maria Leptin looks to how Horizon Europe’s successor programme can help bridge the east-west gap in research performance after visiting Croatia and Slovenia
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